Holy Mountain Brewing Company Crystal Sphere Messenger

Crystal Sphere Messenger

 

Holy Mountain Brewing Company in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸

Collab with: Private Press Brewing
  Barley Wine - Barley Regular
Score
7.90
ABV: 14.0% IBU: - Ticks: 27
Munichwine Aged in Bourbon Barrels

Crystal Sphere Messenger is a Munichwine made with our friends from Private Press Brewing in Santa Cruz, CA. Brewed with an enormous amount of Munich malt and a combination of specialty malts, it was aged in a variety of Kentucky bourbon barrels for 13 months.
 

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8

Sweet, malty and caramely with some toffee, syrup and earthiness. Okay.

Tried on 22 May 2025 at 14:07


8

Sweet and boozy, malty, bourbon and caramel, fudgy toffee. Very nice.

Tried from Draft on 22 May 2025 at 14:00


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

Tap @Mikkeller&Friends. Black, beige head. Rich malty aroma, vanilla. Sweet boozy flavour, vanilla, rich dark malt. Bourbon barrel and buzz.

Tried from Draft on 22 May 2025 at 13:43


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tried on 22 May 2025 at 13:38


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8.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

22/5/2025. Draft at Mikkeller & Friends (Stefansgade).

Tried from Draft on 22 May 2025 at 13:16



8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at Mikkeller & Friends. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Bready malts, burnt caramel, and bourbon on the nose. Flavour has bready malts, caramel, burnt toffee, bourbon. Fantastic.

Tried from Draft at Mikkeller & Friends (Stefansgade) on 21 May 2025 at 17:44


8

Dark fruits, oak, moderately sweet. Taste is very sweet, a lot of dark fruits, caramel candies. Good one.
8☆4☆8☆5☆15》40

Tried from Draft on 21 May 2025 at 13:19


8

Almost black beer with a tan lacing. Aroma of dried fruits plums, sweet dark malt. Taste of dried dark fruits, plums, raisins, wood, boozy finish.

Tried from Draft on 21 May 2025 at 13:00


8.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Tap @ Mikkeller, Stefansgade. Almost black with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, dried fruit, light vanilla and bourbon. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet finish with lots of warming alcohol. Oily and soft. 210525

Tried from Draft on 21 May 2025 at 11:07