2025 Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition

Best of Show – Beer

Best of Show – Cider

Best of Show – Mead

2025 MINN-KASI Award Winner (84 Participating Brewers)

Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.

Table 1: Traditional Mead (8 entries)

Table 2: Fruit Meads (7 entries)

Table 3: Berry Mead (9 entries)

Table 4: Stone Fruit/Melomel Meads (6 entries)

Table 5: Spiced Mead (9 entries)

Table 6: Specialty Mead (7 entries)

Table 7: Standard Cider and Perry (7 entries)

Table 8: Specialty Cider and Perry (11 entries)

Table 9: Standard American Beer - Lagers (8 entries)

Table 10: Standard American Beer - Cream Ales/Wheat Beers (12 entries)

Table 11: Pale Malty European Lager (9 entries)

Table 12: European Beers - Pale/Amber/Dark (11 entries)

Table 13: Strong European Beer (6 entries)

Table 14: German Wheat Beer (11 entries)

Table 15: British Bitter/Brown Beer (12 entries)

Table 16: Scottish and Irish Ale (5 entries)

Table 17: Dark/Strong British Beer (9 entries)

Table 18: Pale American Ale (13 entries)

Table 19: Amber and Brown American Beer (7 entries)

Table 20: American Porter and Stout (8 entries)

Table 21: English/American IPA (9 entries)

Table 22: Specialty IPA (7 entries)

Table 23: Hazy IPA/Strong American Ale (19 entries)

Table 24: International/Czech Lager (9 entries)

Table 25: Belgian Ales (17 entries)

Table 26: Monastic Ale (16 entries)

Table 27: Historical Beer (5 entries)

Table 28: Sour & Wild Ales (8 entries)

Table 29: Fruit Beer (12 entries)

Table 30: Spiced Beer (16 entries)

Table 31: Alternative Fermentables Beer (5 entries)

Table 32: Wood & Smoked Beer (10 entries)

Table 33: Specialty Beer (8 entries)