Holy Mountain Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Seattle,
Washington,
United States πΊπΈ
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2014
Contact
1421 Elliott Ave W, Seattle, WA, 98119, United States
Description
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.
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750mL bottle, pours a clear blonde with a medium white head. Aroma brings out lots of Belgian yeast and white wine barrels. Flavour is very vinous, with lots of white wine and Belgian yeast. Highly carbonated but fitting for what it is. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2015
at 10:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at RBSG Grand Tasting. Pours a hazy gold with small white head. The aroma is funk, cheese, oak. Medium mouth, funky, oak, lemon, nice tartness, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2015
at 22:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - Lots of nice green melon and funk. Cloudy yellow with a decent white head. Tart grapefruit and a nice soured wheat. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2015
at 21:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle pours out cloudy straw topped with a long lasting white head. Nose is floral belg yeast lemongrass citrus. Taste is more of the lemongrass citrus spice and some barnyard.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2015
at 20:35
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Half pint at Bottleworks. Its not fair, how is this brewery able to make such a nice mild? Clear dark brown with a long lasting head that never fades. Aroma is dark woodsy malts, light diacetyl, lightly burnt brown malts (dark bread crust), no sugar and light malt sweetness. Body is soooo light yet a burst of flavor. Again, light diacetyl, black bread crust, watery buckwheat. Flavor fades, mellow carbonation. The diacetyl is perfect in this beer, the flavor is strong despite light body. This is what I want in my mild.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2015
at 21:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Half growler poured from the brewery visit earlier today. Pours a bright yellow color with next to no head. Sweet orange and lemon soda like aroma. Flavor is citrus, with subtle grassy hops. Refreshing, and crisp. Easy drinking pale. Not bad.
Tried
from Growler
on 23 May 2015
at 23:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Enough with all these disappointing hoppy beers. Lets go BA barleywine. Dark ruby red color with small head but long lasting. Moderate lacing. Visible bubbles constantly shooting up the glass. Aroma is thankfully not alcohol and barrel, wouldnβt even know its BA. Aroma is strong cherry without astringency. Slightly alcoholic cherries, and sweet plummy malts. Lighter body surprisingly. Flavor is a bit more restrained, plummy, alcohol cherry candied flavor. Some sweet pie crust, light. Neato stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 23 May 2015
at 18:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Mandarina and Cascade hops with recultured Heady Topper yeast. Less than a week off the tanks, half pour at brewery. Thick straw color, canβt see through it. Soapy head, light lacing. Citrus enhanced green hops with resin and light grass. A mild muted peach yeast, maybe. Just too much grass. Flavor is same, grass and green, moderate bitterness. Meh.
Tried
from Can
on 23 May 2015
at 17:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
I had a beautiful version of this once, just amazing tropical flavors... once. Since then I get a spicy, grassy hop character and NO tropical fruit. Fuck that, not for me. A little sweet, thick malt. Dry bitter hop finish. Poor me, why must I suffer with inconsistent or quickly degrading hop beers.
Tried
on 23 May 2015
at 17:25
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Draft 6 oz pour at the brewery. Pours a glowing copper orange color with a big bubbles head. Fresh tropical fruit aroma. Very juicy flavor with mango and tropical fruit. Maybe a little pineapple late. Tasty beer. Less obvious brett presence. Overall very nicely done. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 May 2015
at 17:14