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: 28
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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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap at Mikkeller & Friends Copenhagen during MBCC 2025. Colour is Very dark brown with very small head. Aromas and flavours: Chocolate, bourbon? Coffee...
Tried on 04 May 2026 at 15:42

8/10
Sweet, malty and caramely with some toffee, syrup and earthiness. Okay.
Tried on 22 May 2025 at 14:07

8/10
Sweet and boozy, malty, bourbon and caramel, fudgy toffee. Very nice.
Tried from Draft on 22 May 2025 at 14:00

8.4/10 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

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Tried on 22 May 2025 at 13:38

8.8/10 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


8.3/10 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

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 8
Dark fruits, oak, moderately sweet. Taste is very sweet, a lot of dark fruits, caramel candies. Good one.
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Tried from Draft at Mikkeller & Friends (Stefansgade) on 21 May 2025 at 13:19

8/10
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