See the Barbecue, Beer, and Music From Chicago’s Windy City Smokeout

What happens when some of the country’s top pitmasters converge on the Midwest for three days of smoked meat

Published on July 19, 2016

For four years now, pitmasters from some the country's best barbecue joints converge in Chicago for the Windy City Smokeout, a celebration of bands, beer, and the most smoky, bone-gnawing barbecue you can get your hands on. We were on the ground last week to take a taste ourselves; check out scenes from this year's event below.

Windy City — Sam Jones from Skylight Inn smokes whole hog at the Smokeout.

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See the Barbecue, Beer, and Music From Chicago’s Windy City Smokeout

What happens when some of the country’s top pitmasters converge on the Midwest for three days of smoked meat

By SAVEUR Editors

Published on July 19, 2016

For four years now, pitmasters from some the country's best barbecue joints converge in Chicago for the Windy City Smokeout, a celebration of bands, beer, and the most smoky, bone-gnawing barbecue you can get your hands on. We were on the ground last week to take a taste ourselves; check out scenes from this year's event below.