Bloody Bud

Beer is the beverage of choice for most pitmasters, particularly light-bodied American brews, such as Budweiser. To keep up with the crowd at a barbecue cook-off, you start bending your elbow about the time you light your fire in the morning. If that sounds too early, or if your cranium is still complaining about the night before, drink your first beer like a Bloody Mary. It may not exactly cure a hangover, but it’ll at least shock that sucker into submission.