Crow Peak Brewing Company
Brewpub
in Spearfish,
South Dakota,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Crow Peak Brewing Company
Established in 2007
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.
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 !
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Drake (22934) reviewed Pile O'Dirt Porter from Crow Peak Brewing Company 12 years ago
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.
iphonephan (11575) reviewed 11th Hour IPA from Crow Peak Brewing Company 12 years ago
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.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can 12fl.oz.Clear dark brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, burnt malt, coffee - coffee dusty, ash. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, ash, burnt, dark roasted, malt bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130406]
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Had at MBBF 2013
Dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malts and coffee. Flavors of roasted malts, caramel and milk chocolate
A nice porter