Whiskey Hotel Barbecue

08/29/2026

08/29/2026

Baumann Park in Cherry Valley today!

08/28/2026

Hey Everyone, big news!

This weekend The baseballtap will be hosting Smokin Ribs for the Kids barbecue competition to benefit Marshmellow’s Hope Foundation at Baumann Park in Cherry Valley.

I also wanted to take second to thank everyone who came out and visited us at the Winnebago County Fair! We had a great week!

So, while I was there, right by the hog barn I kinda thought to myself that getting one and cooking it up for Smokin Ribs for the Kids might be a great contribution to that event!

So we bought a 4H hog, a Berkshire that dressed out to 205lbs and it was raised by the daughter of my friend Jon Bolen of Lender Electric at Bolen Farms out in Pecatonica. While the festivities out at Baumann span both Friday and Saturday the whole hog I’ll be cooking overnight tonight and it’ll be ready tomorrow!

So come on out and have some great food and support this great cause with us!

I try not to ask for post engagement and shares and the like, but anything ya’ll can do to give us a boost in the algorithm would be greatly appreciated!

Hope to see you tomorrow!

08/22/2026

Attn: Hog farmers at the Winnebago County Fair.

We’re looking to buy a hog to cook up next week at Smokin Ribs for the Kids.

It’d need to dress out to 140-180 lbs, If you can get it to Eichmans I can get the kill slot.

Preferably it’d be a Duroc hog, as I’ve never cooked one and want to, but I’m not dead set on that. I gotta fit it into a 5ft long 3 foot wide box with it splayed out, so those are my size constraints.

Beyond that it needs to have a decent fat content, not too lean.

If you have what I need you can either come see me across the way in the trailer or message the page.

08/19/2026

Alright! We are up and running at the winnebagocountyfair!

We’re right on the south end of Building 5!

08/07/2026

The wings you can get at the Baseball Tap any day of the week.

But today and tomorrow at the trailer you can get brisket, ribs, pulled pork, sausage, smoked pork and beans, elote, dill pickle pasta salad, and loaded potato salad.

We’ll have a batch of meat candy ready around 3-4

08/02/2026

Hey Everyone,

So, total shot in the dark here but I was wondering if anyone has decent deer hunting land that would be willing to trade access to it for some barbecue.

If so reach out to me and let’s see if we can’t help each other out.

Ideally it’d be close to Rockton/roscoe, northern Winnebago/boone county, etc.

And I’m just looking to use it during shotgun and CWD season.

07/24/2026

We’re asked often why we call them “Pickle Ribs”..

Well, it’s because we use a pickle brine in the glaze we use at the end along with brown sugar to give the savory ribs a touch of sweetness.

We’re not talking about an overpowering pickle flavor, just enough to justify the name.

Hope to see you today or tomorrow, and every Friday and Saturday at the baseballtap in Cherry Valley!

07/21/2026

I’ve said it before, but if you miss the Smoked wings from Whiskey Hotel you can find them at the baseballtap! Even the Alabama White Sauce!

07/18/2026

What a turnout!

We are currently sold out of beef ribs!

But! We do have plenty of brisket, burnt ends, whole hog, sausage and pork steak!

Kinda like I said in the previous post if y’all want us to do beef ribs then come get em’. And you sure did!

I don’t think it’ll be too hard of a sell to get those onto at least the monthly rotation. If you want that to happen, absolutely, shouting that out in the comments would be taken note of.