Bob & Brad's Amazing Annual Pig Roast -

The past 3 years we have hosted Bob & Brad’s Annual Pig Roast. And let me tell you, it gets bigger and better every year! These guys are definitely amazing with their skills and I think they should go pro! I’m happy to say we send many home with delicious leftovers and the guys reap the kudos for quite some time afterward.

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Here’s a little back story on how the Annual Pig Roasts came to be.

It was an idea they came up with a few years back while we were working on the backyard. This is what it looked like when we moved in 6 years ago. No doubt we had the room for their vision! And over the years we have hosted many bonfires, other impromptu gatherings and a wedding out back. So we knew it could be done.

Before the Pig Roasts

Here’s what we started with. See? Lots of room and lots of room for improvement! Boy, I remember those first Fall days in our new home like it was yesterday. I loved poking around out there and exploring the yard’s personality.

Country backyard in the Fall. There are leaves on the ground and an old white Jeep parked by the back fence.

Autumn country backyard with an old gazebo, treehouse, chicken coop and barn. There are crisp leaves on the ground.

Our first summer here my husband and son created one of the coolest bonfire spots I’ve ever seen. The view was great and the grass was getting greener! That spot would eventually become Brad Pit.

Two people sitting in chairs next to a bonfire in the middle of a green grass prairie. There is a horse grazing in the background.

“Brad Pit”

The guys began the talk of roasting pigs and we knew this area was destined to be THE gathering spot for Bob & Brad’s Annual Pig Roast and all future shindigs. “Brad Pit”, a name coined by our nephew, was custom built. It included the original Harley pipes from our motorcycle as smoke stacks and a Colorado license plate with it’s moniker. We also had pallets and pallets of pavers just begging to be used. So Brad hauled them out from behind the barn and set up some string lines. Then I got to work building the “partio”. I laid every paver by hand except for the last two which I saved for my husband. This was a fun project that was done in a day and a half.

Pavers being laid to create a patio. There are two pallets with pavers, a blue tractor and a pig roaster made of cynderblock.

Long paver patio built in front of a barn. Pallets with loose pavers on the ground in the dirt. Man sitting at the table and large dog walking by.

Two and a half years ago we had the amazing pleasure of installing a new septic system. It was so stinkin’ fun!

Can you smell my sarcasm?

This required a complete scraping of most of the yard and it gave us the perfect opportunity to complete backyard layout. We had an underground sprinkler system installed (front & back), concrete curbs poured and sod laid.

Country backyard with treehouse and barn. The ground is prepped for sod to be laid.

This picture is from this summer. What a difference a couple of years makes! This was the morning of the 2020 Pig Roast before the wildfire smoke rolled in. See that huge pergola? Check out how the two of us built that this summer.

Country backyard on a summer morning. Party tent is set up and the grass is green.

Pig Roast Time

Ok, back to the Pig Roast!

Bob has sponsored the same wonderful local family, owners of Pig Pen Pork Company, the past 3 years. We are so, so grateful for their amazing care of raising and showing the animals. And for selling delicious farm to table pork! Local is where it’s at folks. Support your local farmers and ranchers every time you can!

Boulder County Fair Market Swine 2020 Reserve Grand Champion belt buckle with rubies.

Boulder County Livestock Show champion ribbons.

Pig Roast 2018

After many, many pig pow-wow’s over whiskey, Bob and Brad knew from the beginning the pigs needed to be butterflied so they would fit in the pit. They built this table to meet their dimension criteria. And Bob created his legendary mop sauce.

Two men standing in front of a tall table. There is a pig on the table ready to be prepped for a Pig Roast.

Here is a last check and mop before putting him to bed for the night.

Two men mopping a pig in the pig roaster. This is a form of basting meat.

Two men with arms around each other standing in front of a pig roaster.

And I decorated! I always love wrapping the silverware to match the theme of the party. The past two years I have done

Red platter with wooden silverware wrapped in white napkins and banded with red paper.

I snapped this picture right before everyone showed up. My mom made the most delicious coleslaw and there was enough for everyone! And all of our friends and family brought a side dish to share. We had about 80 people that first year.