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.
Draft, taster. @"MBCC 2025", Copenhagen (Denmark). 23/05/2025 [#8.267 Global - #1.767 United States of America - #4 Holy Mountain] Pours light orange with almost no head. Aroma: brett, funk and spiced grains. Taste: very bretty and rustic leading to a spiced mouthfeel. Next one, please!
On tap at Mikkeller & Friends, pours a cloudy bright orange, almost no head. Nose has rustic saison yeast, some sweaty notes, light funk, and grainy notes. Flavour is soft, with leathery notes, rustic saison yeast, and some hay. A bit undercarb’d but it works okay.
On tap at Mikkeller & Friends. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Peppery saison yeast, tart fruit skins on the nose. Flavour has peppery saison yeast, grainy malts, some juicy plums, a bit phenolic. Carbonation is a bit low. Not excellent, but still pretty good.