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 home ... deep black ... big tan head ... light coffee malt nose... mellow malts ... soft toffee ... light coffee malt ... soft malt ... nice but not deep enough
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can courtesy of Keith (thanks for the pile of dirt man) pouring up nice and dark with dark red hues mixing with darker mahogany and mocha like head. The aroma is pushing out plenty of notes of dark roasted malts, burnt malts and a touch of cherry like esters. The taste is mostly roasty malts and a nice load of dark roasty to burnt malts and a bit of chocolate malts. Yummy stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle courtesy of Travlr, thank you! Poured a dark, black color with a dark brown head. Aroma is rich caramel notes, touch of honey and chocolate notes. Flavor is chocolate, with roasted and sweet caramel notes.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft at the source. Clear amber color, thick but small white head, solid lacing. Aroma of caramel wIth a slight whiff of peppers. Chilis are very subtle in the taste as well. Nice balance. Finally, a tolerable chili beer!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft. Muddy brown color, small brown head, decent lacing. Aroma of milk chocolate. Taste is coffee grounds, dark coca powder. Good stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can thanks to parents. Pours clear amber. Nose/taste of tea, dank hops, resin and pine. Medium body.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Mjöllnir from Crow Peak Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Dark brown with light amber accents. Herbal character - the spruce - with nice brown sugar notes. Soft body. Quite drinkable, tasty brew.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Gabf. Dark brown appearance with a light brown head. Very roasty, dark chocolate, espresso aroma. Roasty, a bit thin, dark chocolate, coffee flavor.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can. Pours black with brown head. Nose of roast coffee, bread, burnt chocolate malt and vanilla. Taste of same. Dry cocoa finish. Light to medium body. A bit watery.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 oz can given to me by alagnak. Pour is hazed brown with ruby notes and a one inch tan head that falls with large bubbles. The aroma is roasted, slightly char malt along with a mild grassiness. The taste is focused on the roasted malt, along with a big leafy earthy tobacco that works really well with the char nature of the malt. The grassiness joins with some mineral to create a dry flinty finish. The palate is medium bodied, un filtered mouth feel. The active carbonation and dry finish lead to really high drinkability. Really enjoyed this, thanks Chris.