Gettin' Sauced! People's Choice Contest Winners

We're pleased to announce the winners (Top 10) of this year's Gettin' Sauced! People's Choice Contest! 

1. Texas Sizzle Original 
2. Louie Mueller Barbecue Sweet & Tangy
3. Tin Roof BBQ Honey Chipotle
4. (TIE) Louie Mueller Barbecue Sweet Jalapeño & Truth BBQ Original 
5. ---
6. SLAB BBQ Goldrush 
7. 2M Smokehouse Syrup
8. (TIE) Mikey V's Original & Mikey V's Red Raspberry Reaper
9. ---
10. Black's Barbecue Habanero 

Gettin' Sauced! Bottled Contest Winners

We're pleased to announce the winners (Top 3) in each category of this year's Gettin' Sauced! Bottled Contest! 

Tomato (Mild)
1st: Rufus Teague Honey Sweet 
2nd: Big Daddy's Backyard Original BBQ Sauce
3rd: Tin Roof BBQ Original 

Tomato (Spicy)
1st: Rufus Teague Blazin' Hot
2nd: Hill Country Barbecue Original 
3rd: Trinity BBQ Bo's Kikkin' It!

Fruit
1st: Sauce Minx Marionberry
2nd: Rufus Teague Apple Mash
3rd: Tom Douglas Rub With Love Tamarind 

Miscellaneous 
1st: Sauce Minx Tangy Mustard
2nd: Tin Roof BBQ Whiskey
3rd: Sauce Minx Smoked Jalapeño Agave 

Last call for Gettin' Sauced! participants

Yesterday, we started selling wristbands (VIP & General Admission) for our 6th annual Gettin' Sauced! festival. If you would like to be a part of it (sponsor, participant/booth, door prizes, etc.), let us know ASAP.

6th Annual Gettin' Sauced wristbands for sale!

WHAT: 6th Annual Gettin' Sauced!

WHEN: Sunday, October 16, 2016, 3-6 p.m. (2:30 entry for VIP-wristband holders) 

WHERE: Shady Springs Party Barn, 9401 Sherman Rd, Austin, TX 

PURCHASE WRISTBANDS!!!

Time to get sauced! We're so excited to announce BBQ-sampling wristbands (VIP & General Admission) are now on sale for our 6th annual Gettin' Sauced! contest & festival. This year's festival, presented by TexasFood.com, will be held Sunday, October 16, 2016, at Shady Springs Party Barn in Austin! 

As always, this year's festival will be full of hot BBQ, cold drinks, live music, door prizes, & more! Event entry is free, though sampling the BBQ and BBQ sauce will require a BBQ wristband. General-Admission wristbands are $40 online & $50 at the gate. VIP wristbands are $60 online and at $75 the gate. VIP wristbands include entry to the event 30 minutes before general admission, a Gettin’ Sauced! pint glass, a Gettin’ Sauced! koozie, The Q Card, a discount on a private Texas Q Tours trip, & more. BUY WRISTBANDS!

This year's festival features a great lineup of Texas BBQ joints, sauce companies, craft breweries, & more. Subject to change, here is the lineup we have thus far...

BBQ/BBQ Sauce

Black's Barbecue

Louie Mueller Barbecue

Opie's Barbecue

SLAB BBQ

Truth BBQ

Tin Roof BBQ

Topgolf Austin

2M Smokehouse & Catering

Brotherton Barbecue Catering
Milt's Pit BBQ

Texas Sizzle BBQ

Shumdaddy's 

Beer

Saint Arnold Brewing Company

Independence Brewing Co.

South Austin Brewery

Middleton Brewing

Infamous Brewing Company

Pedernales Brewing Company

Live Music

Big State Band 
The Shady Rest Band

In addition, OMG! Cheesecakery, the event's exclusive dessert vendor, will have a lineup of personal-sized cheesecakes for purchase, ATX Homemade Jerky will have a table, and our official bread sponsor, Easy Tiger, will have a table, serving Austin-baked bread! Crenshaw's C6 Salsa will be serving their Austin-made salsa. 

Official website: http://www.gettinsauced.com/

Direct link to BBQ-sampling wristbands (VIP & General Admission):  https://www.livingsocial.com/deals/1611358 

Twitter: @GettinSauced

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gettin-Sauced/139872462725933

Email: info (at) gettinsauced (dot) com 

Shumdaddy's at Gettin' Sauced!

We are thrilled to announce that Shumdaddy's will have a booth at this year's 6th Annual Gettin' Sauced! festival! This is the first time we've teamed up with Shumdaddy's, and we are excited they are joining us. You can hang out with them at the festival, but in the meantime, check them out on Instagram! (Picture below courtesy of Shumdaddy's)

Best BBQ sauce in Austin?

I get it. A bunch of you think proper BBQ doesn't need sauce. For you, the meat should be able to stand on its own. But some of you are okay with sauce and, in fact, prefer it with your BBQ meal. As you know, there are many styles of BBQ sauce, even within a region or city. I'm interested to know your sauce preferences in different Texas cities. Starting today with the capital: What is your favorite BBQ sauce in Austin?

Gettin' Sauced! pics (Round 13)

13th round of pics from last year's Gettin' Sauced! festival:

Gettin' Sauced! pics (Round 12)

12th round of pics from last year's Gettin' Sauced! festival:

Gettin' Sauced! pics (Round 7)

7th round of pics from last year's Gettin' Sauced! festival:

Gettin' Sauced! pics (Round 5)

5th round of pics from last year's Gettin' Sauced! festival:

2014 Gettin' Sauced! Bottled Contest Overall Winner

Last week, I announced the category winners of this year's Gettin' Sauced! Bottled Contest:

Tomato (Mild) - BigDawg BBQ Sauce
Tomato (Spicy) - Snow's BBQ
Vinegar - Cowboy Joe's Pit & Grilling Sauce Spicy
Mustard - Lead Dog Savory 
Miscellaneous - Mann's Smokehouse White Sauce 

These 5 category winners went head-to-head, to determine the overall winner. Congratulations to Lead Dog Savory (North Pole, Alaska)!

2014 Gettin' Sauced! People's Choice Contest Top 10

Thanks for your patience, as we have tallied all of the People's Choice Contest scorecards from our 5th Annual Gettin' Sauced! festival. Every sauce in the contest received multiple votes. The Top 10 are as follows:

1. Louie Mueller Barbecue Pork 
2. Louie Mueller Barbecue Sweet Jalapeño
3. SLAB BBQ Backyard Red
4. Black's Barbecue Original 
5. Louie Mueller Barbecue Sweet Mustard
6. Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que Sauce
7. Schmidt Family Barbecue Sauce
8. Cowboy's Joe's BBQ Pit & Grilling Sauce Original 
9. PoK-e-Jo's Smokehouse Peach Habanero 
10. Cowboy's Joe's BBQ Pit & Grilling Sauce Spicy

2014 Gettin' Sauced! Bottled Contest Category Winners

We're pleased to announce the category winners of this year's Gettin' Sauced! Bottled Contest (Next week, we will announce the overall winner of the Bottled Contest, as well as the winner of the People's Choice Contest.):

Tomato (Mild) - BigDawg BBQ Sauce
Tomato (Spicy) - Snow's BBQ
Vinegar - Cowboy Joe's Pit & Grilling Sauce Spicy
Mustard - Lead Dog Savory 
Miscellaneous - Mann's Smokehouse White Sauce 

Gettin' Sauced! Bottled Contest tonight!

Our 5th Annual Gettin' Sauced! Bottled Contest is tonight! We have sauce entries from throughout the country, from Alaska to Florida. I don't get to take part in the blind judging, but I look forward to tasting the winners from each category. Good luck to all of the entrants!

Cowboy Joe's BBQ Co. to have booth at Gettin' Sauced!

We're pumped to announce Cowboy Joe's BBQ Co. will have a BBQ-sauce booth at this year's 5th annual Gettin' Sauced! festival! Cowboy Joe's has been a part of our festival for years and is a past overall winner of the bottled sauce contest. And they're from Austin! We are honored they'll be with us. Make plans to stop by their booth & sample their BBQ sauce. Until then, follow them on Facebook and Twitter!

PoK-e-Jo's BBQ at Gettin' Sauced!

We're so happy to announce PoK-e-Jo's BBQ will have a booth at this year's 5th annual Gettin' Sauced! festival! We are excited and honored another longtime joint has chosen to take part in our festival. At the festival, be sure to stop by their booth & sample their fare. Until then, follow them on Facebook and Twitter!

Mann's Smokehouse at Gettin' Sauced!

So excited to announce Mann's Smokehouse will have a booth at this year's 5th annual Gettin' Sauced! festival! This is the first time Mann's has joined us! We are thrilled to have another Austin joint take part in our festival  Make plans to stop by their booth & have a good time with them. In the meantime, follow them on Facebook and Twitter!

TexasFood.com is the Presenting Sponsor of this year's Gettin' Sauced!

We are so pleased to announce TexasFood.com is the Presenting Sponsor of this year's 5th annual Gettin' Sauced! We've partnered before with TexasFood.com and love teaming up with them. If you snag a VIP ticket to the festival, all of your VIP swag will be in a TexasFood.com bag. We are so thankful for TexasFood.com's continued support and encourage you to take time to check out their site. And follow them via Facebook and Twitter. Thanks, TexasFood.com!!!!

5th annual Gettin' Sauced! wristbands for sale!!!

Time to get sauced! We're so excited to announce BBQ-sampling wristbands (VIP & General Admission) are now on sale for our 5th annual Gettin' Sauced! contest & festival. This year's festival, presented by TexasFood.com, will be held Sunday, October 19, 2014, at Shady Springs Party Barn in Austin! 

As always, this year's festival will be full of hot BBQ, cold drinks, live music, door prizes, & more! Event entry is free, though sampling the BBQ and BBQ sauce will require a BBQ wristband. General-Admission wristbands are $15 online & $20 at the gate. VIP wristbands are $35 online and at $40 the gate. VIP wristbands include entry to the event 30 minutes before general admission, a Gettin’ Sauced! pint glass, a Gettin’ Sauced! koozie, The Q Card, a one-year subscription to Taste of the South magazine, a discount on a Texas Q Tours trip, & more. BUY WRISTBANDS!

This year's festival features a great lineup of Central Texas BBQ joints & craft breweries. Subject to change, here is the lineup we have thus far...

BBQ Joints

Black's Barbecue

Louie Mueller Barbecue

Opie's Barbecue

Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-Q-Que

Hays County Bar-B-Que
SLAB BBQ

Schmidt Family Barbecue

Mann's Smokehouse

PoK-e-Jo's BBQ 
Smokey Mo's Bar-B-Q
Snow's BBQ 

Craft Breweries

Saint Arnold Brewing Company

Independence Brewing Co.

South Austin Brewery

Middleton Brewing

Infamous Brewing Company

Circle Brewing Co.
Austin Eastciders (cider)

In addition to craft beer, several non-alcoholic drinks will be available, including drinks from HonestTea & Cuvee Coffee. Also, Miche Bread, our official bread sponsor, will have a booth with a selection of artisan breads for you to sample. And OMG! Cheesecakery, the event's exclusive dessert vendor, will have a lineup of personal-sized cheesecakes for purchase. If you're looking for a hotel, discounted rates are available at Radisson Hotel & Suites Austin Downtown, the official hotel of this year's Gettin' Sauced! Visit the Gettin' Sauced! website for complete details.

WHEN: Sunday, October 19, 3-6 p.m. (2:30 entry for VIP-ticket holders) 

WHERE: Shady Springs Party Barn, 9401 Sherman Rd, Austin, TX 78742

DETAILS: 

Official website: http://www.gettinsauced.com/

Direct link to BBQ-sampling wristbands (VIP & General Admission): https://www.livingsocial.com/events/1225464-ticket-to-gettin-sauced-bbq-festival 

Twitter: @GettinSauced

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gettin-Sauced/139872462725933

Email: drew (at) gettinsauced (dot) com 

LivingSocial is the exclusive ticketing agency of this year's Gettin' Sauced!

We are pleased to announce LivingSocial is the exclusive ticketing agency for this year's 5th annual Gettin' Sauced! festival! It's our first time to partner with LivingSocial, whose focus is all about having fun in the community. Tickets will be be for sale shortly. As usual, both VIP and general-admission tickets will be available. You will be able to purchase tickets via gettinsauced.com. In the meantime, if you're not already familiar with LivingSocial, check them out online, on Facebook, and on Twitter!