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Witchfinder
Holy Mountain Brewing Company
- From:
- Holy Mountain Brewing Company
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- Saison
Ranked #361 - ABV:
- 6.1%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #9,779 - Avg:
- 4.03 | pDev: 7.2%
- Reviews:
- 18
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 20, 2022
- Added:
- Aug 21, 2015
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 13
Pale and aromatic, with a soft minerality, Witchfinder is a refreshing young saison, brewed with pilsner malt and wheat, and fermented with a mixed culture of saison strains. Hopped with Saaz and Amarillo, this farmhouse style beer is full of floral and citrus hop notes, and juicy fruit esters.
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Ratings by BeerSamurai34:
Reviewed by BeerSamurai34 from Texas
4.25/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Holy Mountain should be getting more hype right now. This one is just a basic saison, but it's so well done. I can only imagine what they could do with this as a base beer for fruiting and barrel aging projects.
Jul 12, 2016More User Ratings:
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
4.36/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.36/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Murky yellow-orange body; bodacious foam production (needed two glasses and the sink to decant the beer); huge white head, frothy and sticky; creamy fingers of webbing cling to the glass. Very nice peach / apricot nose with a slight brett funk; light citrus; lemon and orange. Fantastic malt base for a saison; doughy and oat-like flavor; mild phenolic bitterness; earthy fruitiness, mainly yellow-pitted fruits with a touch of citrus and tropical fruits. Heavy body; lush and velvety; dry sweetness.
This is one of the most rich and complex saison's I remember trying. The mouthfeel, especially, seems more like a New England India pale ale with its texture and feel. The taste is well-rounded and wonderfully complex. Just a fantastic beer!
Pouring temperature: 45 °F; bottling info: BOTTLED JUNE 2020
Oct 20, 2022This is one of the most rich and complex saison's I remember trying. The mouthfeel, especially, seems more like a New England India pale ale with its texture and feel. The taste is well-rounded and wonderfully complex. Just a fantastic beer!
Pouring temperature: 45 °F; bottling info: BOTTLED JUNE 2020
Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)
4.02/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle: Poured a pale yellow color ale with a large foamy head. Aroma of rustic malt notes with some light funky notes as well as herbal notes. Taste is also a mix of herbal notes with some rustic malt and some light funky notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. Enjoyable season but was expecting a bit more complexity.
Dec 25, 2019Rated by craftaholic from New York
4.49/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Damn this is a solid beer!
Apr 29, 2018Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.68/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
750ml bottle from last night’s share. Body is cloudy orangish-pink color capped with a soft white head. Nose is starts off with typical saison characters, some Brett and some savory spice. taste again leans hard on the saison and yeast, wh ile the spiciness plays in the background.
Apr 01, 2018Rated by lloydboss from Illinois
4.02/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2017 bottle enjoyed December 2017
Dec 16, 2017
Witchfinder from Holy Mountain Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
88 ratings
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