Review: Pork Barrel BBQ Sauce

I began following the boys at Pork Barrel BBQ on the interwebs awhile back.  What caught my attention was the catchy name and the story of how they chose it.  It seems the founders were US Senate staffers in Washington, DC.  While their bosses were debating Pork Barrel Spending, they were debating their BBQ dining options in the greater DC area.  The two things collided and what you have is a catchy name for a line of BBQ sauces & rubs.

Recently, I was perusing the sauce selection at my local grocer in the midwest and was surprised to see their Pork Barrel BBQ sauce on the shelf.  I snapped up a bottle of the original sauce, headed for home, and put together a couple of sandwiches from the leftover pulled pork that was waiting for my in my refrigerator.

I piled a couple of buns high and applied a liberal amount of Pork Barrel sauce.  It's a thin sauce and the vinegar twang outpaces the catsup base that's listed on the label.  I'd call it a variation on a Carolina style sauce.  While I enjoyed the sauce overall, it was a little too"vinegary" for my taste and I'd like a little more pepper.  But that hasn't stopped me from continuing to use it.  I'll also try their sweet sauce the next time I'm in that grocery store.

You can check out Pork Barrel BBQ sauce at their website:  http://www.porkbarrlebbq.com

Cheers,

Braddog