Blues, Brews and BBQ, Westland

[jokensmoken]

Headed out to the Blues, Brews and BBQ festival in Westland this weekend...
Anyone else going?

Walt

 

[hillbillyrkstr]

How was that festival joken?

 

[jokensmoken]

Music was great...lots of micro brewery Michigan beers to sample but BBQ was only average...
That's not to say it wasn't good it was very good but it was all ordinary stuff...I had some SL cut ribs that had great flavor but mushy...I had some brisket that was, well it was brisket...what they called chopped meat brisket (sort of like burnt ends) were much better. I never tried the pulled pork but had a smoked drumstick lolipop that was good but nothing truly spectacular...all in all it was a lot of fun and considering the cost (less than a hundred bucks for two of us to eat and drink our fill) I'll go again. It was a good time, real friendly folks and a great atmosphere.

 

[hillbillyrkstr]

I had a red rye IPA at the firehall last weekend that was lights out! I think founders makes it. Sure hope I can buy it in bottles.

I'm a BBQ snob myself joken. I had ribs at the firehall and they were decent at best. But they are owned by the union woodshop in Clarkston and I had those years ago so I should have known.

I'm gonna check that festival out one of these years.

 

[jokensmoken]

Yeah, as my own BBQ has gotten better over the years I've gotten a bit snobish too.
I think it's more that Ive learned to cook what I like couple that woth the fact that none of these guys are Franklin's or Lockhart's and , well it's just BBQ then.

 

[hillbillyrkstr]

Never been to franklins but I have been to Lockharts when I was in dallas a few years back. Best brisket I've ever had and it's not even close.

 

[Rings Я Us]

I hear about that on the radio commercials. I live close by .. I drive through Westland everyday.

 

[Rings Я Us]

I'm off of Telegraph downriver

 

[Rings Я Us]

[emoji]129300[/emoji]

 

[jokensmoken]

Actually they both have about the same amount of incredibleness...I wouldn't want to choose between them...
None better anywhere.

 

[jokensmoken]

No, they actually had more smoking and/or slow cooked meat than anything else...they had the brats, kielbasa, burgers and such too but most of the beef and pork was smoked or cooked slow with smoke flavorings (liquid smoke)

 

[Rings Я Us]

[emoji]128077[/emoji] I live about 6 miles from that festival. Maybe 7