Friday, October 9th, 2015

Beer Label of the Week: Holy Mountain Brewing Company

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Holy-Mountain-Brewing-The-HartAdam Paysse, Colin Lenfesty and Mike Murphy opened Holy Mountain Brewing Company in Seattle one year ago. After stints at Schooner Exact Brewing Co., Bainbridge Island Brewery and Westland Distillery, the three well-respected local beer veterans have gain quick respect for their outstanding farmhouse and sour barrel-aged beers, as well as hoppy west coast styles and lagers.

Paysse climbed the mountaintop and descended with a clean, visual brand idea. With the help of designer Brian Steely, certain Holy Mountain bottles don beautiful line art animals.

The blended oak aged Brett Saison “The Gray Tower,” cherry and raspberry “Clarette” and the oak-fermented Saison “The Hart” — all re-fermented in the bottle with Brettanomyces — will be released in Holy Mountain’s Seattle taproom at noon today. They ring in at $15 each.

Steely’s Hart deer illustration has captured our heart, as has the barrel fermented acidic Brett Saison inside. See more of Steely’s artwork at http://briansteely.com/.

HOLY MOUNTAIN BREWING COMPANY, 3-9 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, noon to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 9 p.m. Sunday, 1421 Elliott Ave. W., Seattle, http://holymountainbrewing.com/