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 - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Can at the Mountain Brewers’ Fest 2013. Pours a light brown color with a medium beige head. A sweet nutty nose with some chocolates. Sweet light caramel, toast, some light dark fruit, mellow toasted malt finish. Good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can from Crow Peak’s booth at the NABA Fest 2013. Pours a clear golden color with a large white head. A big sweet corn and malty nose. The flavor is light and clean with some more corn, some floral hops, light dusty malt. OK.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Refrigerated 12 oz. aluminum can obtained through trade with queenholly. Pours black with dark brown hightlights and very little beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, medium body, medium/light carbonation, and slightly syrupy texture. Taste is roasted malt, herbal hops, some ash, and slightly bitter hops.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
can 35,5 cl. Courtesy of Skyview. Pours a deep brown with an orange hue and a creamy beige head. Sweet roasty nose. Medium body, quite some roast and cocoa with a roasty bitter finish. A solid Porter. 060413
yespr (55501) reviewed Pile O'Dirt Porter from Crow Peak Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
12 fl oz can. Pours dark brown with a deep golden glare and a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty and light chocolate. Roasted and chocolate dense malty. Light liqourice and toasted. Light ashtray note. Bitter and dark roasted malty finish.
saxo (29721) reviewed Pile O'Dirt Porter from Crow Peak Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can 6.0% @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, licorice, chocolate, coffee and hops. Nice and dry finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can, 6%. Very dark brown with tiny beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee and caramel. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, liquorice, caramel, medium sweet, hop and a little bitter.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can @ fonefan tasting. 6 % ABV. Clear dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and chocolate. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and roasted moderate bitter finish. 060413
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can 35,5 cl. Courtesy of Skyview. Pours a clear amber with a tiny off-white head. Chewy, biscuity and caramellish malt aroma with a fresh touch of green hops. Medium body, sweet caramel and then again this solid dose of fresh, green hops leading to a bitter finish. No biggie for sure but actually very enjoyable - especially considering it’s not from a well renowned beer state at all. 230313
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
12oz can, thanks Huhzubendah. Thanks.... Poured a clear yellow/orange color, a bit like a fizzy soda with a large frothy white head. Aroma was pretty neutral, light malts, some very mild lemon notes. Flavor was also pretty neutral. Not a huge fan but it could have been far worse.