MABA Awards Banquet at Charles Town Races and Slots Shaping Up to Be Epic!

January 18, 2019 4:40 pm Comments Off

Over 30 (and counting) Contest Giveaways, Dozens of BBQ Prizes, and Multiple Great Cookers To Be Raffled Off at the MABA Annual Meeting February 23, 2019.

Thatâ€™s right â€“ Weâ€™re giving away more contests, prizes, and smokers at the MABA Annual Meeting than ever before! MABA members can attend for FREE and their guests are only $10 per person.

To win the contest entries and other various prizes, you must attend the MABA Annual Meeting. However, we will be selling online raffle tickets for the separate drawing of not one, but multiple cookers this year and you donâ€™t have to be present to win one of those (cookers to be raffled will be announced soon)!

Please note that with the new venue we have to have an accurate count for food and beverage! So, please register for the annual meeting here. Guest tickets can also be purchased at that link. Only pre-registered MABA members and their paid guests may attend the annual meeting.

Youâ€™ll also not want to miss the announcement of new board members elected by you, the members of MABA. Weâ€™ll also be giving away awards for the Team of Year chase, Tier I and Tier II. You wonâ€™t want to miss seeing who finished in the top ten in each category and overall!

Click herefor all of the information about the Annual Meeting and local hotel information! Current contests that have donated a free registration for the banquet raffle:

Boo-B-Que

New Castle Colonial BBQ

MD State BBQ Festival

Beltway BBQ Showdown

Interstate BBQ Festival

Smokin on the Dock of the Bay

Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown

Kings of Q

BBQ Capital Cookoff

Currituck Heritage Festival

Butts & Beans BBQ Challenge

Jiggy with the Piggy

Mountain High BBQ Festival

Polar Pig BBQ Cook Off

Smoking in the Foothills BBQ Festival

Tilley Biker Blues & BBQ Rally

I Love BBQ & Music Festival

Ribs and Rhythm & Blues

Smoke in the Grove

Smoke in the Park

York County BBQ Festival

Gettysburg BBQ Festival

Twin Valley Fire & Smoke

Pigs in the Pit

Que & Cruz

BBQ Gives Back

BBQ Jamboree

Chesapeake Jubilee

Chillin & Grillin in the Glades

Covington Cork & Pork

Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

Smokin on the Buffalo

Mohegan Sun

Lancaster BBQ Supply SCA

MABA Annual Meeting a Huge Success!

March 21, 2018 1:53 pm Comments Off

February 10th brought the annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Barbecue Association. Our venue was Addy’s in Manassas, Virginia and the support from the membership was strong, selling out the event. MABA President Luke Darnell had a full slate on the agenda and got started promptly at noon. After opening remarks, it was right into Tier I and the new Tier II awards. Congratulations to all who heard their name called and received awards and money! Here’s how the top ten. in each category ended up:

TIER I

CHICKEN:

10th place – Checkered Flag 500
9th place – 3N1 Q
8th place – Shortsville Smokers
7th place – Redneck Scientific
6th place – Wolfs Revenge
5th place – Sauce This! BBQ
4th place – 420Q
3rd place – 3Eyz BBQ
2nd place – Rockin Robyn’s
1st place, 2017 Bill Allen Memorial Chicken Team of the Year- Old Virginia Smoke

RIBS:

10th place – Sauce This! BBQ
9th place – Drillin and Grillin
8th place – Checkered Flag 500
7th place – 3N1 Q
6th place – Rockin Robyn’s
5th place – Lo -n -Slow
4th place – Muttley Crew
3rd place – Wolf’s Revenge
2nd place – Aporkalypse Now
1st place – 3 Eyz BBQ

PORK:

10th place – Checkered Flag 500
9th place – Old Virginia Smoke
8th place – 420Q
7th place – The Smokehouse Mafia
6th place – Lo – n – Slo BBQ
5th place – Redneck Scientific
4th place – Rockin Robyn’s
3rd place… – Wolf’s Revenge
2nd place – Shortsville Smokers
1st place – Aporkalypse Now

BRISKET:

10th place – Aporkalypse Now
9th place – Rockin Robyn’s
8th place – 3N1 Q
7th place – Sauce This! BBQ
6th place – Lo -N- Slo
5th place – Old Virginia Smoke
4th place – Rhode Hog
3rd place – 420Q
2nd place – Wolf’s Revenge
1st place – Checkered Flag 500 BBQ

OVERALL:

10th place – Drilling and Grilling
9th place – Muttley Crew
8th place – Redneck Scientific
7th place – Shortsville Smokers
6th place – Lo -n -Slo
5th place – Aporkalypse Now
4th place – Checkered Flag 500
3rd place – Rockin Robyns
2nd place – Old Virginia Smoke
1st place – Wolf’s Revenge

TIER II

CHICKEN:

10th place – Butt Up or Shut Up
9th place – Smokin’ Aint Easy
8th place – Smokin’ Foolz
7th place – Smokopolis
6th place – Smoke N BArrels BBQ
5th place – The BBQ Guru
4th place – Red Valley BBQ
3rd Place – Crimson Q
2nd place – Black Hart BBQ
1st place – 2 Rhodies

RIBS:

10th place – 2 Rhodies
9th place – Little Luke’s BBQ
8th place – The BBQ Guru
7th place – Holdin’ My BBQ
6th place – Lil Will’s Southern Que
5th place – The Bearded One BBQ
4th place – Black Hart BBQ
3rd place – Butt Up or Shut Up
2nd place – Dante’s Inferno
1st place – Smokey Dog

PORK
10th place – Ribs Within
9th place – Fireside Alchemy
8th place – Funny Bones BBQ
7th place – All Fired Up BBQ
6th place – Old Town Smokers
5th place – Hoos Smokin’
4th place – Black Hart BBQ
3rd place – Smokin Hoggz BBQ
2nd place – Christmas City BBQ
1st place – Dr. Pearl’s Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team

BRISKET:

10th place – Little Luke’s BBQ
9th place – Crimson Q
8th place – BBQ Guru
7th place – Game On BBQ
6th place – 2 Rhodies BBQ
5th place – Christmas City BBQ
4th place – Shady Crew
3rd place – Dr. Pearl’s Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team
2nd place – Smokin HOggz BBQ
1st place – Dante’s Inferno

OVERALL

10th place – Big D’s BBQ
9th place – Slower Lower BBQ
8th place – Nice Racks
7th place – Butt Up or Shut Up
6th place – Funny Bones BBQ
5th place – Christmas City BBQ
4th place – The BBQ Guru
3rd place – Black Hart BBQ
2nd place – Dante’s Inferno
1st place – Dr. Pearls Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team

MABA Rookie Team of the Year for 2017 – Love N Smoke

After the awards, a special President’s award was presented to Sauce This BBQ. Then it was onto the raffle for the three smokers and Grizzy Coolers. Special thanks to BBQ Guru for the Monolith Ceramic Grill, Deep South Smokers for the Mailbox Smoker, and Traeger for the Pro Series 34. Also, thanks to Eric Forrester of Mason Dixon BBQ Services for donating two Grizzly coolers. Here are the winners of these items:

Monolith Ceramic Grill – Tex Loudenslager
Deep South Mailbox Smoker – Todd Johnston
Traeger Pro Series 34 – Jason Bradfield
Grizzly Cooler – Rolfe Garrett
Grizzly Cooler – Chris Safley

CHECK OUT PICTURES FROM THE MEETING HERE!

Finally, perhaps the best part of the meeting, the raffle for nearly 40 contests and dozens of barbecue related prizes! All in all, the MABA Annual Banquet was a tremendous success. Thanks to all of our sponsors and generous companies that donated product for the raffles pictured below. Congratulations to everyone who won awards and raffle prizes, we can’t wait to see everyone in 2018 on the competition trail.

MABA Annual Meeting a Huge Success

March 21, 2017 11:33 am Comments Off

As is tradition, the annual meeting starts with the “MABA Good Luck Shot!”

On March 11 in Frederick, MD, the Mid-Atlantic Barbecue Association had its annual meeting of the membership. Despite chilly temperatures outside, the conditions inside were top notch! The Frederick Moose Lodge was the site and it fit MABA’s marquee event perfectly. A robust buffet line of good eats was served along with offerings from a full bar and full menu for ordering from our hosts.

MABA President Luke Darnell got the program kicked off right on time at 1:00pm and highlighted the associations challenges and success in 2016. The next order of business had MABA Secretary Brian Walrath announce the newly elected board members who will serve two year terms. Congratulations to Megan Ferguson, Chris Hall, Mark Kenney, Mark Gibbs, and Amy Overbey. Thank you to all nine candidates that ran. The election results were very tight and MABA members set a new high water mark with over 50% of the membership voting.

New MABA Board of Directors, Chris Hall, Megan Ferguson, Mark Kenney, Amy Overbey, and Mark Gibbs

The next item on the agenda was the Team of the Year awards for each of the four meats and overall. Congratulations to the four meat winners and overall winner:

Chicken – 3 Eyz BBQ
Ribs – 3 Eyz BBQ
Pork – Checkered Flag 500
Brisket – Wolf’s Revenge

Overall – 3 Eyz BBQ

Congratulations to Tracy, Dan, and Rick for winning 2016 Team of the Year.

The entire MABA Team of the Year results can be seen here.

The meeting ended with funnest part of the day and that’s the raffles for the contributed prizes, 29 contest entries, and three awesome cookers!

In all this was another amazing event, perhaps the best yet according to much of the early feedback. Thanks to everyone who participated and good luck to everyone in 2017!

MABA Board Nominees/Register for the Annual Meeting

January 12, 2017 10:58 am Comments Off

MABA Board Nominees, Still Time to Be Considered!

Thanks to the following list of Mid Atlantic Barbecue Association members who have thrown their hat in the ring and agreed to run for a MABA Board of Directors position! If you’re on the fence, or know someone who would make a great candidate to continue to move the association forward, there’s still time!

Nominations must be submitted before midnight on January 22, 2017 for consideration in this year’s election. Please email nominations to elections@mabbqa.com.

Bios and interview questions from each nominee will be sent out to all MABA members after the nomination process is over and we confirm all of the candidates.

Megan Ferguson
Tracy Hixon
Mark Kenney
John Kirby
Amy Overbey
David Pavone
Chris Safley
Todd Spickler

2017 Annual Meeting Registration Now Open

Join us on March 11th for the Mid-Atlantic Barbecue Association’s Annual Meeting, Awards, and Elections! Register today! Hang out with your fellow MABA friends and find out who was voted to the 2017 Board of Directors, what teams won MABA ToY awards, and take your chances at winning numerous BBQ related prizes, including competition entries, in the raffle. Raffle tickets will be sold at the meeting. You must be present to win.

Stay tuned for more details about raffle prizes as well as information about the hotel block. Also, follow MABA’s Facebook page and www.mabbqa.com for updated information as it becomes available.

Registration required for ALL attendees. Please register as soon as possible so we can get an approximate headcount. Members attend for free. Guests are just $10. Click here to register.