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 - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce can into pint glass, no can dating. Pours crystal clear dark reddish brown color with a 1-2 finger dense tan head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted dark bread, light smoke/char, and herbal/roasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt and light earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted dark bread, light smoke/char, and herbal/roasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted dark bread, light smoke/char, and herbal/roasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice robustness, complexity, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from hop and roasted bitterness as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice American porter! All around great robustness, complexity, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Can sample at Sioux Falls festival. Hazy amber color, off white head. Aroma of light straw. Taste has light fruit, caramel. OK.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
Can at home via trade to get me some Dakotas since my trip fell through this summer. Dark brown pour. Faint nose of nestle chocolate. Tastes of cocoa nibs, cola, earth, brown sugar, vanilla, hint of molasses. Everything subdued and semi sweet. Could use punch up
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft/Fest. A- Malty, caramel, slight booze. A- Brown color, cloudy liquid, off white head. T- Malty, caramel, burnt sugar, slightly sweet, subtle booze. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, smooth finish. O- A little bit lighter as far as scotch ales go but not offensive and a decent beer.
Rennat42 (5616) reviewed Mjöllnir from Crow Peak Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft/Fest. A- Spices, caramel, malty. A- Dark color, dark liquid, off white head. T- Spices, spruce, caramel, burnt sugar, malty. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, smooth finish. O- I vaguely remember this beer. Nothing really stood out but I did like it.
Travlr (30173) reviewed Wobbling Wheel from Crow Peak Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can at the Great Nebraska Beer Festival. Cloudy orange color, almost flat. Aroma of caramel. Taste is malty and lightly spiced caramel.
Travlr (30173) reviewed Mjöllnir from Crow Peak Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can at the Great Nebraska Beer Festival. Ruby purple color, almost flat. Light smoke and spice aroma. Taste is rich, malty, light spice. Interesting.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Can at the DC Local Gathering on 8/1/2015, shared via DCLawyer. Clear golden yellow with light off-white head. Aromas of malt, caramel. Tastes of malt, citrus. Medium-light body with a dry finish.
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed 11th Hour IPA from Crow Peak Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
12oz can pours a clear copper with some cloudy, white head. Nose has rusty metal, carrot, pine, soap. Flavor has malt, honey, pine, orange. Crisp finish.
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
12oz can pours a clear gold with zero head. Nose has grist, honey, corn, light straw. Flavor has corn sweetness, mild butter, some grist. Creamy finish.