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Breweries in South Dakota
Every brewery recorded in South Dakota by Open Brewery DB, 42 in all across 18 cities and towns.
Breweries in South Dakota
Open Brewery DB records 42 breweries in South Dakota, spread across 18 cities and towns. By type they include 23 microbreweryies, 13 brewpubs, 2 brewery in plannings and 2 brewery (closed)s.
The full list appears in the table below, with the city and type of each. Every brewery is an independent business, so confirm current opening hours, tours and taproom availability directly before visiting.
The cities with the most breweries recorded here are Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Spearfish, Yankton, Aberdeen and Watertown.
Cities and towns covered
Breweries in this directory are found in Aberdeen, Armour, Brookings, Custer, Geddes, Hartford, Hill City, Hot Springs, Humboldt, Lead, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Spearfish, Sturgis, Valley Springs, Wagner, Watertown and Yankton.
Each city page, where one exists, narrows the list down to a single town with the address of each brewery, which is the quickest way to plan a visit or a crawl.
Why a brewery scene matters to a homebrewer
A strong local brewery scene is a resource for anyone brewing at home. Taprooms let you taste well-made examples of the styles you are trying to recreate, which is the single best reference point for judging your own results.
Beyond that, many breweries sell fresh spent grain, will talk process with a curious homebrewer, and anchor the local club and competition scene. A region with this many breweries usually has an active homebrew community alongside it.
About this directory
This directory is compiled from Open Brewery DB, an open, community-maintained dataset of breweries worldwide. Coverage depends on the records submitted there, so a very new or very small brewery may not yet appear, and an occasional closed one may linger.
The listing is a starting point rather than a definitive register. Where a brewery lists a website in the data, that is the best place to check its current beers and hours.
| Brewery | City | Type |
|---|---|---|
| A Homestead Brew | Valley Springs | Microbrewery |
| Armour Brewing Company, LLC | Armour | Brewpub |
| Backspace Brewing | Yankton | Microbrewery |
| Ben's Brewing Station | Yankton | Microbrewery |
| Big Sioux Brewing Company | Humboldt | Brewery in planning |
| Buffalo Ridge Brewing | Hartford | Microbrewery |
| Choteau Creek Brewing Company | Wagner | Microbrewery |
| Cohort Craft Brewery | Rapid City | Microbrewery |
| Covert Artisan Ales & Cellars | Sioux Falls | Microbrewery |
| Crow Peak Brewing Co | Spearfish | Microbrewery |
| Dakota Point Brewing LLC | Rapid City | Microbrewery |
| Dakota Shivers Brewing | Lead | Microbrewery |
| Dakota Territory Brewing | Aberdeen | Brewery (closed) |
| Dempseys Brewery, Pub | Watertown | Brewpub |
| Eponymous Brewing Co | Brookings | Microbrewery |
| Fernson Brewing Company | Sioux Falls | Microbrewery |
| Fernson Downtown | Sioux Falls | Brewpub |
| Firehouse Brewing Co | Rapid City | Brewpub |
| Granite City Food & Brewery (#2) | Sioux Falls | Brewpub |
| Hay Camp Brewing Company | Rapid City | Microbrewery |
| Highway 79 Brewery | Hot Springs | Brewery (closed) |
| Last Mile Brewery | Rapid City | Microbrewery |
| Lean Horse Productions | Spearfish | Contract brewery |
| Lost Cabin Beer Co. | Rapid City | Microbrewery |
| Lupulin Brewing - Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls | Brewpub |
| Miner Brewing Co | Sioux Falls | Brewpub |
| Monk's Ale House | Sioux Falls | Brewpub |
| Mt. Rushmore Brewing Company | Custer | Brewpub |
| One Legged Pheasant Brewery | Aberdeen | Microbrewery |
| Orange Cat Brewery | Sioux Falls | Proprietor brewery |
| Panacea Brewing Company / Remedy Brewing Company | Sioux Falls | Brewpub |
| Platte Creek Brewing Company | Geddes | Microbrewery |
| Remedy Brewing Company | Sioux Falls | Microbrewery |
| Severance Brewing Company | Sioux Falls | Microbrewery |
| Sick N Twisted Brewing Co | Hill City | Brewpub |
| Spearfish Brewing Company | Spearfish | Microbrewery |
| The Knuckle Brewing Company | Sturgis | Brewpub |
| Watertown Brewing Company | Watertown | Microbrewery |
| Wooden Legs Brewing Co | Brookings | Brewpub |
| WoodGrain Brewing Company | Sioux Falls | Microbrewery |
| Woodland Republic Brewing & Blending | Rapid City | Brewery in planning |
| Zymurcracy Beer Company | Rapid City | Microbrewery |
Source: Open Brewery DB (open data).
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