Two Brews BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5847

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1439

peak 1506 · rated over 29 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-05-20

latest 2025-09-05

Best ToY finish

#741

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 30 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

664.5260 / 720

Master · Puckaway Pigfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.18 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 635.26 (+2.92)

Walk rate

47%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8800

Pork Ribs · *Harbor-Que

Consistency

±17.45

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.84 · weakest Brisket (153.46)

Road miles

2,349

mi across 29 mapped stops · furthest 202 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$62K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

635.26 / 720

29 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (12 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

664.5260 career-best overall

92.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.5260 at Puckaway Pigfest — 92.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2021-09-10

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

WE WILL ROCK QUE has finished one call ahead of Two Brews BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 60%.

5 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 60%

A tough matchup

25–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG "E" BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG "E" BBQ has come out ahead in 25 of their 25 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.38 points below their pork, and turns into a call 3% of the time against 21%.

Brisket avg 153.46
Pork avg 161.84
1 calls in 29 entries

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MOOSE'S BARBECUE in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

The comeback

2.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Brighton Barbeque Bash (2025-08-22).

last seen 2022-10-14
back 2025-08-22

Pork nemesis

18 of 25 shared pork entries lost

BIG "E" BBQ ahead 72% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG "E" BBQ has out-cooked them in 18 of 25 shared pork entries.

Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 at their very first tracked contest, Cambridge Rib Fest(GRILLING SERIES) ().

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

D.F.G.'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 62% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 62% across 4 contests, versus top 70% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 70% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.42% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.42% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.2% of a perfect score
30 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

75 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Northstar BBQ

#5854 of the rated field

1439 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1501

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Two Brews BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Two Brews BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-06-13

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JURASSIC PORK BBQ TEAM

#5844 of the rated field

1439 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Two Brews BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2018-08-24

⚔ Head-to-head

BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE

#5858 of the rated field

1439 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1439

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 32 contests to 30, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 32 contests
last seen 2023-08-04

⚔ Head-to-head

KC Rib doctor

#5840 of the rated field

1440 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

No shared contest yet.

38 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 38 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

PORK BELLY'S BBQ OF CA

#5850 of the rated field

1439 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Two Brews BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

MEN AT PORK

#5842 of the rated field

1439 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

No shared contest yet.

Level with Two Brews BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2017-04-07

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG "E" BBQ	25	0	25	0%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare
WICKED SMOKE BBQ	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
TOPPGATOR BBQ	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
Littles BBQ Co	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
QUE U	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
Smokin Highwaymen	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
43RD PARALLEL BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
A BOY NAMED QUE	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
PLASTERED PORK BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	30	4	1	169.1544	141.0856	159.98	top 67%
Pork Ribs	30	8	1	174.8800	137.0628	159.42	top 57%
Pork	29	6	1	173.1428	131.9544	161.84	top 50%
Brisket	29	1	0	166.3200	135.3828	153.46	top 75%

“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
WI	28	0	top 70%
IL	2	0	top 57%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 89%
Medium (20–39)	15	top 65%
Large (40+)	13	top 73%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
*Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	3	17	top 53%	2018-10-19
Puckaway Pigfest	2	17	top 66%	2025-09-05
Best of the Midwest BBQ	2	26	top 70%	2022-10-14
Grill Games	2	11	top 54%	2018-08-24

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 9.3 yrs 2016-05-20 → 2025-09-05

Busiest season 2017 8 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 28 of 30 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 25 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 30 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 161.84 · weakest Brisket (153.46)

Walk rate 47% a top-10 call in 14 of 30 contests

Overall top-10 rate 3% 1 of 30 contests

Master average 635.26 out of 720 · 29 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 361 331–787 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,349 29 mapped stops · furthest 202 mi

Schedule strength 1575 average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests

Purse competed for $61,665 listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 9 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.9 yrs 2022-10-14 → 2025-08-22

Power rating 1439 peak 1506 · #5847 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

First tracked contest Cambridge Rib Fest(GRILLING SERIES)
First call Cambridge Rib Fest(GRILLING SERIES)
First overall top-10 Cambridge Rib Fest(GRILLING SERIES)
2016
May 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9772 BBQ 4 ASTOP
May 20 Peak power rating (1506) BBQ 4 ASTOP
2017
May 5 10th tracked contest *The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge)
Oct 6 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8800 *Harbor-Que
2021
Sep 10 25th tracked contest Puckaway Pigfest
Sep 10 Career-best overall score664.5260 Puckaway Pigfest
2025
Sep 5 Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.7	Grill Games	2016-08-26
+7.4	*Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	2018-10-19
+6.5	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	2016-10-21
+5.8	Puckaway Pigfest	2019-09-06
+5.6	BBQ 4 ASTOP	2016-05-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat	2016-07-08
-9.9	Brighton Barbeque Bash	2025-08-22
-8.5	*The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge)	2017-05-05
-8.2	Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest	2019-05-31
-7.2	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1	2017-07-14

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
—	1	1	100%	—	—	—
2025	2	0	0%	top 93%	88%	86.2%
2022	2	0	50%	top 74%	90.5%	90%
2021	2	0	50%	top 56%	92.3%	91.5%
2019	3	0	100%	top 69%	89.6%	88.2%
2018	5	0	20%	top 60%	91.8%	89.5%
2017	8	0	38%	top 79%	88.4%	86.3%
2016	7	0	57%	top 61%	90.7%	88.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-09-05	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	31 / 35 (633.5656)	29 (162.8228)	29 (160.5256)	30 (159.4172)	34 (150.8000)
2025-08-22	Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI	28 / 29 (607.1544)	27 (153.6456)	26 (155.9544)	28 (149.0516)	26 (148.5028)
2022-10-14	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	26 / 36 (651.9432)	22 (167.4284)	19 (165.1316)	5 (173.1428)	32 (146.2404)
2022-04-29	Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI	33 / 43 (644.5372)	19 (168.5600)	30 (161.6684)	23 (165.1428)	38 (149.1660)
2021-10-22	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	30 / 44 (653.7032)	39 (155.3828)	27 (162.8916)	11 (171.4172)	24 (164.0116)
2021-09-10	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	13 / 30 (664.5260)	22 (161.6684)	4 (171.4632)	3 (172.5600)	19 (158.8344)
2019-10-18	Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI	39 / 52 (633.1088)	29 (162.8456)	9 (167.4632)	14 (167.4172)	51 (135.3828)
2019-09-06	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	17 / 39 (645.1088)	11 (165.7144)	7 (165.7144)	19 (161.1200)	32 (152.5600)
2019-05-31	Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest 🏅 Rice Lake, WI	17 / 19 (627.2804)	8 (169.1084)	10 (163.3944)	19 (131.9544)	10 (162.8232)
2018-10-19	*Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	17 / 42 (653.1888)	16 (166.2744)	19 (160.0344)	22 (164.5600)	19 (162.3200)
2018-08-24	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	33 / 42 (622.2288)	38 (153.1544)	22 (161.7144)	28 (157.7028)	36 (149.6572)
2018-06-22	*Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL	27 / 51 (661.0856)	39 (162.8344)	17 (167.9656)	19 (165.1428)	26 (165.1428)
2018-05-18	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	18 / 27 (641.0976)	17 (161.1200)	12 (161.7488)	12 (163.4172)	23 (154.8116)
2018-04-27	*The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest Manawa, WI	16 / 26 (643.3948)	18 (161.7372)	16 (157.6688)	10 (164.5256)	18 (159.4632)
2017-10-20	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	43 / 52 (611.8744)	38 (155.9656)	26 (159.9888)	37 (154.8456)	46 (141.0744)
2017-10-06	*Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL	14 / 23 (636.5260)	15 (156.5600)	2 (174.8800)	15 (157.6800)	18 (147.4060)
2017-07-15	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	43 / 49 (629.0628)	44 (153.1200)	44 (156.5944)	20 (166.8456)	43 (152.5028)
2017-07-14	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	51 / 58 (605.5312)	52 (146.2284)	57 (137.0628)	15 (165.7028)	43 (156.5372)
2017-06-30	Grillin' in Grafton Graffton, WI	20 / 27 (617.6344)	12 (163.4400)	19 (152.5372)	11 (158.8456)	26 (142.8116)
2017-05-19	ASTOPâ€™s BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	20 / 30 (630.8116)	9 (166.8916)	26 (151.3600)	12 (158.8572)	18 (153.7028)
2017-05-05	*The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) APPLETON, WI	51 / 56 (623.4056)	53 (158.8684)	48 (154.8228)	46 (157.7028)	50 (152.0116)
2017-04-28	*The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition Manawa, WI	19 / 23 (615.3944)	21 (149.0972)	16 (155.9772)	8 (157.7600)	16 (152.5600)
2016-10-21	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	19 / 51 (653.1312)	34 (158.8684)	25 (160.0228)	4 (171.4056)	29 (162.8344)
2016-09-17	*Mazomanie BBQ Fest Mazomanie, WI	15 / 21 (646.9144)	14 (165.7144)	20 (153.7144)	14 (161.1656)	13 (166.3200)
2016-08-26	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	11 / 37 (652.5944)	7 (169.1544)	6 (167.4628)	13 (164.5600)	25 (151.4172)
2016-08-05	Badger Brew & Que I (Day 1) Manitowoc, WI	21 / 27 (618.2400)	26 (153.6916)	6 (165.7028)	23 (155.9772)	23 (142.8684)
2016-07-09	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat Green Bay, WI	40 / 55 (647.4628)	22 (169.1544)	47 (155.3828)	29 (164.6172)	42 (158.3084)
2016-07-08	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI	64 / 66 (599.9656)	65 (141.0856)	63 (146.3200)	44 (161.1544)	54 (151.4056)
2016-05-20	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	12 / 28 (651.9772)	23 (161.7028)	13 (161.7028)	7 (169.6800)	18 (158.8916)
	Cambridge Rib Fest(GRILLING SERIES) Cambridge, WI	4 (303.3600)	2 (157.7028)	5 (145.6572)	—	—

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
2018 ↗	Master	#809 (403 pts)	#837 (403 pts)	#752 (478 pts)	#752 (468 pts)	#902 (358 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1261 (218 pts)	#1206 (268 pts)	#1410 (208 pts)	#1088 (323 pts)	#1255 (243 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#741 (508 pts)	#770 (513 pts)	#682 (593 pts)	#658 (613 pts)	#887 (408 pts)