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Smoke Freaks At the awards ceremony, they were mistakenly identified as “Smoke Freaks,” and the name stuck. Freak ON!

Smoke Freaks® are purveyors of Freakishly great BBQ experiences
🔥 2025 SCA World Champion in Ribs
🔥 BBQ Flavor Guide creators
🔥 Hosts of Flavor Talk podcast
🔥 Cooking classes, private events & food sport
🔥 Hands-on Rib Camp experience Smoke Freaks were born when captains Brian and Ann Neale got hooked on competition BBQ at their first backyard contest in 2014.
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After entering with the hastily conjured name “Smoking Freaks,” a couple of beat- up WSMs and expectations no greater than having a good time, they ended up taking 1st place in Ribs. Since then, Smoke Freaks have been on a mission to spread their love of BBQ and their passion for living life to the fullest with the world. Smoke Freaks are busy designing Freakishly great BBQ experiences for their customers and share BBQ expertise through cooking classes, private events and future competitions.

Big congratulations to our newest Rib Camp Grand Champion and our last GC of 2026!🏆 Mathias Prouty 🏆 Mathias knocked it ...
10/19/2026

Big congratulations to our newest Rib Camp Grand Champion and our last GC of 2026!

🏆 Mathias Prouty 🏆

Mathias knocked it out of the park and takes home the amazing Heath Riles BBQ Grand Champion prize pack with glazes, rubs and the iconic apron. Thank you, Heath!

Still smiling from our last Rib Camp of the year... this was such a fun group and we thank you all so much for joining u...
10/19/2026

Still smiling from our last Rib Camp of the year... this was such a fun group and we thank you all so much for joining us.

That's a wrap on Rib Camp 2026!

Ready for our final Rib Camp of 2026! Looking forward to seeing our campers tomorrow for an amazing day of ribs. You kno...
10/16/2026

Ready for our final Rib Camp of 2026! Looking forward to seeing our campers tomorrow for an amazing day of ribs.

You know we'll be throwing down that amazing Heath Riles BBQ as the foundation to our flavor philosophy.

From there, it’s all about exploring more flavor... layering, finishing and dialing things in until it’s just right.

See you at Rib Camp!

10/15/2026

Flavor Freaks, this one's for you! We built the BBQ Flavor Guide to help you discover your next favorite seasoning and we've loaded it up with new functionality.

Created by Smoke Freaks in 2020, BBQ Flavor Guide helps you find seasonings by flavor profile, intensity and what you’re cooking. Think of it as your seasoning decoder.

We've spent the last 6 years blind-testing hundreds of BBQ rubs and seasonings, helping BBQ enthusiasts discover products based on what they're actually looking for.

Thank you to the flavor makers who've created such an amazing and ever-growing collection of BBQ rubs and grilling seasonings for us to work with.

👉 Check out the post below, give BBQ Flavor Guide a follow and visit the new website! 🔗 in comments

Help us spread the word by sharing this post with your BBQ crew!

Rib Camp 2026 is officially SOLD OUT!Thank you to each and every camper that's been part of the Smoke Freaks Rib Camp ex...
10/15/2026

Rib Camp 2026 is officially SOLD OUT!

Thank you to each and every camper that's been part of the Smoke Freaks Rib Camp experience. We are truly honored to be part of your BBQ story!

We are so grateful to our for supporting our Rib Camp efforts and helping us get the word out!

None of this would be possible without our incredible partners -- a huge, huge THANK YOU 🙏

Starting with flavor: Heath Riles BBQ is the foundation of our 3-layer flavor approach, with additional rubs and finishing flavors from Three Little Pigs BBQ Products, Heath Riles BBQ and Man Meat BBQ.

Then come the glazes and sauces from Heath Riles BBQ, Hoosier Daddy BBQ, and Hot Diggity Hog BBQ

It all comes together on Hunsaker Smokers with consistent, high-quality ribs from Wichita Packing.

Rib Camp will be back in 2027! Gift certificates for 2027 are available now and spring dates for Rib Camp 2027 will be announced soon.

Hit the 🔗 in comments for more info and to be on our list for future classes.

Who will be the last Smoke Freaks Rib Camp Grand Champion of 2026? Our GC takes home this incredible Heath Riles BBQ pri...
10/14/2026

Who will be the last Smoke Freaks Rib Camp Grand Champion of 2026?

Our GC takes home this incredible Heath Riles BBQ prize package: 3 rubs, 2 glazes and the iconic apron. Thank you Heath & team!

Goin' down this weekend at Rib Camp!

10/13/2026

Last Rib Camp goody bags of 2026 ... Overflowing with flavor!

Part of the fun of Rib Camp is discovering what works for you. That's why our goody bags give you plenty to explore, from discovering a new Heath Riles BBQ flavor to finding a few favorite sauce from Hoosier Daddy BBQ, Man Meat BBQ or Hot Diggity Hog BBQ .

Take it home, fire up the smoker and find your new favorites!

Goin' down at Rib Camp this weekend!

Mr. Freak is back from the Bigfoot Rib Cook Off Association competition in Appleton, WI:Rib A: 5thRib B: 🤷 a real head ...
10/12/2026

Mr. Freak is back from the Bigfoot Rib Cook Off Association competition in Appleton, WI:

Rib A: 5th
Rib B: 🤷 a real head scratcher lol

Congrats to everyone who heard their numbers called!

And that's a wrap on our 2026 competition season.

Major thanks to the best brands and products out there!

🛢️ Hunsaker Smokers
🍖 Wichita Packing Andrew Bloom
😛 Heath Riles BBQ
🔥 B&B Charcoal
🍀 Lucky Lighter League

Next up: our last Rib Camp of the year!

Mr. Freak throwin' down some ribs at the Rib Cook Off Association Bigfoot BBQ Challenge in Appleton, WI 🍖 Last competit...
10/10/2026

Mr. Freak throwin' down some ribs at the Rib Cook Off Association Bigfoot BBQ Challenge in Appleton, WI 🍖

Last competition of the year!

Best of luck to all!

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3545 Lone Star Cir
Fort Worth, TX
76177

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