🔥 The Smoke is Rising! It’s Time for the Trillium BBQ Throwdown! 🔥
🍗🔥🏆 Backyard BBQ Battle – NEBS Sanctioned
📍 Trillium Brewing Company
Get ready to turn up the heat and bring your best to the Trillium BBQ Throwdown, a backyard barbecue competition where the flames are hot, the brews are cold, and the bragging rights are real. Whether you’re a first-time competitor or a seasoned grill master, this is your chance to step up and throw down.
🎖️ Official NEBS Backyard Categories:
🍗 CHICKEN – Thighs, legs, wings—any part, any way, just bring the flavor.
🍖 PORK RIBS – Baby backs, spares, or St. Louis style—no beef, just bold barbecue.
🚫 No garnish. Just the meat. Just the skill. Just the smoke.
💰 Cash Prizes + BBQ Glory:
🏅 Awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each category
🏆 Reserve Grand Champion & Grand Champion based on combined scores
💵 Cash payouts based on total number of team sign-ups—so grab your spot early!
🌟 NEBS Team of the Year Points:
Your scores at Trillium BBQ Throwdown will count toward the 2025 NEBS Team of the Year standings (as long as your chief cook is a NEBS member—join at www.nebs.org).
🔥 Backyard BBQ with Real Competition Vibes:
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Raw meats only—no pre-seasoning before on-site inspection
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All food must be cooked on-site using wood, wood pellets, or charcoal only
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Bring your own grill, smoker, gear & generator (no electric available)
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20’ x 20’ sites—first come, first served
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Food safety protocols strictly enforced
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Judging is double-blind with six judges per category—fair, honest, and fiercely competitive
🚿 Water available—bring a container
🧯 Fire extinguisher & thermometer required at each site
🧼 Ash, trash & restroom facilities on-site
👨🍳 This is BBQ at its best—grassroots, high heat, cold beer, great people, and no shortcuts. If you love cooking over coals and testing your skills against fellow pitmasters, this is your competition.
📞 Questions? Contact:
Bill DeKing – (508) 254-9008
Michael Lane – (508) 594-9890
💥 Let’s fire up the flavor and make this the biggest Backyard BBQ Throwdown Trillium’s ever seen!
Tag your team. Sharpen your knives. It’s time to bring the heat.
Teams, for more info including complete rules and how to sign up, follow the link below.
2025 Trillium BBQ Throwdown - NEBS Backyard
Judges, sign up below.
2025 Trillium BBQ Throwdown Judges Sign Up
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