Elm Creek Brewing Co.
Microbrewery in Champlin, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Contact
11469 Marketplace Dr N, Champlin, MN, 55316, United States
Description
About the Carlsons
When Mitch called his dad Wade in the fall of 2019 with the idea that their hometown needed a brewery, he could only nod in agreement - and then laughed the idea off.
But they never let it go away entirely, after countless hours of researching, studying and rolling up their sleeves, the Carlson’s are proud to bring Elm Creek Brewing Co. to their beloved Champlin, friends and neighbors.
When Mitch called his dad Wade in the fall of 2019 with the idea that their hometown needed a brewery, he could only nod in agreement - and then laughed the idea off.
But they never let it go away entirely, after countless hours of researching, studying and rolling up their sleeves, the Carlson’s are proud to bring Elm Creek Brewing Co. to their beloved Champlin, friends and neighbors.
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Aromas are grainy, bready, malty. Flavors are similar to nose and a bit more sweet than bitter with okay carbonation. Pretty good overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bodega Brew Pub, Inc.
on 31 May 2026
at 19:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Smack Shack. Pours a hazy gold with a peach hue and a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has pillowy citrus with a growing mango and a bit of melon coming through. Flavor has sweet citrus and mango with melon and sweet grains backing.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2026
at 19:00
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Lightly sweet rice lager. No more no less. Fun to try but not too much different from most of the others.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bodega Brew Pub, Inc.
on 09 Apr 2026
at 22:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Mild aromas of grapefruit, malt and cheese. Flavors are similar to nose. Bittersweet. Okay body and good carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bodega Brew Pub, Inc.
on 18 Mar 2026
at 01:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
On tap at Stanley’s. Pours a hazy purple with an off white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has sweet blueberry with some pie spice and a bit of graham cracker underlying. Flavor has slightly tart blueberry and graham cracker with some nutmeg and a bit of cinnamon.
Tried
from Draft
at
Stanley's Northeast Bar Room
on 27 Feb 2026
at 05:11
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Aromas are citrus, malt, a little resin and wet grain. Flavors are similar to nose, bittersweet and full-bodied. Good and drinkable but not too special.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bodega Brew Pub, Inc.
on 23 Feb 2026
at 20:43
7.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Aromas are citrus, straw, onion, little resin and a hint of MJ. Flavors are similar to nose. MJ comes out a bit more. Great balance between bitter, sweet and carbonation. I don't know how West Coast it is but it's pretty tasty.
Tried
from Can
at
Bodega Brew Pub, Inc.
on 01 Jan 2026
at 03:41
6.8/10
Tried
from Can
on 19 Dec 2025
at 18:55
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at Milwaukee Burger Company. Pours a hazy yellow orange with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has melon and citrus with some mango and a touch of sweet grains backing. Flavor is similar with a combination of sweet citrus and tangerine with some mango coming through.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Aug 2025
at 18:30
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at MKE Burger Company. Pours a cloudy purple with a light pink head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has blueberry and slightly sweet raspberry with a hint of yogurt underlying. Flavor has an earthy blueberry with some tart raspberry and a light bread backbone.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Aug 2025
at 17:57