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Got the Patriot Rub package on Thursday & opened it up..... First things I noticed were the shaker bottle & labeling were perfect..... Great label, artwork & colors..... It was centered perfectly on the plastic shaker bottle.... Great initial visual appeal.... Gave the "quality product" feeling immediately..... Finger test was next & it probably had more layers taste wise to it than I have ever tasted in a rub, not in a bad way, but very interesting.... Started out sweet with the sugar taste, then turned hot with the pepper/peppers, then the garlic & onion, then sweet-hot to finish..... Very interesting.... I like.... Had 3 buddies over for beers & we finger tasted this rub, along with Mad Hunky, Plowboys, my own & 3 others I can't remember right now & it held its own with 1 of them giving it #1 rating for the the finger test 
......... So beef ribs it went on, in 3 different stages... 1) start..... 2) foiling..... 3) unfoiling & last smoke...... Ended up going 2.5-2-1.5..... 1/2 of the rack was finished naked & the other half got Sweet Baby Rays for the last hour..... Both methods turned out an excellent finished product which 1 voted for naked & 3 voted for SBR'S... I liked the naked a little better myself.... The ribs did finish with a good bit of heat, which may be due to me hitting them 3 times with rub, but the flavors were great..... I can't wait to try it on something else..... Nice Job
Note: I rubbed the ribs with a little EVOO before applying, as the larger texture of the rub did not want to stick to the ribs.... The shaker bottle suggests applying mustard first before applying the rub, which would probably work equally as well, or better.
On edit: I did add about 4 ounces of beer when I foiled them.
......... So beef ribs it went on, in 3 different stages... 1) start..... 2) foiling..... 3) unfoiling & last smoke...... Ended up going 2.5-2-1.5..... 1/2 of the rack was finished naked & the other half got Sweet Baby Rays for the last hour..... Both methods turned out an excellent finished product which 1 voted for naked & 3 voted for SBR'S... I liked the naked a little better myself.... The ribs did finish with a good bit of heat, which may be due to me hitting them 3 times with rub, but the flavors were great..... I can't wait to try it on something else..... Nice Job Note: I rubbed the ribs with a little EVOO before applying, as the larger texture of the rub did not want to stick to the ribs.... The shaker bottle suggests applying mustard first before applying the rub, which would probably work equally as well, or better.
On edit: I did add about 4 ounces of beer when I foiled them.
dang those look great.
You on it Fish Daddy! 
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