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Sweet Smoke Q

Manufacture of Rubs, Sauces, and Competition BBQ Team. Manufacture of Smokers, Rubs, Sauces, and Competition BBQ Team.
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We also offer powder coating and fabrication.

04/28/2026

Sweet Smoke Q took a short ride to Pitmasters in Paridise this past weekend. What an outstanding event hosted by Whiskey Bent BBQ, Nicole Nugent Barnes, Chad Ward, and the entire crew at Camp Margaritaville in Auburndale who put on an event that was amazing.

Friday night's Turn-ins were sauce, dessert, and margaritas. Roni-Kay Elser turned in some amazing entries finishing 1st with a passion fruit raspberry margarita perfect score 180 and just missed a perfect score with a 4th place key lime cheesecake.

16th Chicken
6th Prairie Fresh Ribs Sweet Meat Butcher Shop
27th Prairie Fresh Pork...Who knows what's going on in this category
1st with a perfect 180 The Butcher Shoppe brisket

Huge congrats to Double Barrel Smokers Jerry Addison and Sean on GC...long overdue my friends. Keepin’ It Smokin’ Competition BBQ Jason Norris and Justin Norris on a well deserved RGC

This contest was the 3rd and final leg of the Visit Central Florida triple crown. Fortunate to place 3rd in chicken and 1st in the brisket category. Congrats to Ryan King Kings BBQ on the overall GC and Chris Salsberry Fred Vegas Smokers Competition BBQ Team on RGC. Congrats to everyone that got a call.

No People's Choice this past weekend so I couldn't keep the 1st Place streak going....we'll try at the next event that will host one.

Thanks to these great supporters
Green Mountain Grills
Nature's Own Hardwood Charcoal from Basques
Kevin Green The Butcher Shoppe
David Eaheart Prairie Fresh

03/24/2026

Sweet Smoke Q headed down to the south shores of Lake Okeechobee, Torry Island this past weekend. Got the call from Kevin on Monday morning asking if I was still interested in competing, I was on the waiting list since I procrastinated signing up early. I told him I'd be there and glad I made the trip. Kevin and his team hosted an outstanding event.

Also this was the first event of the Smoke Ring Championship - The Battle for Florida put on by The Pitmasters Council. 5 Florida Teams competing against each other to see who will take the crown.

We felt we had a pretty good cook without any hiccups.

5th Chicken
5th Prairie Fresh Ribs
15th Prairie Fresh Pork
13th The Butcher Shoppe Brisket
Another respectable top 5 Place Overall at 4th.

People's Choice Pork was sold out since I was late signing up so I was called from the bullpen an hour before the turn in by Cold Beer BBQ Competition Team for some flavor help and kinda shocking that we pulled off a 1st Place People's Choice.

Congrats to Tillmans BBQ Tillmans BBQ on the GC and Accutech BBQ on RGC.

Thanks to these great supporters
Green Mountain Grills
Nature's Own Hardwood Charcoal from Basques
Kevin Green The Butcher Shoppe
David Eaheart Prairie Fresh

02/24/2026

This past weekend Momma Q and I competed at the KCBS contest in Haines City. Roni-Kay Elser and Curtis Ochova competed under her team Smokin Side Piece. Congrats on the chicken call.

The cook went well, except ribs were done about 1 hour and 40 minutes before turn in time...that being said...before awards, I said that ribs would keep us out of winning the contest. Felt really good about the other 3 categories.

5th Chicken
23rd Prairie Fresh Ribs (my fault)
3rd Prairie Fresh Pork... Darren Warth the Sweet Smoke Q purple juice does wonders
2nd The Butcher Shoppe Brisket
699.93.. 3rd Place Overall
Huge congrats to Ryan King on a stellar GC and Saturday night good times Bourbon & Blues BBQ on RGC.

Also congrats to my work buddy Andy Hawks on a 1st Place Brisket call...1st and 2nd Kevin Green A9 briskets on the same table!

Thanks to these great supporters
Green Mountain Grills
Nature's Own Hardwood Charcoal from Basques
The Butcher Shoppe
David Eaheart Prairie Fresh

01/21/2026

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01/14/2026

Real BBQ. Real Flavor. No shortcuts.

At Sweet Smoke Q, every sauce and rub is built the same way I cook BBQ — bold flavor, balanced heat, and made to work on real food 🔥
From backyard grills to competition turn-ins, this is BBQ that shows up.

👉 Perfect on ribs, wings, burgers, chicken, pork, and more
👉 Small-batch crafted
👉 Competition-tested

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10/27/2025

It's been a crazy 13 days. Started off by traveling to Indianapolis where Roni-Kay Elser competed at The World Food Championships, 2200 plus miles and returned home late Monday evening.

On Wednesday Jason Norris stopped at the shop for some bbq supplies and we were talking about this weekends contest in Panama City. He said they were close to having enough teams for a qualifier and said it was a good contest in the past and I haven't had a chance to attend due to scheduling conflicts. The more we talk I felt like I need to go. I made a few calls to see if could get in and locate some meat....Made the decision late Wednesday afternoon to go.

Thanks to Bruce Papaw Nidy for stopping at the The Butcher Shoppe for an amazing brisket, Cold Beer BBQ Competition Team was rolling through Bobby Gay Sweet Meat Butcher Shop to grab me some amazing Prairie Fresh Natural ribs. I guess it was prefect timing.

Coooking solo since Roni-Kay had to work on Friday so I left the shop in Lakeland at 6:45 Thursday evening and pulled into my spot at 12:30 am local time (1:30 am est). Got a late start setting up and trimming all the meats on Friday.

Saturday things went pretty smoothly changed some flavors and cook temperatures on my ribs and pork. I liked the pork but the rib flavor was very different than what I have been cooking over the years...wasn't sure if they would score well.

Chicken 9th, I thought this was my strongest category.
1st Prairie Fresh Ribs
6th Prairie Fresh Pork
3rd A9 Brisket

It's been a minute since I've pulled off a Grand Champion. Huge congratulations to my students and great friends on a tie for RGC Keepin’ It Smokin’ Competition BBQ and Smoke N Ash. Billy Owens , Krista Stephen Love Hall , Justin Norris , Jason Norris.

Shannon Rodriguez and her crew did an amazing job hosting this contest Panama City Brawl in the Fall. Looking forward to next year's Florida BBQ Association State Championship Contest here.

I can't thank these guys enough for the support.
Green Mountain Grills
The Butcher Shoppe
Nature's Own Hardwood Charcoal from Basques
Fresh
Sweet Smoke Q
Whiskey Bent BBQ

Off next week then we'll head to Vienna Georgia for the famous Pig Jig.

05/03/2025

1st Place People's Choice Brisket...the Green Mountain Grills 2.0 preformed well today. Tomorrow we see if we can win the pork category

11/02/2024

Best pork out there for the biggest contest. Prairie Fresh

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2325 Commerce Point Drive
Lakeland, FL
33801

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Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
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Friday	9am - 6pm

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