The Hart
Holy Mountain Brewing Company

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From:
Holy Mountain Brewing Company
 
Washington, United States
Style:
Saison
Ranked #188
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
92
Ranked #4,899
Avg:
4.19 | pDev: 5.49%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
40
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 17, 2022
Added:
Sep 04, 2015
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  5
Oak-fermented saison
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Ratings by StonedTrippin:
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
my first from these guys, and what a treat it is. a beautiful light saison fermented entirely in oak. in some ways, its not all that different from what some of the heavy hitters around the country are doing, at least stylistically, but the execution and the end result are quite distinct. i really dug this, we all did. incredibly pale in color, washed out lighter than yellow base, huge airy white head with great retention, and more clarity than expected for what it is, just a little cloudiness, but you can still see a lot of fizzy bubbles exploding to the surface. it smells light for an oak fermented beer too, not as heavy and woody as they can be, and perhaps not quite as funky as anticipated, although it definitely has some mustiness to it through the grain driven base. wheat and maybe some belgian pils in the grain bill, its flavorful but delicate and clean. way more of the wood in the taste than the smell, and quite a bit more yeast character as well. not bretty necessarily, maybe mildly so, but there is a barnyard element to it, almost belgian, unique for sure, must be a house blend of strains. there are some hops here too, grassy and a little bitter, but also with a delicate citrus quality, mandarin orange or something. its awesome on the whole, insanely easy drinking with the champagne carbonation and dryness. i would love to get my hands on some of their other stuff, this seems like one of their more straight forward brews, as process intensive as it is. beautiful and memorable saison.
Jan 17, 2016
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Reviewed by minterro from California

4.38/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Bought at Beer Star in Seattle, WA. ~15$ for a 750 mL bottle. Bottled 08/2021, consumed 10/16/22. Poured into a 10oz snifter glass.

A&S: Translucent apricot-colored beer. A small rim of white head, no lacing. Lively little carbonation bubbles rise up from the bottom. The smell consists of sweet malts, floral and grassy hops, and apple cider.

T&M: While fairly cold, the taste is primarily tart, lemon zest. Acidic. As it warms, I get hints of peach, white grapes, and funk. Tastes stronger than 6.5% AVB. The feel is very smooth, light, and well-balanced with a kick of carbonation.

Overall: Very happy with this beer. My first time trying beer from this brewery. I had fairly high expectations and this beer slightly exceeded those expectations.
Oct 17, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Dec 14, 2019
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.43/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This one pours a slightly hazy orange color, with a small head, and not much lacing.

This smells like sweet maltiness, bready Brett, lemon funk, floral hops, and grass.

This is quite good. It's got an intriguing bready and malty sweetness, with a Brett character reminiscent of sourdough and lemon. There's a nice floral funk and hop character, too, with some stone fruit, too.

This is light bodied, crisp and very clean, with a great level of drinkability.

Like basically every saison I've tried from them, this is quite great. Holy Mountain can basically do no wrong in my eyes.
Apr 28, 2019
 
Rated: 4.23 by Radcpa from Washington

Mar 31, 2019
 
Rated: 4.3 by Ajlvt from Washington

Mar 23, 2019
 
Rated: 4.15 by mattreitz49 from Florida

Jan 12, 2019
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Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon

4.14/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
750ml bottle. Served in a snifter glass. Golden straw yellow body, slightly unfiltered, one finger white head. Fair retention, no lacing. Smell is oaky leathery funk; fairly brett-forward but with a nice sweet malted presence; light white vinous dryness, touch of toasted bread. Flavour is a bit more blended in- light-moderate acetic dryness, light malt, white wine, oak, touch of leather, fair bit of citrus and lemon. In a lot of ways this reminds me of Hill Farmstead Florence in how tart it is but still maintaining that lemon Brett presence. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, good carbonation, refreshing, easily drinkable. Solid oak-aged saison.
Jul 17, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by kjkinsey from Texas

May 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by oline73 from Maryland

May 19, 2018
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Rated by lloydboss from Illinois

4.09/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
from 750ml bottle, enjoyed May 2018
May 05, 2018
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois

4.04/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Saturated orange amber color, thin ring of bubbles.
Weird cidery acidity in the nose, not especially funky or clean.
Taste is better, dry and oaky with some puckering citrus acidity.
Crisp and effervescent, light bodied, fairly bone dry.
Overall this was still kicking, and nice to try.
Thanks to Thomas & Jenny for sharing!
Mar 09, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by t2grogan from Arizona

Feb 27, 2018
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Reviewed by Rimbimhoot from Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: Golden, peach juice, light white head
S: White grape, tropical sweetness, earthy funk, oak, chardonnay
T: Chardonnay, light pineapple, Brett, balanced sour, oak tannin, hay
M: Light but not watery
O: Perfect balance of sour, fruit, oak and earthy Brett. Some great white wine character as well
Jan 28, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by NickThePyro from Washington

Dec 19, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by DamienI from Washington

Oct 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.42 by madelf66 from Pennsylvania

Jul 21, 2017
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Reviewed by Kurmaraja from California

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Either quite under-rated or a bit more time in the bottle has done this well. Pours a bit darker orange than expected with a creamy head. Citrus, faint musty hay bales, crushed dried flowers. Soft feel and medium body, rounder and more citrus and mixed-culture must as it warms.
Jul 08, 2017
 
Rated: 3.96 by AlexFields from Tennessee

Dec 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.95 by Jhfinn from New York

Jun 25, 2016
The Hart from Holy Mountain Brewing Company
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 40 ratings