Crystal Sphere Messenger
Holy Mountain Brewing Company in Seattle, Washington, United States ๐บ๐ธ
Collab with: Private Press BrewingBarley Wine - Barley Regular
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Score
7.90
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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.
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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8.3/10
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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
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft, taster. @"Mikkeller & Friends", Copenhagen (Denmark). 21/05/2025
[#8.175 Global - #1.712 United States of America - #1 Holy Mountain (My Brewery #416 from the States)]
Pours brown with almost no head. Wood barrels. Raisins and toffee.
Next one, please!
[#8.175 Global - #1.712 United States of America - #1 Holy Mountain (My Brewery #416 from the States)]
Pours brown with almost no head. Wood barrels. Raisins and toffee.
Next one, please!
Tried
from Draft
at
Mikkeller & Friends (Stefansgade)
on 21 May 2025
at 07:10
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap @ Mikkeller, Stefansgade. [210525]
Tried
from Draft
on 21 May 2025
at 06:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled at Snally2024. Big malty chewy, cookie and cocoa. Hefty barrel. Caramel. Ode to malt and then blended well with the barrel. 8 4 8 4 14
Tried
on 18 Oct 2024
at 16:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Snally: mahogany with a small head. Aroma is is vanilla, bourbon, wood, malts. Sweet, light hoppiness. Great aftertaste. Excellent.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2024
at 00:33
9/10
Just get hints of private press on this one compared to the cellar maker collab but in a good way. Delicious molasses toffee biscuits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2024
at 21:00
7/10
Sweet, sugary, plums, raisins, alcohol, booze
Tried
from Draft
on 24 May 2024
at 14:42
7/10
Magus, karamell, ลกokolaadine, alks
Tried
from Draft
on 24 May 2024
at 14:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Draft. Black beer with a tan head. Bourbon aroma. Bourbon and chocolate flavor with caramel. Medium bodied. Bourbon and chocolate linger with caramel.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Mar 2024
at 16:51
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 650 ml, from the brewery. Dark brown with beige head. Malty, caramel, some toffee, dried fruit, figs, raisins, prunes, medium sweetness, bourbon. Medium to full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2024
at 12:17