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.

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8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours a hazy, butterscotch-gold color, with mid-sized head. Aroma has a pungent, green onion/garlic note upfront, followed by citrus and tropical fruit. Flavors follow, with moderate underlying sweetness. Soft mouthfeel. Moderate hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Can on 14 Aug 2026 at 20:49

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Mild aromas are white grapes, malt, citrus, and a little resin. Flavors are similar to nose with citrus coming out more. Good balance between bitter, sweet and carbonation. Add in some herbs and spices. Not bad, not great.
Tried from Can at Bodega Brew Pub, Inc. on 11 Aug 2026 at 03:02

6.8/10 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 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 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 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 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 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 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