New England Pitmasters BBQ Bedlam 2021

777 South Street,Tewksbury MA 01876

18 September, 2021

Description

Join fellow BBQ enthusiasts for a festival of Q! Cook, compete, or just show up and eat. It's gonna be epic:) Welcome to the first-ever BBQ Bedlam! Anyone that loves BBQ and a good time is invited to a day of cooking, eating, and hanging with great people. There will be music, schwag and gear, a cash bar, a BBQ competition, an award for the coolest tailgate setup, and a whole lotta Q. Ways to play: Tailgate Pass ($100 for 5ppl). Set up shop with 4 of your friends and all of your gear - smokers, a pop tent, corn hole, whatever you can fit in 20'x20'. Best tailgate set up wins an award:) Competition Team Pass ($200 for 5ppl). Throwdown in a no holds barred BBQ battle of the bones with your fellow pitmasters. 80/20 payout for this non-sanctioned, atypical, BBQ bacchanalia. General Admission ($20 per person). Spend an hour or the day strolling the tailgate sites, talking Q and trying a bunch of first come, first served Q (starting at noon till it's gone). Sponsors. Folks with something to show off and sell are welcome to set up shop at BBQ Bedlam. Send a note to [email protected]. Gates open at 7 am. Cash bar at 10 am. Q for General Admissions from noon till it's gone. Shut er down by 9pm. Kids under 16 are free. Rules and Regs (will keep updating) NO OUTSIDE ALCOHOL - the Elks would lose their liquor license. They're big on this one. The bar will open at 10 am and stay open till close. Bring cash. No RVs or overnight anything. Space for trailer rigs will be first come first serve, so please email us asap at [email protected] Rain date if needed is Sunday, Sept 26. Tailgate. Gates open at 7 am and all tailgates must be set up by 11 am. Tailgate Award. Both Tailgates and Competition Teams will be eligible for the Best Tailgate Award. Go for flare baby! Coal and Trash Clean up. There will be a pit onside for dumping hot coals in before you hit the road. All Tailgate and Competition Teams are expected to leave their sites the way they found them. We'll have trash barrels and a dumpster but do what you gotta do to make a clean getaway. Competition Rules (we'll keep updating as they finalize). ***This is not a sanctioned BBQ comp. Our goal is to highlight and reward creative backyard BBQ badassery. If you're looking for the prescribed look and taste of KCBS this is not the contest for you.*** Logistics Gates open at 7 am for set up. Competitors must be completely set up by 9 am to be eligible for competition.The only preparation of the meats or sides that are allowed offsite is trimming. Rubs and sauces can be prepared offsite. All other preparations must be done onsite. Judges will inspect all setups starting at 9am.Teams must bring their own trash bags and are responsible for leaving their sites as they found them.There is no guarantee of electricity (sorry pellet heads). There is a hose in one area. Plan accordingly. Judging 4 categories for turn-ins: chicken, pork ribs, beef steak, side dish. There is no guidance beyond the categories of meat or dish above. Want to go baby back, go for it. Smoked chicken nuggets? That's your call. All turn-ins must fit in a standard turn-in box (we will supply) and be prepared for 5 judges to be able to get a proper taste.5 judges will assign scores of 0 to 100 in each of the following categories: taste, appearance, creativity. Scores of all 5 judges will be averaged. Best score on each turn-in = 100. Best possible score toward the Grand Championship = 400. Cash prizes will be awarded for 1st place in all four categories (chicken, pork ribs, beef steak, side) and for Grand Champion. There will be a separate award for "Most New England" for the one turn-in across all categories that the judges believe best represent and even elevates New England BBQ. Judges will assign 0 - 100 for each turn-in. Points for Most New England will not count toward Grand Champion. Payouts will be based on 80% of the total collected for the competition. This competition is about fun, camaraderie, and learning new tricks. We recognize that it's 100% subjective. That's the price of judging creativity. The judges' scores are final. If that even feels like an issue, best to buy the Tailgate Pass.