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2025 MINN-KASI Award Winner Scoring Methodology
Each placing entry is given the following points:
1st Place: 3
2nd Place: 2
3rd Place: 1
The following tie-breakers have been applied, in order of priority:
The highest number of first places.
The highest total number of first, second, and third places.
The lowest number of entries.
The highest average score.
The highest minimum score.
The highest maximum score.
Winning Entries
Traditional Mead (8 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Nathan Steigman
Hac Vanitate
M1A: Dry Mead
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd
Kevin Meintsma
Big Leaf Maple #137
M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
3rd
Jeremy Olsen
Barrel 3.0
M1C: Sweet Mead
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
Fruit Meads (7 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Kevin Meintsma
Acacia/Angico Riesling #129
M2B: Pyment
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd
Jeremy Olsen
Pyment
M2B: Pyment
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
3rd
Nathan Steigman
Malum
M2A: Cyser
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Berry Mead (9 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Kevin Meintsma
Not My Felon - Raspberry #168
M2C: Berry Mead
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd
Mark McDonald
Shirt Stain
M2C: Berry Mead
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
3rd
Chad Zeman MHP
Buzzberry
M2C: Berry Mead
Rochester Area Zymurgy Enthusiasts (RAZE)
Stone Fruit/Melomel Meads (6 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Christopher Skottegard
Mangled Blue Mango
M2E: Melomel
South Side Barley Crushers
2nd
Nathan Steigman
Clara Solis
M2E: Melomel
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
3rd
Christopher Radel Co-Brewer: Jacob Lefever Matt Dulas
Stonefruit Siren
M2D: Stone Fruit Mead
Spiced Mead (9 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Kevin Meintsma
Lock Him Up - Basswood Rhubarb #161
M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd
Barry Caplin
Mango Hot Habanero Mead
M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead
3rd
Paul Dienhart
Raspberry Ancho Pepper Mead
M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Specialty Mead (7 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Nathan Steigman
Zjedz Owoc I Pocałuj Węża Na Dobranoc
M4B: Historical Mead
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd
Barry Caplin
Breakfast Stout Mead
M4C: Experimental Mead
3rd
Andy Christensen
Longest Day, Summer Braggot
M4C: Experimental Mead
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Standard Cider and Perry (7 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Heith Heitkamp
Sunny Brook Hard Charger Cider
C1A: New World Cider
2nd
Nathan Steigman
Ego Vobiscum Sum
C1B: English Cider
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
3rd
Nathan Orf
Dabinett 2024
C1B: English Cider
Specialty Cider and Perry (11 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Aric Daul
Big Pink
C2B: Cider with Other Fruit
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
2nd
Chad Zeman MHP
Spitfire Cidre
C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry
Rochester Area Zymurgy Enthusiasts (RAZE)
3rd
Joshua Leshovsky
PomPom Ginger Cider
C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices
River City Brewers [MN]
Standard American Beer - Lagers (8 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
James Henjum
Summertime Light
1B: American Lager
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
2nd
Blake Springman
Springman's Corner
1B: American Lager
3rd
Ryan Schuh
Jordan Lite
1A: American Light Lager
Jordan Brew Club
Standard American Beer - Cream Ales/Wheat Beers (12 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
James Henjum
Summertime
1C: Cream Ale
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
2nd
Michael Root
American Wheat 1D 12
1D: American Wheat Beer
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
3rd
Dave Bance
Baby Wrestler
1C: Cream Ale
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
Pale Malty European Lager (9 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Bob Teich
Helles Bock
4C: Helles Bock
River City Brewers [MN]
2nd
Colby Reineke MHP
A Religious Devotion
4A: Munich Helles
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
3rd
Nathan Orf
Zugspitz
4A: Munich Helles
European Beers - Pale/Amber/Dark (11 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Ken Wentworth
Dirndls And Lederhosen
6A: Märzen
South Side Barley Crushers
2nd
Blake Springman
Hotdog Flavored Water
7A: Vienna Lager
3rd
Michael Bower Co-Brewer: Dan Lorenz
Oktoberfest
6A: Märzen
Strong European Beer (6 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Jay Perry
Eisbock
9B: Eisbock
Valley Brew Crew
2nd
Nick Stevens
Midnight Rider
9C: Baltic Porter
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
3rd
Art Arsenault Co-Brewer: Ross Winnberg,Nick Stevens Jim Cotner
Yummy Porter
9C: Baltic Porter
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
German Wheat Beer (11 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Heith Heitkamp
Hot Lap Hefe
10A: Weissbier
2nd
Soren Jensen
Banana Bug
10C: Weizenbock
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
3rd
Jacob And Shelly Sales
4011
10A: Weissbier
Rochester Area Zymurgy Enthusiasts (RAZE)
British Bitter/Brown Beer (12 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Brandon Pflipsen
Old Bell
11A: Ordinary Bitter
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd
Kyle Benson
L'etoile Du Nord
13A: Dark Mild
3rd
Jeremy Trafton
Best Bitter
11B: Best Bitter
Rum River Wort Hogs
Scottish and Irish Ale (5 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Blake Springman
An Draoitheach Rua
15A: Irish Red Ale
2nd
Heith Heitkamp
Irish Red Flag
15A: Irish Red Ale
3rd
Patrick Moore
Red Rising
15A: Irish Red Ale
Dark/Strong British Beer (9 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Cory Monson
Pooh Bear's (Oatmeal Stout)Ness Exercises
16B: Oatmeal Stout
Nordeast Brewers Alliance
2nd
Art Arsenault
This Old Thing
17D: English Barley Wine
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
3rd
Blake Springman
Path Of Oatality
16B: Oatmeal Stout
Pale American Ale (13 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Colby Reineke MHP
Hidden Alchemy
18B: American Pale Ale
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd
Brennan McKeag MHP
Kegg's Pale
18B: American Pale Ale
3rd
Alex Bruch
Parallel Lines
18B: American Pale Ale
Amber and Brown American Beer (7 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Brandon Pflipsen
We're All Trying To Find The Guy Who Did This
19A: American Amber Ale
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd
Amanda Wulfkuhle Co-Brewer: Dad
Brown Eyed Beer
19C: American Brown Ale
3rd
Jay Perry
Amber
19A: American Amber Ale
Valley Brew Crew
American Porter and Stout (8 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Brandon Krosch Co-Brewer: Greg Crest
Prussian Imperial
20C: Imperial Stout
2nd
Ron Fitch
Volstead Remedy
20C: Imperial Stout
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
3rd
Troy Gamble
Super Tsar Imperial Stout
20C: Imperial Stout
English/American IPA (9 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Colby Reineke MHP
Dream Eater
21A: American IPA
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd
Brandon Pflipsen
Swell Rider
21A: American IPA
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Specialty IPA (7 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Matt Grove
Red IPA
21B: Specialty IPA
Nordeast Brewers Alliance
2nd
Michael Root
Belgian IPA 21B 16
21B1: Belgian IPA
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
3rd
Rodrigo Marmol Co-Brewer: Andy G
Congelado
21B: Specialty IPA
3M Homebrew Club
Hazy IPA/Strong American Ale (19 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Brandon Pflipsen
The Ghost Tour's Lie
22D: Wheatwine
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd
Andy Gerver
Jinx!
21C: Hazy IPA
3M Homebrew Club
3rd
Brandon Krosch Co-Brewer: Greg Crest
The Zissou
22A: Double IPA
International/Czech Lager (9 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Adrian Swanson
One Hundred Wieners
3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Nordeast Brewers Alliance
2nd
Ben Gansemer MHP
Lyla's Lager
3A: Czech Pale Lager
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
3rd
Heith Heitkamp
Victory Lane Lager
2A: International Pale Lager
Belgian Ales (17 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Richard Brower
Summer Beer
25B: Saison
Nordeast Brewers Alliance
2nd
Soren Jensen
Mayfly
25A: Belgian Blond Ale
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
3rd
Soren Jensen
Avec Les Bons Voeux De La Salamandre
25B: Saison
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Monastic Ale (16 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Kevin Meintsma
Monks Bread - Pattersbier
26A: Belgian Single
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd
Soren Jensen
Orb Weaver
26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
3rd
Heith Heitkamp
Quick Time Tripel
26C: Belgian Tripel
Historical Beer (5 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Colby Reineke MHP
Hella FRESH
27A1: Kellerbier
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd
Paul Dienhart
Cerne Abbas Ale
27A: Historical Beer
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Sour & Wild Ales (8 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Adrian Swanson
Blended Gueuze 2025
23E: Gueuze
Nordeast Brewers Alliance
2nd
Cory Monson
Travers City To Macon County
28C: Wild Specialty Beer
Nordeast Brewers Alliance
3rd
Soren Jensen
Axolotl
28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Fruit Beer (12 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Ken Wentworth
Cevesa De Lima
29A: Fruit Beer
South Side Barley Crushers
2nd
Andrew Buchanan
Dreamy Haze
29C: Specialty Fruit Beer
3rd
Nicholas Hartwigsen
Beach Comber
29A: Fruit Beer
Spiced Beer (16 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Jeremy Beer
American Black Walnut Ale
30D: Specialty Spice Beer
Rum River Wort Hogs
2nd
Matt Giljahn
Tres Perros Coffee Cream Ale
30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
3rd
Jacob And Shelly Sales
Mind You P's And Q's
30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Rochester Area Zymurgy Enthusiasts (RAZE)
Alternative Fermentables Beer (5 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Nathan Orf
Fonio Saison
31A: Alternative Grain Beer
2nd
Aaron De Boer
Honey Rice Lager
31B: Alternative Sugar Beer
Nordeast Brewers Alliance
3rd
Joel Hanson Co-Brewer: Tim Bruels
Emperor Mapletine
31B: Alternative Sugar Beer
Wood & Smoked Beer (10 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Aaron De Boer
Barrel Aged Wee Heavy
33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
Nordeast Brewers Alliance
2nd
Matt Grove
Highland Fling
33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
Nordeast Brewers Alliance
3rd
Brandon Pflipsen
Whispers In The Woods
33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Specialty Beer (8 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
James Henjum
Double Standard
34C: Experimental Beer
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
2nd
Jim Helgerson Co-Brewer: Scott Baron
Mounds Of Stout
34C: Experimental Beer
3rd
Cory Monson
The Chav Pint
34B: Mixed-Style Beer
Nordeast Brewers Alliance
4th
Soren Jensen
Boxelder
34C: Experimental Beer
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
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