- Ninkasi Award
The Ninkasi Award is the prize given by
American Homebrewers Association for the brewer who gains the most points in the second round of the National Homebrew Competition judged at the National Homebrewers Conference. Points are gained from the brewer's winning entries in the 23 categories ofbeer and several categories ofmead andcider . At least 2 points (1 bronze placement) must come from a beer entry. The winner of the Ninkasi Award is widely considered the best homebrewer of the year.The Ninkasi Award is named in honor of
Ninkasi , the Sumerian goddess of beer.Past Winners
1992 - Steve & Christina Daniel
1993 - Walter Dobrowsky
1994 - Michael Byers
1995 - Rhett Rebold
1996 - Tom Bergman & Chas Peterson
1997 -George Fix
1998 - Art Beall
1999 - Tom Plunkard
2000 - Joe Formanek
2001 - Brian Cole
2002 - Curt Hausam
2003 - Curt Hausam
2004 -Jamil Zainasheff
2005 - Paul Long
2006 - Joe Formanek
2007 -Jamil Zainasheff
2008 - Gordon Strong
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