Holy Mountain Brewing Company Crystal Sphere Messenger

Crystal Sphere Messenger

 

Holy Mountain Brewing Company in Seattle, Washington, United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

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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8.3/10 โ€” 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 โ€” 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!
Tried from Draft at Mikkeller & Friends (Stefansgade) on 21 May 2025 at 07:10

8/10 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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