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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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madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Pile O'Dirt Porter from Crow Peak Brewing Company
12 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
13th November 2013
Tasting at Bruce’s Pad. South Dakota tick! Thanks Ryan! Murky dark brown beer with a tidy pale tan head. Palate is light and crispy. Light and sweet dark malts with a little not so sweet chocolate. A little ripe orange. Light dry finish. Not bad.
Tried on 20 Nov 2013 at 12:20
Scopey (25563) reviewed
Pile O'Dirt Porter from Crow Peak Brewing Company
12 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can at Theydon B’s 5K, thanks to Ryan. It pours deep brown with a small beige head. The nose is cocoa, roasty, toast, earth, caramel and sweet brown sugar. The taste is roasted malt, toast, earth, brown bread, cocoa, light toast, decent bitterness, cardboard, caramel and cola with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Fairly standard porter by all acounts. Decent nonetheless.
Tried from Can on 17 Nov 2013 at 03:27
Theydon_Bois (48345) reviewed
Pile O'Dirt Porter from Crow Peak Brewing Company
12 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can shared at my 5K tasting at Bruce’s pad, huge thanks to Ryan for leaving this state whale with us to tick the fuck out of SD, 13/11/13. Very dark mahogony brown with a light tan covering that thins to a swirl. Nose is dark toffee, earthy tones, light cocoa, mineral notes. Taste comprises light roast, treacle toffee, brown sugars, brown bread, earthy cocoa. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying finale with light roast. Ok porter but that was not what this tick was all about !
Tried from Can on 17 Nov 2013 at 01:20
Leighton (35418) reviewed
Pile O'Dirt Porter from Crow Peak Brewing Company
12 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can shared at Bruce’s in London - huge thanks to Ryan for this one! Pours clear brown with a creamy tan head. Toasty dark malt nose, some chocolate, burnt leaves, hints of dried fruits. Light to medium sweet flavor, semi-dry chocolate, dried berries, rich toasted brown bread. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Modestly sweet to finish, earth, mild raisins, dark chocolate, other dried and dark fruits. Very tasty.
Tried from Can on 13 Nov 2013 at 12:40
BoiseBrewBlog (9283) reviewed
Pile O'Dirt Porter from Crow Peak Brewing Company
12 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
12oz can Thanks Jake 65 Black pour with a thin fleeting head. Sweet aromas of molasses dark roast and tootsie fool. Standard roast flavor with some soot and campfire Light bitter bite at the end. Tasty
Tried from Can on 03 Nov 2013 at 18:44
Kermis (23735) reviewed
Pile O'Dirt Porter from Crow Peak Brewing Company
12 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours dark brown with a medium beige head. Aroma of roast, malt and cocoa. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried on 12 Oct 2013 at 16:03
jtclockwork (20057) reviewed
Insomniac Coffee IPA from Crow Peak Brewing Company
12 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft. Pours cl yellow with white head. Nose and taste of malt, cocoa, coffee and green pepper. Medium body.
Tried from Draft on 11 Oct 2013 at 09:07
Anders37 (30296) reviewed
Easy Livin' Summer Ale from Crow Peak Brewing Company
13 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can. Pours a Clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with weak earthy hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with weak hoppy hints.
Tried from Can on 21 Aug 2013 at 10:30
Drake (22980) reviewed
Pile O'Dirt Porter from Crow Peak Brewing Company
13 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
12 ounce can courtesy of queenholly. Thanks! Pours a rich dark brown color with a medium sized creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of cocoa, mild roast and nuts and a faint hoppiness. The taste is roasted malts, nuts, chocolate, mild hops. Medium bodied. Decent.
Tried from Can on 26 Jun 2013 at 22:19
iphonephan (11567) reviewed
11th Hour IPA from Crow Peak Brewing Company
13 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Out of a can somewhere in Montana. Pours a clear amber with a thick off white head. Pine nose. Citrus notes. Short bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 25 Jun 2013 at 22:10