|
More
than just a Music Fest...
The
Bean Blossom Blues, Brews and BBQ, affectionately known as the Bean,
has a long history as a successful and loved music festival, but in
2008 it also became an Indiana State Championship BBQ competition.
$5,000.00
in Prize Money...
The
Bean just has 4 Meat Categories - Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork, Beef
Brisket. Cash Awards
will be paid to the top 7 finishers in each category and to the Grand
Champion and Reserve Grand Champion with the total purse being
$5,000.00. We welcome competitors from all states. The first 30 teams
to enter will be the ones we accept; that's right we cap it at 30
teams! With us paying 7 places deep, plus Reserve and Grand, means
there are 30 possible chances to win money, and only 30 teams; this
makes ours an easy-to-win contest! This is an official Indiana State
Championship BBQ so our Grand Champion will be invited to compete in
the American Royal Barbecue and they'll be put into the drawing to be
invited to the Jack Daniel's 's World Championship Invitational Barbecue.
Easy
Money, Easy Contest...
Not
only is the Bean one of the easiest-to-win contests in the country,
it's easy in other ways too. Each team will have ample space for
cooking/camping. And each space has its own water and electric
hook-ups. There is space for parking right at your cook site, with
extra space for additional vehicles right nearby.
Cooks
& Judges Pitch-In...
On
Friday night August 27th at 6pm in the Judging Tent we're having a
pitch-in for all of the cooks and judges. Bring a dish to pass. We
will provide the beer and wine!
Coffee
& Doughnuts...
Around
7am on Saturday morning we'll come around on a golf cart and deliver
free coffee and doughnuts to the teams. It's just another way we say
"Thank You for competing at the Bean!".
Team
Registration...
The
cost for registering your BBQ team is $250.00. Call
us at 812-988-8200 or 317-250-8156 to register today - we only have
a few more openings! Entering
the Bean gets you enough cooking/camping space to fit a average
sized RV, a 50 amp electric hook-up, and a water hook-up. Competitors
can bring RV's and Campers. You can camp/sleep in your cooking space.
If you need additional camping space, then you will need to call the
park at 800-414-4677 to make camping reservations. Paying your Team
Entry Fee also gets you 4 tickets to the music Fest at which Kenny
Wayne Shepherd will be performing along with 8 other great blues
bands. Extra fest tickets are available for purchase here.
An ice delivery man working for the park will come around to your
site to see if you need ice. He usually charges around $2.00/bag.
Click here
to see a list of the teams that will be there this year.
No
BBQ Vendors needed...
We've
already got a BBQ vendor working the fest.
We
need Judges...
If
you would like to be a judge at the Bean, click
here. |
