Holy Goat

Microbrewery in Dundee, Dundee, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2020

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36-40 Belfield Street, Dundee, DD1 5hZ, Scotland
Description
Holy Goat is a Dundee based brewery specialising in the production of mixed- fermentation and wood aged beers.

Mixed fermentation refers to the use of unconventional yeasts and bacteria in brewing, which allows production of beers with unique character. We are driven by experimentation and are obsessed with the awesome flavours which can be achieved from mixed-culture fermentations.

Inspired by tradition mixed fermentation beer styles we seek to pay hommage to our brewing forbears, using new techniques, fermentation styles and the highest quality ingredients to produce complex, interesting and (most importantly) tasty beer!

The breweries name references the tongue-in-cheek description of the ‘goat’ like qualities of wild yeast (Brettanomyces) characteristics. A reverence to this yeast and to the beers which display these characteristics is a strong part of the identity of the brewery.

Hail the goat!

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7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle at ewans. Pours hazy amber, nose is funk, raspberry, blueberry, taste is tart raspberry, sweet, funk. 7/7/8/8/8

Tried on 24 May 2025 at 10:09


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

440ml can. Pours jet black with a medium head. Aroma is sweet, yeasty roast with coffee and vanilla. Taste has dark chocolate, vanilla and coffee to start with a sweet, yeasty chocolate finish.

Tried from Can on 23 May 2025 at 21:28


7

Tried from Draft on 23 May 2025 at 07:34


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

keg at Fierce ...dark purple ...thin tan lacing ..earthy blackcurrant fruit nose ....tart sharp fruit ..long sharp berries ..soft juicy berries ..long tart

Tried on 21 May 2025 at 19:27


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at Fire Pit, Aberdeen. It pours hazy dirty golden - blonde with a decent white head. The aroma is soft, fresh, pie crust, baked goods, toasty brown sugars, orange marmalade, peach, passion fruit, splash of Irn Bru, peaches and cream. The taste is dry, bitter, sappy, resinous, leather, pleasing bitterness, tannin, pithy, zesty, orange peel, campari, grapefruit, funk and a boozey kick with a drying finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Very enjoyable stuff. Hearty and flavorful.

Tried from Draft on 20 May 2025 at 23:00


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at Fire Pit, Aberdeen. It pours cloudy deep purple with a thick, rugged pinky - white head. The aroma is bright, zingy, tangy, loads of red berry, jammy, tangy, blueberry, bramble, vimto, purple drank and ripe red wine. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, puckering, sour, acidic, redcurrant, cranberry, bramble, raspberry, vinous, sherbet and some tannin with a drying finish. Medium body and finez prickly carbonation. Vibrant and zingy. Fun stuff.

Tried from Draft at The Firepit on 15 May 2025 at 16:13


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

keg at cloisters ...deep red ..thin tan lacing ...funky fruit nose ..soft sharp tart berries ..long tart ..sharp tart fruit ..big drying tayberries berries

Tried on 11 May 2025 at 12:09


8

Cloudy mahogany color and a nice off-white head. Tart nose, acidic, DARK berries. Taste Is sour, acidic, balsamico, cherry, Blackberry oaky-dryish Finish. nice

Tried from Draft on 08 May 2025 at 18:31


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Tart, nice juicy berries, modest acidity. Fairly drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2025 at 19:43


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

7th May 2025
Bottle at CBJ tasting, thanks to Dan. Hazy magenta beer, good bubbly pink mauve head. Light palate, pretty dry, decent fine carbonation. Tart lemon, getting acidic, good berry fruits on the back end. Light dry lemon finish. A bit acidic but nicely berry.

Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2025 at 17:46