Crow Peak Brewing Company

Brewpub in Spearfish, South Dakota, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Crow Peak Brewing Company

Established in 2007

Contact
125 US-14, Spearfish, SD, 57783, United States
Description
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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4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

From a 50 cl bottle shared at the RB DC tasting Aug 1, 2015. Pours clear gold with an off white head. Light bodied. Sweet, white toast flavors.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2015 at 17:30


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12oz can. Poured a light orange color with a small off-white head. Aroma was light bitter notes, very minor resin and floral notes. A little dusty. Earthy.

Tried from Can on 01 Aug 2015 at 14:21


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Pretty average. Pours golden with OK head. Finish has him of bitterness. Big thanks to Dclawyer for this one. Can.

Tried from Can on 01 Aug 2015 at 14:09


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12oz can pours out dark brown topped with a ring of a head. Nose is roast malts chocolate and some sweetness. Taste is more of the roast malts and chocolate.

Tried from Can on 19 Jun 2015 at 01:59


6.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Quite dark with a small and quickly dissipating head. Aroma is chocolate, roasted malt, earthy, dry malty cocoa. Medium full body. Flavor is earthy, chocolate, lightly roasted malt, a bit of sweet fruit. Finish is medium bittersweet cocoa. Pretty solid porter.

Tried on 31 Mar 2015 at 22:37


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

12 oz can pour. Much thanks to Chris for helping me knock off South Dakota. Pretty good porter here. Soft chocolate and dark fruits aroma. Slightly dusty flavor with more dark fruit than anything. Some chocolate. Dry, roasted malt finish. Pretty good stuff.

Tried from Can on 18 Jan 2015 at 14:23


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can. Brown color, medium tan head. Aroma of dark cocoa, subtle coffee grounds. Taste is mostly sweet milk chocolate. Not bad.

Tried from Can on 17 Oct 2014 at 14:34


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

12 oz. can from Willrunforbeer, thanks much!! Dark brown pour with ruby highlights, no head. Aroma is spruce to boot! Caramel and maybe a nutmeg spice. Interesting.

Flavor is much like the aroma. The spruce tip and spice is kind of over the top. Very herbal with a spice after taste. Lingering pine tree with touches of butter. Well, I do really appreciate the new state!

Tried from Can on 11 Oct 2014 at 16:15


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

GABF 2014
Aroma is fruity, citrus and staw. Taste is fruity and plastic
Strange, but not bad

Tried on 06 Oct 2014 at 10:07


3.8
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3

Can. Light corny malt aroma. Yellow with a small, almost instantly dissipating white head with no retention. Sour malt, and grassy bitter flavor. Medium body, lively carbonation. Blech.

Tried from Can on 04 Oct 2014 at 17:18