Beer Me! — 10K Brewing — Anoka, Minnesota, United States

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10K Brewing

2005 Second Avenue
Anoka MN 55303
Telephone: +1 763-392-4753
Hours: Monday-Tuesday 4:00pm-9:00pm, Wednesday-Thursday 3:00pm-10:00pm, Friday 1:00pm-11:00pm, Saturday noon-11:00pm, Sunday noon-9:00pm.
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Notes

Visited: March 1, 2025

Opened: 2015

Contributor: Jon Hughes

Updated: March 5, 2025

Beer List

Anokafest

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

5.00% abv.
- Date: September 27, 2020 (#10362)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 15 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Red-brown. Moderate head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Toasty. Malty. Faintly floral.
  
  Mouthfeel (7)
  Light-medium body, fizzy. Intensely toasty. Mildly sweet. Grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Incredibly toasty finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2)
  Toasty.

Citra Session

Session Beer

Date: March 15, 2024 (#11641)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden-amber. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Orange candy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Biscuity malt and massive fruity, citrus hop flavor. Medium bitterness, especially in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Actually pretty nicely balanced and really tasty!

CTRL ALT DEL

German-Style Altbier

5.50% abv.

Date: February 8, 2020 (#10220)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty malt. Mildly grassy and floral.

Mouthfeel (6)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Dark-toasty malt, grassy. Chlorophenolic.

Overall Impression (1)
Too bad. I bet it's a real good beer when it's cleaned up.

Dwarven Smash

Irish-Style Red Ale

5.60% abv.

Date: March 15, 2024 (#11640)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (2½)
Red-brown, creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty. Grainy. Smooth.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Really toasty, bready, grainy. Graham crackers. Mild grassy hop flavor, low-medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)
Damn fine beer.

Date: February 8, 2020 (#10219)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown, some haze. Low head.

Aroma (4)
Dark toast. Bready. Mildly grassy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, mildly fizzy. Really toasty, dark-bread-crusty. Mild grassy hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Real nice balance.

Overall Impression (3)
Best bitter I've tasted in a while.

Date: March 15, 2024 (#11637)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly grainy, mildly grassy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, nicely fizzy. Grainy malt and floral hops. Low-medium noble bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)
Real nice balance.

Date: February 8, 2020 (#10218)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (2½)
Yellow, translucent. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Grassy. Grainy. Hint of clove.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Wheat malt. Grassy. Mild banana, mild clove.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: March 15, 2024 (#11638)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Huge fruity, citrus hops. Mild dark toast background.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Big grassy, citrusy hop flavor, medium-big bitterness all the way through. Bread crust malty background. Big bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good beer.

Date: February 8, 2020 (#10217)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (2½)
Yellow, hazy. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Very mild malt, very mild fruity-floral.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Malty, kinda sweet, kinda grainy, kinda yeasty. Mild floral hop flavor, very low bitterness.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: March 1, 2025 (#12052)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Creamy.

Aroma (3½)
Nicely roasty. Mildly malty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Darkly malty, roasty, chocolatey. Mild burnt oak-wood flavor, more in the finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Nicely tasty and complex.

Date: September 27, 2020 (#10361)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Smoky, earthy. Grassy. Sort of a wood-and-peat fire.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, very fizzy. A little tartness on top of mild, grainy malt. Nicely smoky, but not intense. Grassy, mildly floral hop flavor. Very low bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good unusual beer.

Date: February 8, 2020 (#10222)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright red-brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Rich malt, caramel, toast.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big, smooth, malty. Grassy. Some alcohol. A bit fruity.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: February 8, 2020 (#10221)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red-brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty. Malty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Big and smooth. Rich malt, caramel, toffee. Hint of roast, a bit grassy. Very low bitterness. A bit roasty in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: March 15, 2024 (#11639)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant head. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Hugely fruity. Dark caramel background.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body, smooth. Really malty. Dark caramel, toast crust. Fruity hops fruity esters. Kinda citrusy, low bitterness. Hop character lingers through the finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Real tasty big beer.