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Originally opened in 1997, eventually changing hands a few times and finally closing a few years later, Mt. Rushmore Brewing Company is back.

In your unalienable right to the pursuit of happiness, you have finally found a full-flavored, sessionable beer built through dedicated craft on balance and drinkability. Located in Custer South Dakota, malt from small farmers and maltsters in North Dakota, and hops from family-owned and cooperative farms in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest represent a more perfect union of these United States in a beer so free you can taste it.

We’re a full service bar, brewery, event center, with fine dining upstairs.
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6.4/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Corn, barley, and grass aroma. Golden yellow with moderate head. Moderately sweet corn, barley malt, and mildly bitter grass flavor. Okay body. A decent standard lager.
Tried from Can on 26 Jun 2021 at 01:28

7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Slightly hazy and deeply coppered bronze coloured body with a thinnish, single centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of relatively piney and grassy hops that don't show too much hop bitterness, but do show more grain and malt notes that almost make this seem more of an APA. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong malt backbone with a biscuity and almost grainy bite that shows some light cardboardie notes and a little bit of a punch from the yeast along with a piney hop note with a bit of grapefruit and zest quality that does actually show a little bitterness. Aftertaste shows a fairly nice balance of malts and hops with the flavours leaning more heavily on the malt and grain side of things with a big kick of alcohol and even some nuttiness almost showing more complexity than the fairly stale hops that only show pine and a hint of citrus. Overall, a good enough IPA that shows more nice scents than flavours and a slight boost in complexities in the palate than in the initial flavours, which are sadly more focused on the malts than the hops. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint pour on draught for US$5,00 at the brewpub here in Custer, South Dakota [upstairs] on 27-June-2020, after sightseeing for the day at Mount Rushmore with my wife and three kids - a great sight to see!
Tried on 05 Jul 2020 at 07:06

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Deep brown coloured body with a slightly milky look and a touch opaque towards the bottom, all with a very thin, barely single centimetre tall just off-white, microfoamed head. Aroma of oatmeal, light grain, a dash of molasses, cream, lactose and a heavy hand of hazelnuts and even a hint of both chocolate and brewed coffee. Medium-bodied; Very roasty malt notes dominate with a lot of lactose, vanilla, cream and earthy nuttiness all around, but the oatmeal and caramelised sugars shine through, leaving some coffee bitterness at the end, but no hop flavours at all. Aftertaste is dry and very roasty with the oats, grain and light creaminess seeping through on top of the sugars, which are noticeable and give a nice complexity at the finish. Overall, a pretty respectable stout that's made with nitrogen that helps in the looks and velvety texture, but not so great in the nose. Good to sample as something different than hops, and nice even in the relatively strong South Dakota summer heat! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint pour on draught for US$5,00 at the brewpub here in Custer, South Dakota [upstairs] on 27-June-2020, after sightseeing for the day at Mount Rushmore with my wife and three kids - a great sight to see!
Tried on 05 Jul 2020 at 07:01

5.8/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Copper and deep brown coloured body with a lighter brown glow towards the bottom and even hints of golden tints throughout, all with a very small single centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of toasted malt, light caramelised sugars, nuts and a dash of light hops with some alcohol in the mix as well. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong toasted malt notes with a lot of earth, grain and nutty flavours with a touch of caramelised sugars that show a lot of sweetness, and a bit of an alcohol bite at the end, but relatively straight-forward. Aftertaste is dry, very toasty with malts and grain and a softer earthy, rustic nuttiness that doesn't show much else, just the malts and light sugars. Overall, a fairly plain and simple scotch ale with some extra malt and nuttiness, but nothing unusual here and nothing over-the-top, this is a fairly mundane beer, but not badly executed. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint pour on draught for US$5,00 at the brewpub here in Custer, South Dakota [upstairs] on 27-June-2020, after sightseeing for the day at Mount Rushmore with my wife and three kids - a great sight to see!
Tried on 05 Jul 2020 at 06:52

5.5/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Fairly hazy golden coloured body that is around 60 per cent opaque, all with a very thin, single centimetre tall just off-white head that fades very quickly. Looks sort of like a wheat ale or an American attempt (which it is, of course) at a Hef, but not as unfiltered, at least in appearance. Aroma of wheat, grass, yeast, light coriander seed and some bubble gum, but missing are the orange/curacao notes and especially any of the spice note or enjoyable yeast kick. Light to Medium-bodied; Relatively strong grassy and herbal flavours at first that start out pungent but give way to some of the wheat and light biscuity malt notes with a small dose of yeast towards the finish, but not showing a nice German or Belgian yeast strain, this also has some light hop notes, but not much bitterness at all, just some grassy notes. Aftertaste is dry and fairly malty with some light bitterness and a dash of sugars, but this is a relatively clean wheat and yeast bite with little else. Overall, a decent enough Wheat, but their other beers (while I had them at the source) were better options than this, which I was still happy to try! I sampled this sixteen ounce pint, on draught at Big Time Pizza in Hot Springs, South Dakota on 29-June-2020 for US$5,00 while on vacation with my family.
Tried from Can on 04 Jul 2020 at 05:57





6.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On nitro. A retaining foamy tan head and dark brown color. A-roasty, semi sweet chocolate. T-follows.
Tried on 31 Aug 2018 at 18:57