What wood do you use when smoking briskets

[BigL]

gotta go with mesquite Leland......

I'm not a fan of mesquite for long slow smoking. Too strong of a bitter taste for me. I love mesquite for grilling though!

Hickory I'm a fan of it for ribs or other pork but not beef.

Really just leaves me with 2 choices, find Oak or Pecan. Got a LOT of people coming over Saturday for Lucy's first birthday. I don't think it's a good time to experiment. I'm only cooking 2 briskets, 3 racks of ribs, and a lot of sausage. That's just for the adults. Probably throwing on 3-4 dozen hotdogs for the kids. It's sort of a last party for the kids before school starts + Lucy's 1st birthday.

[Geezy Rider]

I'm from south Texas where Mesquite was king. I've tried all of the others, and while they are good, I always go back to my roots. Mesquite.