Raised in Puyallup, Colin Lenfesty was a longtime homebrewer who worked his way into the former Schooner EXACT Brewing team, where he met sales guy Mike Murphy. In 2014, the two opened Holy Mountain in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood. Their oak-influenced and mixed fermentation beers and hop-forward ales and lagers instantly gained crowds and awards. During the pandemic, Murphy left Holy Mountain and the industry to open Outer Dark Coffee in Tacoma, leaving Lenfesty to forge ahead. Forklift failures, whiskey wrestling, fly fishing, and the quickest and most delicious entry into craft beer fame — hear how Lenfesty built Holy Mountain on the Grit & Grain Podcast at gritandgrainpodcast.com, or search your favorite podcast mediums, including Channel 253. In the meantime, please stop by our Proctor District craft beer lodge and enjoy Peaks & Pints Holy Mountain Brewing Flight.

Peaks and Pints Holy Mountain Brewing Flight

Holy Mountain The White Lodge

4.8% ABV

The Belgian wit (white) beer is a style that dates back more than 400 years. Holy Mountain’s version, The White Lodge, is brewed with a large portion of wheat, pilsner malt, and oats. The Seattle brewery uses coriander and orange peel in the kettle, lending a blend of citrus and floral characters, and ferments with a traditional Belgian strain. It’s smooth and dry, with coriander upfront, a little citrus and toasted biscuity malt, and a lightly spicy finish.

Holy Mountain Everything Transitory

5.5% ABV

The Munich-style dunkel is deep, complex, rich, and malty. Munich malt is the star of the show offering a bready, slightly toasty profile.

Holy Mountain Awake Limbs

5.2% ABV

Awake Limbs Pilsner is brewed with a blend of Pilsner malts and flaked barley. Holy Mountain hits it with generous amounts of hand-selected Citra and Mosaic hops in the kettle and then dry-hops under pressure with Citra and Mosaic Cryo. It is aromatic, with restrained grainy sweetness, a big floral hop bite, mild-moderate bitterness, and endlessly crushable.

Holy Mountain Street King

6.5% ABV

Inspired by King Street Brown Ale that Lenfesty brewed at Schooner EXACT Brewing, this brown ale holds a special place in his (black) heart. Street King was brewed with a blend of British Maris Otter, Brown, and Chocolate malts and a selection of specialty crystal and roasted malts. It features rich coffee and chocolate notes throughout, making it very drinkable and a perfect dark beer choice for the transition into spring.

Holy Mountain Five of Swords 2025

6.66% ABV

Holy Mountain has been brewing Five of Swords with E9 Brewing for nearly 10 years. Initially, Five of Swords was intended to be the only IPA we made once a year, but how the times have changed. This year’s hazy iteration is brewed with a blend of oats, wheat, and spelt and aggressively hopped with Citra, Citra Cryo, and Krush.

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