BEVERAGE BROTHERS MA
Rating
1487
peak 1509 · rated over 20 contests
Contests
25
in the data
First seen
2019-05-17
latest 2026-03-20
Best ToY finish
#452
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 25 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
663.21 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 661.18 (+2.03)
Walk rate
52%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.61
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.69 · weakest Brisket (163.43)
Road miles
2425
mi across 25 mapped stops · furthest 867 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Purse competed for
$130K
listed at 21 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 20 state-championship entries
Master avg
661.18 / 720
20 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
PADDY MCQ'S has finished one call ahead of BEVERAGE BROTHERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY has come out ahead in 16 of their 17 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BBQ Bandits in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, PADDY MCQ'S has out-cooked them in 14 of 18 shared chicken entries.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 40% across 5 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Granite State BBQ Championship (2021-06-12).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 17 | 1 | 16 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 17 | 1 | 16 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| FOUR SMOKING GUYS | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Up-2 BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ELJEFE SMOKE | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| A MAZIE Q | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Let It Smoke Barbecue | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Bandits | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Matt's Backyard BBQ | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| What the Pork? | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Mullen It Over BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| STICKS & STONES BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 160.5484 | 168.69 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 154.2056 | 164.09 | top 65% |
| Pork | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174.3088 | 157.6572 | 165.15 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 148.5256 | 163.43 | top 56% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 7 | 0 | top 57% |
| CT | 3 | 0 | top 52% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 93% |
| ME | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
| VT | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
| NJ | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
| NH | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| RI | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 67% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 3 | 13 | 0 | top 42% | 2023-09-23 |
| Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 49% | 2025-04-11 |
| Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 64% | 2024-05-18 |
| Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 49% | 2022-09-17 |
| Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 73% | 2019-05-18 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MA (8 of 25 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (24 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 661.18 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-17 — First tracked contest · Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- 📣 2019-08-10 — First call · Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark
- ⭐ 2023-09-23 — Career-best overall score (682.7540) · Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
- 📈 2024-05-17 — Peak power rating (1509) · Massachusetts in May (Day 1)
- 🎖️ 2026-03-20 — 25th tracked contest · Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.5 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2019-09-28 |
| +10 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 2022-09-16 |
| +5.1 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2023-09-23 |
| +5 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 2023-09-22 |
| +3.2 | Granite State BBQ Championship | 2021-06-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2019-05-17 |
| -9.1 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2026-03-20 |
| -9 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 2025-05-24 |
| -8.7 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2022-04-23 |
| -8.3 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2022-04-22 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 74% | 93.2% | 92.4% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 92.4% | 92.2% |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83% | top 44% | 94.8% | 93.9% |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60% | top 60% | 94% | 91.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 47% | 92% | 92% |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40% | top 58% | 93.6% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 111 / 125 (658.7204) | 59 (172.5600) | 85 (166.8460) | 120 (157.6572) | 108 (161.6572) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 72 (162.8460) | — | — |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 104 / 106 (658.6628) | 103 (161.6572) | 103 (162.2516) | 49 (171.9656) | 96 (162.7884) |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT | — | 19 (162.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 19 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 15 / 30 (671.3372) | 5 (175.4172) | 27 (159.9656) | 18 (167.3944) | 11 (168.5600) |
| 2024-05-18 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 23 / 31 (665.1312) | 7 (177.7028) | 30 (157.6912) | 27 (159.4516) | 10 (170.2856) |
| 2024-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 16 / 30 (662.2056) | 18 (163.9428) | 23 (164.5600) | 6 (172.0000) | 17 (161.7028) |
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 16 / 42 (682.7540) | 18 (170.2856) | 19 (169.6800) | 15 (174.2628) | 19 (168.5256) |
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Southwick, MA | — | — | 10 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-09-22 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 13 / 31 (680.4912) | 11 (173.1200) | 9 (172.5600) | 11 (170.8112) | 22 (164.0000) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 21 / 46 (671.9428) | 22 (169.1084) | 39 (158.8344) | 16 (170.2628) | 5 (173.7372) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 5 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT | 21 / 43 (669.6800) | 23 (169.1428) | 35 (157.6800) | 10 (174.3088) | 14 (168.5484) |
| 2022-10-01 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Southwick, MA | 15 / 33 (666.7084) | 10 (172.5484) | 27 (161.6456) | 5 (171.9772) | 17 (160.5372) |
| 2022-09-17 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Braintree, VT | 17 / 26 (651.3600) | 7 (172.5828) | 16 (164.5600) | 21 (159.4172) | 21 (154.8000) |
| 2022-09-16 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Braintree, VT | 6 / 18 (677.0744) | 5 (170.8572) | 8 (170.2628) | 12 (162.8344) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 33 / 41 (652.9368) | 22 (170.8228) | 31 (160.5372) | 34 (159.9428) | 28 (161.6340) |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 36 / 48 (653.0052) | 27 (167.9656) | 16 (168.5600) | 38 (161.1084) | 41 (155.3712) |
| 2021-06-12 | Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH | 15 / 32 (662.2628) | 15 (168.0000) | 17 (165.1316) | 19 (162.2856) | 13 (166.8456) |
| 2019-09-28 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI | 8 / 36 (673.6572) | 15 (166.8344) | 4 (171.9772) | 10 (169.1084) | 11 (165.7372) |
| 2019-08-10 | Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark 🏅 Saco, ME | 18 / 28 (645.5768) | 7 (173.7028) | 24 (154.2056) | 19 (158.8456) | 17 (158.8228) |
| 2019-06-01 | Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT | 35 / 61 (648.4456) | 41 (161.1316) | 27 (166.2512) | 43 (158.8000) | 34 (162.2628) |
| 2019-05-18 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA | 17 / 28 (645.6000) | 17 (161.7028) | 18 (163.9772) | 17 (158.8000) | 14 (161.1200) |
| 2019-05-17 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA | 23 / 27 (626.1252) | 22 (160.5484) | 22 (155.3828) | 14 (161.6684) | 26 (148.5256) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #894 (60 pts) | #974 (60 pts) | #841 (120 pts) | #929 (60 pts) | #917 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #768 (165 pts) | #595 (314 pts) | #828 (191 pts) | #857 (150 pts) | #765 (185 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #794 (166 pts) | #690 (251 pts) | #1014 (121 pts) | #716 (226 pts) | #722 (226 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #494 (381 pts) | #535 (366 pts) | #381 (650 pts) | #439 (476 pts) | #436 (461 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #452 (477 pts) | #399 (592 pts) | #530 (457 pts) | #466 (482 pts) | #501 (447 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1043 (107 pts) | #1098 (107 pts) | #1175 (97 pts) | #1160 (87 pts) | #1020 (117 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #699 (458 pts) | #703 (488 pts) | #704 (483 pts) | #699 (478 pts) | #748 (443 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #748 (440 pts) | #785 (435 pts) | #624 (590 pts) | #703 (520 pts) | #659 (560 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #865 (417 pts) | #924 (422 pts) | #747 (537 pts) | #707 (587 pts) | #997 (352 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #894 (384 pts) | #877 (424 pts) | #932 (404 pts) | #618 (654 pts) | #919 (384 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1154 (245 pts) | #1341 (215 pts) | #1154 (275 pts) | #1108 (300 pts) | #1219 (240 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #508 (749 pts) | #425 (879 pts) | #800 (456 pts) | #743 (509 pts) | #533 (694 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #649 (480 pts) | #996 (315 pts) | #884 (360 pts) | #791 (420 pts) | #594 (540 pts) |