06/14/2026
Man itās been a while; where to start? This weekend we made the short trip down to Derby for the 15th annual Smoke on the plains BBQ and music festival. This event is such a fun time for everyone. We were beyond excited that the it didnāt drop a hurricane rain on us this year! We competed in the backyard division again this year and managed to walk away with a 10th place finish over all, with chicken being 11th and the Prairie Fresh ribs landing us a 12th place. We also competed in the Pie contest this year and our boy Kavan did his thing and whipped up a gorgeous Lemon Meringue pie and the judges thought so too! Scoring a perfect 180! He was 1 number away from a Perfect Perfect! Couldnāt be more excited at the fact that the Monkeys first team call was a 1st place call with a score like that! On another note the mini monkey got to walk the stage in the kids Q cookie category cooking up some smoked M&M cookies with his pawpaw the OG Bearded Monkey! The Monkeys had some new threads this year courtesy of Indyvinyls! Man were they sharp, comfy and a pleasure to work with. Highly recommend! Of course we only use the best products. Blues Hog, Bear Mountain pellets, Prairie Fresh pork, Heath Riles, Kinders, and Kozmos Q products help the Monkeys put out the best products we can for 6 strangers in a parking lot. Hopefully we can get our schedule fix so we can get out and enjoy the camaraderie that the bbq community has more often. Till next time!