G&D Chamber Ribfest well attended, served over 200 people

Joel Bartling, Patrick Shaffer, and Travis Harford of The Casual Smokers placed in each division and were named the Overall Champion of 2025 Ribfest. They won first place in pork ribs, second in pork butt, and second place in the brisket category.

Austin Cook, Jonah Beck, and Blake Boes with BCB Smoked Meats won first place in the pork butt division.

Jared and Bruce Opp of Operation Smoke placed first in the brisket division, and second in the ribs division.

Mike McKeen and Mark Braun of M & M were named the People’s Choice for Best chicken and took third in the ribs division.

Barry Johnson and Chris Callender of Spot On took third place in the brisket division, after going head to head with the top two teams at Ribfest.