Holy Mountain Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Seattle,
Washington,
United States 🇺🇸
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.
7/10
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[3/1/15] Draught at Holy Mountain Brewing in Seattle. Dark brown to black. Aroma of some roast, a bit of chocolate, a nutty note. Sweetish flavor with some roast, chocolate, nuts and caramel. Rounded mouthfeel.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2015
at 18:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
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[3/1/15] Draught at Holy Mountain Brewing in Seattle. Black with a tan head. Roasty aroma with chocolate. Sweetish flavor with roast and chocolate and a drier finish. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2015
at 18:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[3/1/15] Draught at Holy Mountain Brewing in Seattle. Hazy orange. “Green” hoppy aroma with some fruitiness. Flavor of “green” and slightly fruity hops with nice bitterness. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2015
at 18:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
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Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[3/1/15] Draught at Holy Mountain Brewing in Seattle. Cloudy orange. Resinous “green” hops aroma with a bit of onion. Sweetish malty flavor with caramel, “green” and slightly oniony hops, and some bitterness. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2015
at 18:01
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
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[3/1/15] Draught at Holy Mountain Brewing in Seattle. Cloudy pale yellow. Aroma of coriander, yeast and citrus. Flavor is spicy, wheaty, yeasty, with some citrus and light tartness. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2015
at 18:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at brewery. Pale pale yellow color. No lacing, head dies, looks dead. Coriander and lemon rind aroma. A little effervescent and tart lemon. Flavor is similar, reduced coriander, low lemon. Light tart end. Very decent wit. Not overspiced, not estry. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Mar 2015
at 18:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
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Overall 6.5
Tap at Uber Tavern, Seattle. Colour is clear golden with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Grain, hints of citrus, some sweetness and malts. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2015
at 20:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12oz draft at Brouwer’s. Dark brown body with tight head. Mild lacing left on the glass as the beer is consumed. My biggest complaint is the cherries did not work out well in this beer. They actually cherry character is all eaten up. Leftover is a faint fruit syrup. Otherwise, there is an earthy malt character. However, there is a slightly astringent character, which I again blame on the cherries. Nicely effervescent mouthfeel despite a slightly thicker mouthfeel. Would like to try this without cherries.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Feb 2015
at 19:48
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
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Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Holy Zwickel!!!!!!! Cask at Toronado. Comes to me with a thick low clarity golden color. A head that stays and sticks like a sohnovabitch. The beer is a beautiful medley of orange/citrus lager floral yeastiness. So fresh and effervescent. An herbal and fruity hop bite. Dry end to the beer with lightly bitter finish. Fully and carbonated yet lightly felt mouthfeel. For 3 bucks a shaker I was hoping to have more than one (but had to drive).
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2015
at 17:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Light roast. Light bitter finish. Mahogany pour with ok head and lacing. Some light coffee in this as well. Thanks to luttonm at Brony tasting.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2015
at 15:26