At Crow Peak Brewing Company, we follow the guidelines of the German Purity Law or Reinheits Geboht when determining ingredients for our beers. The four ingredients consist of:

1) water
2) malted grains (mostly barley)
3) hops
4) yeast

Every grain, hop and yeast shipment is inspected to ensure that it is of the highest quality before being used in our brewing process.

The local well water used for brewing has an appropriate mineral content and pH for most of the beer styles we brew and no mineral additives are required.

Following is a list of beers we have to offer at Crow Peak Brewing Company:

• LOOKOUT LAGER: This straw colored, medium-bodied lager is dominated by a dry maltiness. Hop bitterness is very low, however, a mild note of hops lingers on the tongue.
  
  
• SPEARBEER: This is a light copper-colored English style Pale Ale with a malty character and just a hint of fruitiness balanced by medium hop bitterness. The ale finishes with a pleasant hop flavor and aroma.
  
  
• 11th HOUR IPA: Hop aroma and flavor dominate this IPA. However, the malt character of this deep amber colored ale nicely balances the hop component thus avoiding a harsh bitterness. A truly quaffable beverage!
  
  
• BEAR BUTTE BROWN: This deep brown colored ale has a strong malt character with a hint of roasted barley. There is a slightly detectable hop bitterness, but no hop flavor or aroma.
  
  
• PILE O' DIRT PORTER: Named for the ridiculous 4 foot dirt pile we had to put our brewery on to get us out of the FEMA-designated 100 year floodplain (no-one can remember this part of Spearfish ever flooding). This robust porter is black in color, is medium-bodied and has a rich, roasted malt flavor ending with a pleasing hop flavor and mild hop bitterness.

Stop on by for a pint of one of our beers listed above, or try any of the seasonal beers we have on tap.