2024 Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition

Best of Show – Beer

Best of Show – Cider

Best of Show – Mead

2024 MINN-KASI Award Winner (114 Participating Brewers)

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Table 1: Standard American Beer (16 entries)

Table 2: Strong American Ale (7 entries)

Table 3: International Lager (8 entries)

Table 4: Kolsch (8 entries)

Table 5: Amber and Dark European Beer (20 entries)

Table 6: Pale American Ale (21 entries)

Table 7: Imperial Stout (10 entries)

Table 8: Pale Malty European Lager (8 entries)

Table 9: British Ale (16 entries)

Table 10: Saison (10 entries)

Table 11: German Wheat Beer (8 entries)

Table 12: IPA (14 entries)

Table 13: American Amber and Brown (7 entries)

Table 14: Porter and Stout (14 entries)

Table 15: IPA Variants and Specialty (9 entries)

Table 16: Hazy IPA (15 entries)

Table 17: Scottish Ale (6 entries)

Table 18: Monastic Ale (19 entries)

Table 19: Belgian Ale (17 entries)

Table 20: Historical Beer (7 entries)

Table 21: Sour Ale (15 entries)

Table 22: Fruit Beer (11 entries)

Table 23: Smoked & Wood-Aged Beer (9 entries)

Table 24: Specialty and Alternative Fermentables Beer (13 entries)

Table 25: Spiced Beer (20 entries)

Table 26: German Pils (7 entries)

Table 27: Spice and Specialty Mead (12 entries)

Table 28: Standard Cider & Perry (8 entries)

Table 29: Specialty Cider & Perry (10 entries)

Table 30: Traditional Mead (5 entries)

Table 31: Fruit Mead (18 entries)

Table 32: Irish Red Ale (6 entries)

Table 33: Czech Lager (6 entries)