Small AXE BBQ

The Small Axe mothership touched down in Coos Bay, OR last weekend for some fun in the sun at the 13th Annual BBQ, Blues, Brews, & Bourbon on the Bay. The venue, once known as The Mill Casino, has since been rebranded as The Ko-Kwel Casino Resort. Gone are the food by Marie Callender restaurant and tacky tourist buffet, replaced with a bourbon distillery, relaxed cigar lounge, a fine dining restaurant, and a whiskey bar with bay facing outdoor lounging. We did not suffer.

Our 5th time competing at this event and each year seems to somehow eclipse the last! 33 teams from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, and Alberta, CN came to represent, and boy did they. We tried some amazing ‘cue and the Anything Bourbon ancillaries were straight out-of-this-world, teams killed it, 5 perfect scores out of the 25 entries. Congratulations to Bar-B-Cuda BBQ, , , , J&C BBQ and Catering!

When the dust had settled we finished:
2nd Chicken ( )
17th Ribs
4th Pork (tied for 3rd)
15th Brisket

3rd Overall!

Special Thank You to John Hunt, , and for hosting such a great event and all the hospitality!

Congratulations to Grand Champ , and to on RGC! And to for Peoples Choice Champ!

Next up…
June 13 - McKinely Springs BBQ Showdown, Prosser, WA
June 28 – Big Smoke, Kalama, WA

We've got next weekend off before we head down south to Myrtle Creek, OR for the Fly-In Pig BBQ Competition Myrtle Creek, OR May 16-17! Check out their page and website https://flyinpig.org/ for more info. Hope to see you there!