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ABOUT US
We are a competition barbecue team from Prague, Czech Republic. Our experience with BBQ began several years ago while watching the TV show “BBQ Pitmasters” when Clint, an American expat living in Prague, bought his first smoker to reclaim the BBQ flavors that he missed from Kansas and Texas. Together our passion moved a step further and we became Kansas City Barbeque Society Certified Barbecue Judges, attending BBQ competitions throughout Europe and the USA. In 2015 we decided to enter the world of competition BBQ as Bohemian Backyard BBQ. Happy Smoking! Clint & Eva Meyer |
OUR EQUIPMENT
In competitions we cook mainly on Yoder Smokers pellet cookers. Currently we have been using the YS1500. Pellet grills/smokers have the unique ability to grill with high heat, or smoke low&slow. They burn wood pellets and the temperature can be regulated with a digital controller. They are the true masters of versatility. Yoder Smokers manufactures the most durable and top quality pellet grills in the world, all handcrafted and fully welded in Kansas.
At home we also cook on a versatile ProQ Excel water smoker, Yoder Smokers offset wood smokers, and we use our portable Cook-Air at home, at competitions, or while traveling. This great little grill burns wood chunks and is the most powerful portable grill on the market, capable of searing steak like a pro.
To learn more about these products visit BBQ EUROPE.
At home we also cook on a versatile ProQ Excel water smoker, Yoder Smokers offset wood smokers, and we use our portable Cook-Air at home, at competitions, or while traveling. This great little grill burns wood chunks and is the most powerful portable grill on the market, capable of searing steak like a pro.
To learn more about these products visit BBQ EUROPE.
COMPETITION RESULTS
2017
2017 was a great year for us, and we saw a lot of improvement towards the end of the year. Our results earned us a draw for the Jack Daniel's World Championship 2018, and invitations to the American Royal, Brew'N Q Invitational, and Prime Uve Invitational for 2018.
FINAL RANKINGS
KCBS International Team of the Year Overall: 13/130 teams (995 points)
KCBS Chicken: 9/130 teams (1005 points)
KCBS Ribs: 6/130 teams (1001 points)
KCBS Pork: 13/130 teams (894 points)
KCBS Brisket: 14/130 teams (953 points)
European BBQ Challenge Cup Overall: 6/314 teams (2091.406 points)
EBCC Chicken: 8/314 teams (528.000 points)
EBCC Ribs: 9/314 teams (521.692 points)
EBCC Pork: 15/314 teams (521.131 points)
EBCC Brisket: 12/314 teams (520.583 points)
FINAL RANKINGS
KCBS International Team of the Year Overall: 13/130 teams (995 points)
KCBS Chicken: 9/130 teams (1005 points)
KCBS Ribs: 6/130 teams (1001 points)
KCBS Pork: 13/130 teams (894 points)
KCBS Brisket: 14/130 teams (953 points)
European BBQ Challenge Cup Overall: 6/314 teams (2091.406 points)
EBCC Chicken: 8/314 teams (528.000 points)
EBCC Ribs: 9/314 teams (521.692 points)
EBCC Pork: 15/314 teams (521.131 points)
EBCC Brisket: 12/314 teams (520.583 points)
TALLYA BBQ FESTIVAL
Tallya, Hungary
October 14-15, 2017
Tallya, Hungary
October 14-15, 2017
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Our last contest of the year was in the Tokaj wine region of Hungary. It was a beautiful location and wonderful contest. Our results were not super, but it was such a nice weekend that we did not mind.
40 TEAMS GRAND CHAMPION - KGB Overall 10th Place (662.7660) Categories: Chicken: 13 (167.3828) Ribs: 7 (170.8460) Pork: 17 (163.4400) Brisket: 16 (161.0972) Mystery Box: 3 (177.7144) |
SLOVENIA BBQ OPEN 2017
Medvode, Slovenia
September 16-17, 2017
Medvode, Slovenia
September 16-17, 2017
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Despite nearly constant rain all weekend, we had a great time in Slovenia at the first BBQ contest in the country. We felt pretty good about our cook, and after the first three categories it was looking like we might pull off back-to-back Grand Championships since we thought our brisket was really good. Alas, I don't know what happened (still don't!!) but for some reason the judges hated the brisket and gave us our 2nd worst score OF ALL TIME!!! :o Only 1 brisket score in 2015 (our 2nd contest) was lower. So I don't know what the judges were eating or thinking. It was a good brisket.
25 TEAMS GRAND CHAMPION - Brigboys BBQ Team Overall 4th Place (676.4684) Categories: Chicken: 1 (178.8572) !! Ribs: 3 (174.2628) Pork: 4 (172.5828) Brisket: 21 (150.7656) :(( Mystery Box: 2 (175.4172) |
1st INTERNATIONAL SUYDERSEE BBQ CONTEST
Zeewolde, Netherlands
September 2-3, 2017
Zeewolde, Netherlands
September 2-3, 2017
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After a rather disappointing result in Vienna, we decided to really practice and work on improving our chicken and ribs, which we had struggled with all year, before competing again. And it paid off! At our next contest, a beautiful field in Holland, everything clicked for us, we had tremendous results in every category including a perfect score in dessert, and we ended up with our first Grand Championship!! What a great feeling.
32 TEAMS GRAND CHAMPION - us!!! Overall 1st Place (699.4284) Categories: Chicken: 3 (174.8572) Ribs: 1 (176.8528) !! Pork: 4 (173.1084) Brisket: 4 (174.8800) Dessert: 1 (180.0000) !! |
VIENNA BBQ DAYS
Vienna, Austria
July 8-9, 2017
Vienna, Austria
July 8-9, 2017
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20 TEAMS
GRAND CHAMPION - Smoke on the Wild Side Overall 8th Place (656.5372) Categories: Chicken: 9 (165.7028) Ribs: 16 (157.7144) Pork: 5 (171.4172) Brisket: 8 (161.7028) Dessert: 6 (170.8228) |
PRIME UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Gaiarine, Italy
July 1-2, 2017
Gaiarine, Italy
July 1-2, 2017
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(Prime Uve Invitational in Italy is the premiere BBQ event in Europe, with only the top 18 teams being invited to participate. With our results from 2016, we were lucky enough to take part. What a FANTASTIC event, a long weekend full of food, fun, and good BBQ. We were really encouraged by our results, but most of all we had a great time.
18 TEAMS GRAND CHAMPION - BBQ Longhorn Ranch Hands Overall 10th Place (679.9656) Categories: Chicken: 13 (166.8228) Ribs: 3 (173.7144) Pork: 10 (170.8456) Brisket: 9 (168.5828) Barrel Smoke VIP judges: 2 Barrel Smoke KCBS judges: 5 (174.2856) Sauce: 10 (170.8800) Dessert: 2 (177.7028) |
BREW'N Q (OPEN)
Burton-upon-Trent, UK
May 27-28, 2017
Burton-upon-Trent, UK
May 27-28, 2017
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Our second cook of the weekend went better, and we were happy to take away some nice trophies and results, competing against the same teams as in the invitational plus some extras.
34 TEAMS GRAND CHAMPION - Bros Hog Overall 5th Place (677.6800) Categories: Chicken: 3 (174.2856) Ribs: 22 (162.8344) Pork: 17 (165.1428) Brisket: 1 (175.4172) !! Pork Steak: 5 (170.2744) |
BREW'N Q (INVITATIONAL)
Burton-upon-Trent, UK
May 26-27, 2017
Burton-upon-Trent, UK
May 26-27, 2017
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Based on last year's results, we were invited to take part in the Brew'N Q Invitational contest in the UK, which is a double-header consisting of the invitational plus open contest in which anyone can compete. This was organized by our good friends Miss Piggy's UK. Since it was a busy time of year, we flew into the contest and borrowed a YS640. We did average in the invitational, but since we also competed in the open, we started prepping our meats again for another all-nighter of BBQ immediately after turn-ins!
We were extremely proud to win by a large margin the People's Choice for Dingley Dell pulled pork, judged by the visitors! 26 TEAMS GRAND CHAMPION - White Squirrel Overall 12th Place (663.8972) Categories: Chicken: 13 (167.9656) Ribs: 16 (160.5372) Pork: 10 (167.9772) Brisket: 7 (167.4172) People's Choice Pulled Pork: Grand Champions! |
BBQ BULLS CHAMPIONSHIP
Salzburg, Austria
April 29-30, 2017
Salzburg, Austria
April 29-30, 2017
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We are unable to find our scoresheet from this contest, and that explains alot because it very well might be in the garbage. We felt really good about our turn-ins here, but the judges disagreed and we left pretty disappointed with our results! Our pork probably kept us from giving up on competition BBQ right then and there. Mystery box was veal flank steak and some vegetables.
28 TEAMS GRAND CHAMPION - iQ Netherlands Overall 17th Place (661.0972) Categories: Chicken: 25 :( Ribs: 23 :( Pork: 4 :) Brisket: 14 :| Mystery Box: 3 :) |
MEAT SMOKE & BEER FESTIVAL
Wels, Austria
April 8-9, 2017
Wels, Austria
April 8-9, 2017
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The closest contest to Prague of the year was still more than 3 hours away! But for us it was a nearby location. This was a first-year contest at a garden trade show, so there were alot of visitors. We managed to start the year off pretty well.
14 TEAMS GRAND CHAMPION - Dragon BBQ Overall 4th Place (668.6168) Categories: Chicken: 8 (167.4400) Ribs: 2 (168.0228) Pork: 10 (162.8684) Brisket: 3 (170.2856) |
2016
We saw alot of improvement in 2016 and are so excited for the 2017 BBQ season! Our results provided us the opportunity to get invited to Europe's two premiere invitational contests, Prime Uve in Italy and Brew'N Q in the UK for next year.
FINAL RANKINGS
KCBS International Team of the Year Overall: 16/112 teams (840 points)
KCBS Chicken: 21/112 teams (638 points)
KCBS Ribs: 19/112 teams (741 points)
KCBS Pork: 6/112 teams (1115 points)
KCBS Brisket: 16/112 teams (860 points)
European BBQ Challenge Cup Overall: 16/255 teams (2.062,857 points)
EBCC Chicken: 30/255 teams (512,56 points)
EBCC Ribs: 24/255 teams (509,749 points)
EBCC Pork: 6/255 teams (528,057 points)
EBCC Brisket: 21/255 teams (512,491 points)
Steak Cook-Off Association: 2nd Place Europe
FINAL RANKINGS
KCBS International Team of the Year Overall: 16/112 teams (840 points)
KCBS Chicken: 21/112 teams (638 points)
KCBS Ribs: 19/112 teams (741 points)
KCBS Pork: 6/112 teams (1115 points)
KCBS Brisket: 16/112 teams (860 points)
European BBQ Challenge Cup Overall: 16/255 teams (2.062,857 points)
EBCC Chicken: 30/255 teams (512,56 points)
EBCC Ribs: 24/255 teams (509,749 points)
EBCC Pork: 6/255 teams (528,057 points)
EBCC Brisket: 21/255 teams (512,491 points)
Steak Cook-Off Association: 2nd Place Europe
HARPER COUNTY BULLSEYE BARBECUE
Harper, Kansas, USA
October 14-15, 2016
Harper, Kansas, USA
October 14-15, 2016
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Our last contest of the year found us in Harper, Kansas while we were in the USA visiting family. It was a tough one, with some of the top teams in the country there such as Clark Crew, 913 BBQ, Smokeaholics, Fergalicious, Moe Cason, and more. We overcooked our pork and brisket but we were still pleased with our results, finishing dead center at 19 out of 38 teams. We always learn alot while competing in the States so we have some new things to try for 2017. Our boys got to compete in the Kid's Q and had alot of fun with that. It was a great weekend and great contest, except for maybe the disgusting rental camper :)
38 TEAMS GRAND CHAMPION - Smokeaholics Overall 19th Place (672.5260) Categories: Chicken: 13 (171.9772) Ribs: 23 (169.1316) Pork: 23 (165.7028) Brisket: 23 (165.7144) Kid's Q - Kubi & Willi: 7 (165.7604) SCA STEAK COOK-OFF: 11th place |
REGAHFEST
Den Hague, Netherlands
August 27-28, 2016
Den Hague, Netherlands
August 27-28, 2016
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At Black Forest, Daan, the organizer of Regahfest convinced us to attend, and we are glad he did! It was our first fly-in contest and ended up being one of the best of the year for us. We managed to get our 2nd win in pork, and in the steak cook-off we took Grand Champion!
35 TEAMS GRAND CHAMPION - De Vliegende Hollander Overall 7th Place (677.6800) Categories: Chicken: 17 (169.7372) Ribs: 17 (164.0000) Pork: 1 (176.5600) !! Brisket: 11 (167.3828) SCA STEAK COOK-OFF: Grand Champion!! |
BLACK FOREST SMOKE AND WINE FESTIVAL
Millheim, Germany
July 23-24, 2016
Millheim, Germany
July 23-24, 2016
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A very nice contest in a beautiful part of Germany, but no exciting results. Nothing terrible and nothing great, just very average. Lots of work still required to improve and be consistent. For our chef's choice we made homemade caramel-bacon ice cream with pecan bars, which we thought was awesome, but the judges didn't really agree. But the ice cream DID melt, which is what ice cream usually does on a warm day :)
29 TEAMS GRAND CHAMPION - Grillkunst Overall 11th Place (677.6912) Categories: Chicken: 18 (169.7028) Ribs: 17 (166.8800) Pork: 5 (175.4400) Brisket: 15 (165.6684) Chef's Choice: 11 (169.1544) |
BBQ AN DER BURG
Bad Bederkesa, Germany
July 2-3, 2016
Bad Bederkesa, Germany
July 2-3, 2016
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We had a nice weekend in northwest Germany at a new contest, which was small but perfectly organized, with free food, live music, and lots of visitors. We felt average about our turn-ins, and the results proved average - pretty much in the middle of the pack.
12 TEAMS GRAND CHAMPION - BBQ Wiesel Overall 4th Place (661.0972) Categories: Chicken: 5 (168.5372) Ribs: 7 (166.2628) Pork: 6 (160.0000) Brisket: 2 (166.2972) Fish: 2 (167.9772) |
TONY STONE LOW & SLOW BBQ COMPETITION
Hoofddorp, the Netherlands
May 14-15, 2016
Hoofddorp, the Netherlands
May 14-15, 2016
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2016 was the first year for us competing in the Tony Stone, organized by the one and only Harry Havinga and the first KCBS competition to be held in Europe back in 2011. It is a large event, with most of the top teams attending. We had a great weekend with the boys and were happy with our turn-ins and results. This time chicken was our top meat, thanks to our practice. Eva's delicious rhubarb pies took 6th place, and we were thrilled to get 3rd place in our first SCA (Steak Cook-off Association) competition!
65 TEAMS GRAND CHAMPION - Flaming Pig BBQ Overall 17th Place (661.0056) Categories: Chicken: 8 (173.1200) Ribs: 12 (168.5600) Pork: 24 (167.9772) Brisket: 51 (151.3484) Dessert: 6 (178.8572) SCA STEAK COOK-OFF: 3rd Place |
BBQ BULLS CHAMPIONSHIP
Salzburg, Austria
April 23-24, 2016
Salzburg, Austria
April 23-24, 2016
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The closest competition of the season for us was still 4 hours away in lovely Salzburg. It was quite a weekend as we had our boys along, slept in the car, and battled rain, sleet, snow, and heavy winds. In the end we had nice results, but chicken once again proved to be a killer for us. It seems chicken practice is needed!
16 TEAMS GRAND CHAMPION - Baldicue Overall 6th Place (673.6916) Categories: Chicken: 13 (154.8116) :( Ribs: 2 (174.3088) Pork: 3 (170.2856) Brisket: 3 (174.2856) |
MEAT THE EAST
Enschede, Netherlands
March 19-10, 2016
Enschede, Netherlands
March 19-10, 2016
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Our season started off with a bang with a good showing at Meat the East, organized by Stoke's BBQ in the Netherlands. It was a great weekend to catch up with friends after the winter. Once again the Livar pork from Otto Gourmet turned out fantastic and we managed to get our very first #1 place!! A very low chicken score kept us from potentially finishing even higher.
33 TEAMS GRAND CHAMPION - iQ Overall 4th Place (670.2972) Categories: Chicken: 30 (157.6912) :( Ribs: 10 (165.7260) Pork: 1 (176.0572) !! Brisket: 6 (170.8228) |
2015
WORLD FOOD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Kissimmee, Florida
November 6-7, 2015
Kissimmee, Florida
November 6-7, 2015
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Categories:
Chicken: 50 (163.4172) Ribs: 41 (164.5488) Pork: 49 (161.0856) Brisket: 16 (170.8228) Steak (extra category): 34 (162.3200) Alligator (extra category): 21 (165.1200) |
This year we had the amazing opportunity to come over from Prague and cook against some of the top teams in the world at the World Food Championships. Some of these teams travel the US, cooking in 35-45 events per year!
The competition site was full of impressive BBQ trailers and RVs. It would be a dream to have a rig like that to cook in. Maybe this is what the competitions will look like in Europe in a few years :) It was hot!! and humid, but we were set up with a great tent from the organizers, a pellet cooker from Yoder Smokers, and had a chance to go to Tampa to get some awesome meat. At turn-in time we were very happy with our cook, all went as planned and with the exception of ribs, we felt we improved in all categories. We usually struggle with brisket, but it turned out incredible! Considering the level of our competition, we are thrilled with our results. We are extremely proud to have the best BBQ category finish out of the international teams - 16th place in Brisket! 58 TEAMS GRAND CHAMPION - The Smoking Hills Overall 41st Place (659.8744) |
EUREGIO BBQ FESTIVAL
Waldfeucht Haaren, Germany
August 15-16, 2015
Waldfeucht Haaren, Germany
August 15-16, 2015
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The EUregio festival found us in Heinsberg, Germany at one of the best organized contests in Europe against many of the top teams in Europe. It was a rainy weekend but still alot of fun and we were very happy with our cook, except for brisket. Our pork turned out great thanks to the incredible Livar pork that we picked up from Otto Gourmet.
22 TEAMS GRAND CHAMPION - Miss Piggy's BBQ UK Overall 12th Place (637.0512) Categories: Chicken: 11 (162.2972) Ribs: 5 (164.0000) Pork: 6 (163.4056) Brisket: 18 (147.3484) |
SMOKE IN THE NORTH
Gunnilse, Sweden
August 1-2, 2015
Gunnilse, Sweden
August 1-2, 2015
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For our 2nd competition we headed way up north near Gothenburg, Sweden for Smoke in the North. Located at Flaming Pig BBQ's golf course location, it was a great setting and we camped onsite. We felt pretty good about our turn-in boxes, but unfortunately the judges did not agree. Once again we did well in ribs and were very happy with a 6th place finish against alot of great teams. We also came up with a 7th place finish in the extra seafood category! Our other entries did not fare so well.
26 TEAMS GRAND CHAMPION - Miss Piggy's BBQ UK Overall 18th Place (631.3028) Categories: Chicken: 22 (150.8000) Ribs: 6 (169.1428) Pork: 20 (154.8228) Brisket: 18 (156.5372) Seafood (extra category): 7 (172.5828) |
BARBECUE BULLS CHAMPIONSHIP
Salzburg, Austria
April 30-May 1, 2015
Salzburg, Austria
April 30-May 1, 2015
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Our first competition is over and we found just how difficult it is to cook a BBQ competition! But we had a lot of fun and overall we are happy and encouraged with our results. The location of this contest and the organization was top-notch, we really enjoyed the weekend and were very well taken care of by the organizers. It was the perfect contest for beginning our adventures.
12 TEAMS GRAND CHAMPION - Bunch of Swines Overall 6th Place (637.1660) Categories: Chicken: 8 (160.6172) Ribs: 4 (166.2744) Pork: 8 (156.5716) Brisket: 7 (153.7028) |
