Midnight Still - Cherry/Rye
Holy Mountain Brewing Company

Midnight Still - Cherry/RyeMidnight Still - Cherry/Rye
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From:
Holy Mountain Brewing Company
 
Washington, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
12.5%
Score:
96
Avg:
4.44 | pDev: 7.21%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
37
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 23, 2018
Added:
Jun 03, 2016
Wants:
  21
Gots:
  17
Midnight Still was aged on Sweetheart cherries from a small producer in Chelan in Rittenhouse Rye barrels for 19 months. This Cherry/Rye blend also contains Barrel 001, the first Midnight Still barrel ever filled. (Red Wax)
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Ratings by Bunuelian:
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Rated by Bunuelian from Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Jul 03, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.5 by Radcpa from Washington

Dec 23, 2018
 
Rated: 4.38 by Texasfan549 from Texas

Feb 04, 2018
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Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington

4.23/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a Fremont small snifter. Pours a very dark mahogany brown, appearing nearly opaque black in the glass with a quarter finger light brown head with great retention and nice lacing. Aroma of dark toasted malt with mild char, bourbon, chocolate and mildly tart cherry and rye tartness, although not much rye flavor. Flavor is dark toasted malt, milk chocolate, light bourbon, tart cherry, oak. Medium bodied with light creaminess. A nice rye and cherry influenced stout with a solid milk chocolate malt base. Tartness in stouts is not my style and I hesistated when I got this, but after an hour in line, it seemed the right thing to do. Both tart elements are handled well here and add an enjoyable layer of flavor, but the chocolatey, bourbon base was so nice I found myself wishing that I could fully enjoy that. The base stout is excellent and deserves the love it has received. The body is slightly thinner than I expected from such a big stout, but this does have some time on it, so that may be a factor. Enjoyable, but not quite to my palate. It makes me look forward to the coffee variant that I will be trying soon. I look forward to Holy Mountain's next stout offering, especially if it is available without lines and time expenditure.
Jan 31, 2018
 
Rated: 4.34 by kjkinsey from Texas

Jan 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4.12 by aaronyoung01 from New Mexico

Sep 15, 2017
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Reviewed by yesterdayfaraway from Missouri

4.32/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
L: pours thick, black, half finger of head
S: chocolate, cherries, bourbon. Balanced but not huge aroma. Semi sweet/puckering
T: tart cherries, chocolate. Good sweetness and cherry.
F: Medium thickness, sour cherries, finishes dry and slight tartness
May 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4.28 by IckyT2012 from Florida

Mar 26, 2017
 
Rated: 4.27 by Erik-P from Canada (BC)

Jan 24, 2017
 
Rated: 4.6 by Kurmaraja from California

Jan 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by mattreitz49 from Florida

Jan 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.44 by IrishColonial from Texas

Nov 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4.59 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Oct 19, 2016
 
Rated: 4.04 by rab53 from Washington

Oct 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4.34 by mdaschaf from Indiana

Sep 24, 2016
 
Rated: 4.56 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Sep 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4.68 by hollywood_15063 from Pennsylvania

Sep 01, 2016
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Rated by Juicer from Illinois

4.82/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
This is the real deal. I really enjoyed this beer. Wow, better than Goose Island Cherry Rye. Well done.
Aug 19, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by mportnoy from Pennsylvania

Aug 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.34 by Hallertau from Wisconsin

Aug 06, 2016
Midnight Still - Cherry/Rye from Holy Mountain Brewing Company
Beer rating: 96 out of 100 with 37 ratings