Official Holy Mountain Thread

[NAD1983]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with any of the words you used.

 

[wethorseblanket]

did you design your avatar? very cool.

 

[NAD1983]

did you design your avatar? very cool.

Yes I did. I had some extra time on my hands when my office was closed on Friday

It's still a work in progress but here's what I have so far:

 

[swivelhips1]

Does anyone know if guava table, grapefruit table, or dark retreat saw any distro?

PS that avatar is rad NAD1983

 

[NAD1983]

Does anyone know if guava table, grapefruit table, or dark retreat saw any distro?

PS that avatar is rad NAD1983

Thanks much!

As far as I know, no distro. I do have a few extra grapefruit tables if you want to grab one or two next time you're in Seattle

 

[wethorseblanket]

I saw the Cloudburst logo on there and assumed a local had to have made it.

 

[wethorseblanket]

Does anyone know if guava table, grapefruit table, or dark retreat saw any distro?

PS that avatar is rad NAD1983

i doubt we can expect distro on anything aside from the "white label" saisons. So far, to my knowledge, the only "brown label" bottle to see distro was Misere au Borinage. And if they wanna do that again, that'd be fine by me!

 

[GregorySingh]

Yes I did. I had some extra time on my hands when my office was closed on Friday

It's still a work in progress but here's what I have so far:

Shirt please!

 

[FoudreGuy]

i doubt we an expect distro on anything aside from the "white label" saisons. So far, to my knowledge, the only "brown label" bottle to see distro was Misere au Borinage. And if they wanna do that again, that'd be fine by me!

Misere is the only brown label bottle to hit retail distribution.

I have the same thought process concerning Holy Mountain and bottle distro. Anareta and Dark Retreat had fancy colored labels which made me think retail, but guess not.

 

[NAD1983]

Great release today HolyMtn! I'm loving the adjunct stouts and fruited stuff lately (Tide's End was awesome too ) but when is Misere coming out again?

And what about Cascade Table? That is one of my absolute favorite bottles you guys have released.

 

[evanw1]

Agreed, NAD1983, I'm definitely awaiting the re-release of Misère, and as much as I do dig the sour, fruited brews, it'd be great to see more frequent releases of some mixed fermentation saisons. Demonteller bottles anyone?! And City of Light was awesome as well.

Oh, also, that Deadfall Stock Ale was dope. #kthxbye

 

[wethorseblanket]

Yes, Misere and City of Light need to come back! The fruit stuff is great but those two were just perfect examples of the mixed fermentation goodness we crave!

 

[HolyMtn]

Thanks guys. Misere will return. It's on the books to brew soon. Lots of cool stuff on the way. We have a lot conditioning right now. We've been bottling like crazy the last few months. Stay tuned as most of these will be available in the tap room only.

 

[NAD1983]

Stay tuned as most of these will be available in the tap room only.

 

[wethorseblanket]

facesnorth having some bad experience with Seattle traders or what? i'm sorry...

 

[NAD1983]

facesnorth having some bad experience with Seattle traders or what? i'm sorry...

Huh?

 

[wethorseblanket]

came across an untappd checkin by him for Aureum, where he seems to be lamenting the shitlordery of some people in Seattle overvaluing their HM bottles.

 

[NAD1983]

came across an untappd checkin by him for Aureum, where he seems to be lamenting the shitlordery of some people in Seattle overvaluing their HM bottles.

Maybe the new wave of hipster **** lords that started showing up as soon fruit and BA stouts were bottled.

facesnorth how about you send me a label and I send you a bottle of Aureum?

 

[wethorseblanket]

what makes them hipster exactly? very confused when it comes to generalizations of beer people.

 

[NAD1983]

what makes them hipster exactly? very confused when it comes to generalizations of beer people.

To be clear: I would prefer for this thread to remain about HM's beers, not the customers but I'll take the bait anyways.

Hipster may not be the best way to "generalize" these particular beer people, but there has been a very distinctive clientele change at HM before and after bottle releases started. When HM first opened (and even before), the average customer was excited to have a local option for beer styles that we only had access via trading or traveling before. Now the average customer seems to only be interested in flipping bottles and whatever the new, cool hyped consumable, activity, etc.

• Typical conversation topic on a random Thursday at the bar: Best local options for Pilsners.
• Overheard in line during a release: "Ya bro, I don't like sours either. Some guy on IG hit me up so I'm trading my bottles for [insert BA stout flavor of the week]."

It's a big reason why I've always been a big proponent of in house bottles. Plus shooting the **** with Devlin and Mike at the bar is always a good time.

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.... Aureum in house tonight!

 

[wethorseblanket]

Oh, I didn't know that flipping the beer was a hipster activity. I've heard words used like "neckbeards" and "shitlords." I mean, I've worn metal t-shirts and tight black jeans to Holy Mountain releases so for all I know everyone thinks I'm a hipster. The word is basically meaningless. I was just curious. But I'm not surprised people are showing up just to flip the bottles. What other indicator is there that a brewery has "arrived" or "made it."

 

[NAD1983]

Oh, I didn't know that flipping the beer was a hipster activity

I guess in reality I was only referring to one aspect of "hipster culture": moving quickly from the new cool thing to the next.

One thing that truly fascinates me are all of the beercentric Instagram accounts that seemingly popped up overnight. Most of the people drinking whales and posting crazy hauls on the regular didn't post a single thing about beer until the last year or so. Before that it was whatever was cool for that year (mostly food) and for the time being, I guess it's all about the instahyped whalezbro.

 

[wethorseblanket]

Oh, for sure. By that logic you are spot on. I assume you need a lot of money and at least a bit of knowledge to go from no interest in beer at all to posting Dark Lord variants.

 

[Podunkparte]

So someone traded for a limited bottle and was disappointed by it?

Thoughts and prayers to your family. Hang in there.

 

[facesnorth1]

I'd had a bit much by the time I checked that in, apologize if I ruffled any feathers. It was more or less in response to the reception I got on a couple of Seattle facebook sites looking to try some Holy Mountain beers... I actually love Seattle and Washington State in general.

I'm still very interested in trying more.

 

[FoudreGuy]

To be clear: I would prefer for this thread to remain about HM's beers, not the customers but I'll take the bait anyways.

Hipster may not be the best way to "generalize" these particular beer people, but there has been a very distinctive clientele change at HM before and after bottle releases started. When HM first opened (and even before), the average customer was excited to have a local option for beer styles that we only had access via trading or traveling before. Now the average customer seems to only be interested in flipping bottles and whatever the new, cool hyped consumable, activity, etc.

• Typical conversation topic on a random Thursday at the bar: Best local options for Pilsners.
• Overheard in line during a release: "Ya bro, I don't like sours either. Some guy on IG hit me up so I'm trading my bottles for [insert BA stout flavor of the week]."

We must've been near each other in line for the Guava Table release, cause I heard that same guy go on and on and on...

 

[NAD1983]

the reception I got on a couple of Seattle facebook sites

What if I told you the root of the problem was staring you in the face the whole time?

We must've been near each other in line for the Guava Table release, cause I heard that same guy go on and on and on...

Must have been. I was the guy in JNCO jeans, FUBU shirt, and Soap shoes. Say hi next time!

 

[wethorseblanket]

I'd had a bit much by the time I checked that in, apologize if I ruffled any feathers. It was more or less in response to the reception I got on a couple of Seattle facebook sites looking to try some Holy Mountain beers... I actually love Seattle and Washington State in general.

I'm still very interested in trying more.

What groups? I can assure you I'm not expecting Art or AT&T for any HM bottles.

 

[Podunkparte]

What if I told you the root of the problem was staring you in the face the whole time?

Must have been. I was the guy in JNCO jeans, FUBU shirt, and Soap shoes. Say hi next time!

Vintage clothes, huh?

******* hipsters

 

[wethorseblanket]

The only thing of interest I observed while in line was when the guy in the Land Rover Defender stuffed to the gills with cardboard rolled up to dispose of his recycling. (unrelated to the release)