A deep rich sweet sauce that is versatile for any kind of grilling, dipping, or BBQ’ing. It has enough complexity to appeal to connoisseurs and is mild enough to make the kids happy. All in all, this is a great sauce that goes equally well with pork, chicken, and beef products.
Smell/Aroma 5
There’s a lot of [...]
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brian
who has written 122 posts for BBQ Sauce Reviews.
Sep
2
2010
2
2010
The Secret Sauce “Sweet Love” BBQ Sauce (5/5)
Aug
26
2010
26
2010
Whoop Ass Chipotle Barbecue Sauce (4/5)
Well, pardner, if this one doesn’t jump out at you, then you might as well be sleeping. Sometimes products like this are great and back up their pretentious presentation. The bottle is extremely over-styled - a tough, frilly-leather-jacket-wearing-cowboy who is double fisting two pistols shooting off people who don’t deserve to be buying BBQ sauce. Nice cowboy hat too, which I’ll probably give to the kids when the sauce is gone.
Aug
23
2010
23
2010
King James BBQ Sauce (4/5)
Final assessment: the King James is a better dipping sauce than marinade or glaze, but that’s all right with me. 4 stars for taste, 4 stars for texture. And unlike the other self appointed “King,” I look forward to seeing this James again.
Aug
18
2010
18
2010
Geronimo’s Tangy Barbeque Sauce (3/5)
Initial Impression:
Cool label. Obviously someone has put a lot of thought into it. American Indian inspired and great causes listed on the label: National Kidney Foundation of Southern California and American Cancer Society. This is obviously a sauce-maker with concern for his society both locally and globally.
Aroma: 4
A pleasantly intoxicating blend on tomato, spices, and apple [...]
Aug
14
2010
14
2010
McCane’s Southern Fixin’s Original Pit Sauce (4/5)
Stewart McCane calls his sauces the best thing you ever threw a lip over - which is certainly a bold statement. But do his sauces have the boldness and flavor to back him up? Sure they do.
Smell and Aroma 4
A somwhat traditional scent like tomato sauce mixed with apple vinegar - [...]
Aug
9
2010
9
2010
Luna Mercato Blueberry Barbecue Sauce (3/5)
It’s been awhile since my review of Luna Mercato’s Strawberry Barbecue Sauce - more than enough time to let give my tastebuds a break from fruity BBQ sauce. In general, I’m just not a big fan of the category. While there are certainly stand-outs (the sauce formerly known as Carribean Calypso for example), there’s a lot of mileage in between the stars.
Aug
1
2010
1
2010
Big Nugg Company Southwest Chipotle Q Sauce (4/5)
Decent flavor from a competition barbecue team that wanted to bring “the exact sauces” they use in competition to you. Like Blender’s this one provides a strong vinegar oomph but not quite as overpowering. The three pepper blend (Cayenne, Chipotle, Red Chili) provides a great balance of flavor and heat - just enough to heat [...]
Jul
19
2010
19
2010
Jul
18
2010
18
2010
Miller’s Spicy Bar-B-Q Sauce (5/5)
Miller’s brings to market a traditional KC-style BBQ sauce with a smooth balance of heat and sweet. I liked the strong hickory via liquid smoke and the deep rich flavors provided by the molasses and brown sugar.
Jul
14
2010
14
2010
Hecky’s Hot Barbecue Sauce (4/5)
This sauce is a little brother to Hecky’s Original, which I gave five stars back in May. And it does a couple things I really liked but didn’t impress me as much as their original sauce. The sauce was certainly hotter than the original (expected), but the flavor profile also changed quite a bit. Don’t [...]
Jul
11
2010
11
2010
Saint A’s BAR-B-Q Sauce (3/5)
St. Augustine is a city in the northeast section of Florida that was founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés. It is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the United States. St. Augustine lies in a region of Florida known as “The First Coast”, which extends from [...]
Jul
8
2010
8
2010
Sauces that Remind Me of Spices I Like
Timberfolks
The nutmeg in here reminds of Harpoon Winter Warmer Lager
Captain Curts
The bay leaves remind me of Old Bay (any Baltimore crab eaters out there?)
Willingham’s Cajun Hot BBQ Sauce
Reminds me of McCormicks Cajun spice (or Penzey’s cajun spice)
Outta the Park BBQ Sauce
Strong notes of ginger!
Jul
4
2010
4
2010
Blenders Original Barbeque Sauce (3/5)
Who knew crime and punishment, Hollywood and Kansas City, and people with names like Aunt Pauline and Nana Lena could be combined in one story about BBQ sauce? Well, it’s all true. It could be the most interesting Behind-The-Sauce story I’ve read so far. The flavor, on the other hand, leaves a lot to be [...]
Jul
1
2010
1
2010
Best BBQ Sauces for Fourth of July Grilling
On July 4, 1776, we claimed our independence from Britain and democracy was born. Every day thousands leave their homeland to come to the “land of the free and the home of the brave” so they can begin their American Dream.
Over the years, the Fourth of July has truly transformed from being a boring history [...]
Jun
25
2010
25
2010
KC Masterpiece Barbecue Sauce - Original (3/5)
Did you ever hear a song so beautiful it made you cry? Did you ever see a picture that caused you to stare in awe, then do a double-take, then stare again for another 5 minutes? Did you ever see a video clip or scene from a movie so powerful, that it gave you goosebumps?
Jun
21
2010
21
2010
Captain Curts Famous Boss Sauce - Hickory (4/5)
Hmm. Not too much variation from the mild sauce or hot version. Maybe it is a little bit bolder… could be extra salt and spices… I’m not sure. It’s still a great sauce, very unique with a strong Old Bay flavor (via ground bay leaves I assume). For more details on Captain Curt and [...]
Jun
14
2010
14
2010
BBQ Sauce Giveaway: Outta the Park BBQ Sauce
You could be as happy as the guy on this bottle when you receive a FREE bottle of Outta the Park BBQ Sauce. As the most recent sauce to receive 5 stars from me, I strongly believe that most folks who try this will be impressed with the uniqueness of its flavor. Even my wife [...]
Jun
13
2010
13
2010
Outta The Park BBQ Sauce (5/5)
It’s Real. It’s Good. It’s Gone! says creator Scott Granai on the bottle of his Outta The Park sauce. And I’d have to agree. The magic ingredient here is ginger - giving what could be a fairly average sauce a unique Asian flair that reminds of a flavor I may have had once in a [...]
Jun
10
2010
10
2010
Jack Daniel’s Original No.7 Recipe Barbecue Sauce (3/5)
This is sauce is OK, but it’s really more of an extension of a huge brand versus a finely-tuned BBQ sauce for barbecue and grilling fanatics like you and me. They put lots of funky stuff in the sauce itself from high fructose corn syrup to modified corn starch to preservatives and artificial flavoring. They [...]
Jun
6
2010
6
2010
Sucklebusters Original BBQ Sauce (4/5)
I guess I’d describe this sauce as a very decent, all-natural sauce. A great texture and decent flavor, good color, without many uniquely distinguishing features or characteristics. But for my tastebuds, I’ll take that any day over something that dares to be different and fails. My score for this smooth tasting sauce also received a [...]
May
23
2010
23
2010
Heckys Original Barbecue Sauce (5/5)
A sweet tomato, KC-style sauce that is equally effective out of the bottle as it is cooked on the grill. The sauce hits you first with a blast of sweetness and then lingers and transforms to produce a smoky, tangy aftertaste.
Smell
A perfect blend of tomato, sweet, smoke, and spice.
Look / Consistency
Smooth - but with nice [...]
May
18
2010
18
2010
Timber Folks BBQ Sauce (4/5)
Upon opening the package, I was a bit underwhelmed. I walked over to the back of our kitchen and got ready to just throw this in the garbage. The label just barely fit on the jar and got wrinkled pretty bad during the course of application. The photo on the label was weak and the [...]
May
6
2010
6
2010
Apr
30
2010
30
2010
Topco Valu Time BBQ Sauce (1/5)
Guest Review: Dennis Moore
(this review was NOT edited in any way, although I did add the picture above)
Smell/Aroma
It smells like tomato soup. It doesn’t even remotely resemble BBQ sauce.
Look and Consistency
I had just finished shaking the last dollups of my K.C. Masterpiece onto the burgers I was grilling. I just bought this other stuff ( [...]
Mar
4
2010
4
2010
Big Billy BBQ Sauce (4/5)
Guest review by Paul Zonfrillo from Team ZBQ
The best way I can describe this sauce is KC BBQ meets Carolina Vinegar sauce. It is on the thin side for consistency, has a noticeable deal of acidity, but it is balanced out by a good dose of sweet. The result is a full bodied [...]
