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Holy Mountain Brewing Company - Interbay Brewery + Taproom
- From:
- Holy Mountain Brewing Company - Interbay Brewery + Taproom
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 3%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.59 | pDev: 11.42%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sunday at 11:38 PM
- Added:
- May 25, 2026
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Bourbon Barrel Fermented Smallywine
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington
4/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2026-05-25
16oz can served in a curvy Monhegan pint glass. It's Holy Mountain, so of course there's no date stamped on the bottom, but surprisingly there's also not a silly joke. Heads up: I have no idea what to expect from a 3% abv "smallywine."
Pours slightly hazy, on the dark side of amber, tan or khaki head on the pour, lots of carbonation. Smell is dates and light vanilla, somewhere near a dubbel and/or doppelbock, hint of very ripe bananas and a non-trivial wet wood aroma.
Taste is similar, but far from the heavy-handedness I'd expect from those big styles. Banana seems to have disappeared, a lot more wood, actually bringing across a bitter almost bark-like flavor. Doppelbock / dubbel vibe still tracks.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and almost fizzily effervescent. Overall...this is interesting and pretty tasty, definitely something worth trying though probably not something I'd want every day.
Hard for me to figure out how to rate this. I think I'm going to give it pretty good marks...if I wanted something vaguely barleywinish with low abv, I guess this would be the best option available.
May 25, 202616oz can served in a curvy Monhegan pint glass. It's Holy Mountain, so of course there's no date stamped on the bottom, but surprisingly there's also not a silly joke. Heads up: I have no idea what to expect from a 3% abv "smallywine."
Pours slightly hazy, on the dark side of amber, tan or khaki head on the pour, lots of carbonation. Smell is dates and light vanilla, somewhere near a dubbel and/or doppelbock, hint of very ripe bananas and a non-trivial wet wood aroma.
Taste is similar, but far from the heavy-handedness I'd expect from those big styles. Banana seems to have disappeared, a lot more wood, actually bringing across a bitter almost bark-like flavor. Doppelbock / dubbel vibe still tracks.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and almost fizzily effervescent. Overall...this is interesting and pretty tasty, definitely something worth trying though probably not something I'd want every day.
Hard for me to figure out how to rate this. I think I'm going to give it pretty good marks...if I wanted something vaguely barleywinish with low abv, I guess this would be the best option available.
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