Crow Peak Brewing Company

Brewpub in Spearfish, South Dakota, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Crow Peak Brewing Company

Established in 2007

Contact
125 US-14, Spearfish, SD, 57783, United States
Description
Crow Peak Brewing Company, crafting South Dakota's beer culture!

Crow Peak Brewing Company started in the spring of 2007 as a modest 5-barrel brewery with on-premise sales in the form of pints and off-premise sales in the form of 64-ounce growlers. The brewery was extremely successful, and in order to provide a quality local beer to other parts of the State and beyond, a brewery expansion was in order. The beautiful new brewery building opened for business in December of 2009.

However, our beers were still being brewed on our 5-barrel system while we were waiting for our new 30-barrel brew house – three 60-barrel fermentation vessels and 60-barrel bright beer tank to arrive and be installed. Installation of the new equipment, plumbing, wiring and boiler system was completed in June of 2010. In addition to the larger brewing system, a Cask automated canning line was brought online in the fall of 2010, allowing us to distribute our product in both draft and packaged form.

By the end of 2015, Crow Peak Brewing Company was producing 2,000 barrels of beer annually and was distributing its products in South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming and Minnesota. We were finding it hard to keep up with demand, especially in the summer months so we underwent a second expansion in 2018. With two additional fermentation vessels and one additional bright beer tank, we are now able to produce approximately 5,000 barrels annually.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
35,5cl can (6%) shared by Cunningham - thanks! Pours deep mahogany with a small off-white head. Malty and caramelly aroma with chocolate and hints of dark fruits. Sweet and malty with a slightly bitter finish. Medium body, decent enough but nothing special. (2014-02-14 - at Cunningham’s place before RBNG-14)
Tried from Can on 25 Feb 2014 at 10:38

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
355ml, 6 % abv, can shared. Shiny rustic brown coloured body. Beige layer at the surface. Mild roasted dark malts on the nose. Blended malty flavours of chocolate, caramel and liquorice offset by a moderate roasted bitter end. Medium bodied. Fair enough for a porter (at Cunninghams, Halden 14.02.2014)
Tried from Can on 20 Feb 2014 at 12:37

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Appearance: Transparent dark color with some a smal tan head.
Aroma: Mild chocolate, some roasted malt and a bit fruity.
Palate: Medium + body. A bit sweet with a mild bitterness. Average to soft carbonation.
Taste: Sweet dark malty, mild coffee, some roasted malt and a bit fruity.
Overall impression: Decent, but not one I will try to find more off.
Personal stats: Can from a trade with RobertDale.

US State #32
Tried from Can on 18 Feb 2014 at 09:14

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can 355ml @ Cunningham
[Courtesy of Cunningham] Pours clear amber/brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, chocolate and floral. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long caramel and chocolate finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Can on 14 Feb 2014 at 15:06

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can, shared by Cunningham. It’s a clear reddish brown beer with a small light beige head. Roasted light alcoholic nose with coffee and a touch of dark bread. A bit alcoholic in the mouth, medium bodied and soft on the carbonation. Laying roasted finish with a certain warmth. Pleasant, but not very interesting. 140214
Tried from Can on 14 Feb 2014 at 10:16

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On draft at independent ale house in rapid city it is a dark brown color with a slight head. The atoms is sherry and coffee the taste is raisin ands bitter coffee flavor
Tried from Draft on 22 Jan 2014 at 20:10

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On draft at Independent Ale House in Rapid City SD. Pours a clear dark cola with a tan head. Aroma of chocolate and raisins. Flavor include some coffee and licorice. Light mouthfeel with moderate carbonation. Bitter roast finish.
Tried from Draft on 22 Jan 2014 at 20:06

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can poured into a shaker. Pours a clear dark gold with minimal head. Aroma is mostly citrus with a hint of pine. Taste is medium bitter. Grapefruit and pine. Light bodied with a surprisingly watery texture. Lively carbonation and a decently long finish. Overall, not bad. Nothing really special here but drinkable and very enjoyable.
Tried from Can on 09 Jan 2014 at 18:33

4.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Can. A- Sweet corn, cream, cereal. A- Yellow color, hazy liquid, white head. T- Sweet corn, milk, slightly malty. P- Light body, creamy texture, average carbonation, malty finish. O- Not a bad cream ale, but not as flavorful as it could be.
Tried from Can on 31 Dec 2013 at 07:12

7.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
12oz can thanks to Jake65. Ticks off my last remaining State. Pours a watery but opaque black with some sticky, beige head. Nose is very nice, chocolate, vanilla, mild toast, malt, molasses, dark brown sugar, earthy, some iced mocha. Flavor is very similar, lots of solid flavor, vanilla, chocolate, molasses, dark brown sugar, earthy, a little bit of umami, some toast, a little coffee ground. Clean, dry finish. Very nice. My can said 6%, very drinkable.
Tried from Can on 05 Dec 2013 at 19:19