About
Holy Mountain is a brewery and taproom located in the Interbay neighborhood of Seattle, founded by co-owners Colin Lenfesty and Mike Murphy in 2014. The influence of oak has always been the focus of the majority of beers brewed at Holy Mountain. A sizable building near the Seattle waterfront has allowed the team to build a vast stock of oak barrels, puncheons, and foudres used for both primary fermentation as well as long-term aging.
The proximity of the brewery to the Yakima Valley also allows the team of brewers to utilize hops from the best producers in the world, constantly exploring the relationship between hops, oak, and mixed fermentation. Holy Mountain doesn't offer any year-round beers, which creates an ever-changing lineup in the brewery taproom. In addition to oak-influenced beers, Holy Mountain also offers a wide range of rotating, hop-forward ales and lagers.
The proximity of the brewery to the Yakima Valley also allows the team of brewers to utilize hops from the best producers in the world, constantly exploring the relationship between hops, oak, and mixed fermentation. Holy Mountain doesn't offer any year-round beers, which creates an ever-changing lineup in the brewery taproom. In addition to oak-influenced beers, Holy Mountain also offers a wide range of rotating, hop-forward ales and lagers.
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared by luttonm @Bir&Fud (Rome). Pours golden, a bit unclear, with a decent white head. Aroma is yeasty, hay, brett, yellow fruits, apricot, lemon, nice. Flavour is rich and complex, medium to light sweet with a good bitter end, light astringency. Medium body, medium carbonation. A great saison!
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2015
at 02:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from my lovely wife. The version I am rating says 6.5% vice the 5.1% listed on this RB page. Clear golden with a fizzy white head. Sweet lemon, musty, a bit of hay, bitter hops, light oak. Finishes dry and bitter. Nice complexity and great taste. Highly enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2015
at 19:39
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft - Very light grains on the nose. Cleanish copper with a small white head. Tons of oak, cooked orange and grains with a bitter woody finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Dec 2015
at 15:33
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Holy Mountain, pours a hazy dark orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out a fair amount of oak upfront, followed by whiskey and a touch of bready malt. Flavour is more restrained and well-balanced, with subtle notes of oak and even subtler whiskey coming through. Bone dry palate, with almost no malty sweetness. Certainly more interesting than most California commons, but still not terribly exciting. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Dec 2015
at 15:32
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On nitro tap at Holy Mountain, pours black with a medium creamy tan head. Aroma brings out toasted hazelnuts upfront, followed by some cocoa and a little roast. Flavour is along the same lines, with toasted hazelnuts and cocoa in decent harmony. A touch of astringency on the finish, likely from the nuts. Creamy body and reasonably well-balanced, but I'm not a big fan of this.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Dec 2015
at 15:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft - Dark roast and nutty notes. Jet black with a creamy light brown head. Cocoa, dark roast and nutty astringency. Not my thing.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Dec 2015
at 15:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft - Lots of funk, citrus and some horse blanket. Cloudy yellow gold with a decent white head. Sweet, lemon and funky with a nice finish. Well done.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Dec 2015
at 15:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Holy Mountain, pours a cloudy golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is quite estery, with brett upfront, floral esters, and light spiciness - very complex aromatics. Flavour is very clean, with notes of citrus, moderate bretty funk, some spicy hops, and toasted grains. Very clean. Would be interesting to see how this develops over time. All in al, as is, this is great.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Dec 2015
at 15:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Holy Mountain, pours a hazy golden with a small off-white head. Aroma is very grainy and grassy, with lots of roasted cereal grains, grass and herbal notes. Flavour is extremely fresh, with loads of grass, toasted grains and a slight herbal quality. Super fresh and grassy, how I like my pilsners. Really nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Dec 2015
at 15:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft - Nice grains and a touch of sweetness. Clear gold with a decent white head. Lots of grains and a touch of bitterness. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Dec 2015
at 15:17