Official Holy Mountain Thread

[andrewdrinks]

We joined the line at 12 sharp and were among the last dozen to get all three at about 1.45. Had to race back to the office so didn’t even get any draft yet.

 

[beerscenes]

ISO silent releases from now on...

I'm just going to assume I can only drink things [that people line up for] on draft now. Or the occasional on-site bottle.

 

[rrrjjj]

I’ll just continue to pound all the lagers and just hit up HM for draft

 

[FoudreGuy]

ISO more draft less bottles

 

[andrewdrinks]

Also ISO more on-site bottles and vintages, less take-away

 

[FoudreGuy]

Totally content with the regular saisons and hoppy beers, the bottle game is just getting to be too much dick swinging for me. Curious what percentage of people who come for bottle releases don’t go to the brewery any other time.

 

[andrewdrinks]

Curious what percentage of people who come for bottle releases don’t go to the brewery any other time.

They should have the data given that they track cards through the POS equipment. I would expect that the proportion of regular drinkers to bottle release attendees is small, but then HM do see great distribution of all their draft throughout the region so that's not a surprise. Perhaps more on-site bottles of the line-up-for-hours rarities, perhaps priced a little higher, would encourage in more on-trade.

 

[ggfunk]

They still make Witchfinder, right? I'm good then.

 

[FoudreGuy]

They still make Witchfinder, right? I'm good then.

Yep! It along with The Goat and The Ox are pretty standard (and awesome) shelf beers.

 

[Hozomeen]

Was there a bottle release at HM today? I didn't notice. The sun was out, and great beer was everywhere to be had - including, on draft, at HM. Did people really wait in line for hours for this? I hope they found whatever they were looking for...

 

[wethorseblanket]

This is where I'm at after the Vermouth Gin Table release. There is always plenty of good stuff available at the taproom on regular days, and I can get my "rare beer" via Floodland now without a single ounce of insanity.

I know what you mean, but we ("we" in this case meaning not shitlords) don't want these HM bottles because they are "rare", we want them because they are delicious, right? Having different "rare" beer from another brewery, while nice, isn't always a satisfactory consolation.

 

[HolyMtn]

I can't tell you how much we appreciate everyone stopping by. Whether it be coming in to drink on a random Tuesday or showing up to grab a small run of something. We can't make everyone happy, and we're not trying to do that. We're not a bottle club, we're not a mug club. There are plenty of options and opportunities to be a part of those, and I think it's great if it gives you a good experience.

We are a brewery though, with an amazing crew that is going to keep doing what we're doing. I can promise you we're all working our asses off brewing and making sure you're gong to get a good product out of the bottle or glass, and a good experience when you sit down at our bar. If you don't, let us know. We'll make it right.

We'll always have stuff behind the counter to take home. Not everyone wants to buy a growler or a shirt when they're visiting. These are beers we're very proud of, and we want to get out to share with locals and visitors from out of town and out of country. We'll keep on putting stuff up on the "for here" list to try at the brewery, at what we think is a fair price and what we have available in the small amounts of it that there is. I for one love these beers, and it's what I primarily drink if I'm taking bottle home or going to a friends house.

We've got some awesome stuff coming up. Rare beer aside, some of our favorite stuff to brew is absolutely the draft stuff. There is a new batch of Hefeweizen that was tweaked that will be up in the next couple of days (I'm headed to Germany in a few weeks, so that's about all that is on my mind lately) Lots of new lagers in the works. Lots of new hoppy stuff in the works. See you guys around!

 

[swivelhips1]

Lots of new lagers in the works.

 

[wethorseblanket]

I can't tell you how much we appreciate everyone stopping by. Whether it be coming in to drink on a random Tuesday or showing up to grab a small run of something. We can't make everyone happy, and we're not trying to do that. We're not a bottle club, we're not a mug club. There are plenty of options and opportunities to be a part of those, and I think it's great if it gives you a good experience.

We are a brewery though, with an amazing crew that is going to keep doing what we're doing. I can promise you we're all working our asses off brewing and making sure you're gong to get a good product out of the bottle or glass, and a good experience when you sit down at our bar. If you don't, let us know. We'll make it right.

We'll always have stuff behind the counter to take home. Not everyone wants to buy a growler or a shirt when they're visiting. These are beers we're very proud of, and we want to get out to share with locals and visitors from out of town and out of country. We'll keep on putting stuff up on the "for here" list to try at the brewery, at what we think is a fair price and what we have available in the small amounts of it that there is. I for one love these beers, and it's what I primarily drink if I'm taking bottle home or going to a friends house.

We've got some awesome stuff coming up. Rare beer aside, some of our favorite stuff to brew is absolutely the draft stuff. There is a new batch of Hefeweizen that was tweaked that will be up in the next couple of days (I'm headed to Germany in a few weeks, so that's about all that is on my mind lately) Lots of new lagers in the works. Lots of new hoppy stuff in the works. See you guys around!

it is only a testament to your success, and the quality of your product, that some of us have grown frustrated with the frenzy that surrounds these big releases. And not just the fact that there is a line to buy bottles. I think it's only natural to lose interest in even tangentially participating in some of the behavior we all see, like hired muling, cheating the line, secondary selling, etc, that happens when a brewery has "made it." As you guys clearly have.

 

[rrrjjj]

Lots of new lagers in the works.

 

[theLostWizard]

Stupid noob question: are cans fairly available (quick look at the site says not right now)? Would like to trade for some pils / lagers but have no idea what to offer. Happy to take this over to ISO:FT is more appropriate, but just want a lot of Three Fates in my life.

 

[swivelhips1]

Stupid noob question: are cans fairly available (quick look at the site says not right now)? Would like to trade for some pils / lagers but have no idea what to offer. Happy to take this over to ISO:FT is more appropriate, but just want a lot of Three Fates in my life.

Both times I have gotten Three Fates they have been easily available for a week or two after the initial release. The main thing is they only get canned a couple times a year afaik. Just follow along with the HM instagram and once a release happens I wouldn't be surprised if you could get someone to do a gpiufmb.

 

[evanw1]

Stupid noob question: are cans fairly available (quick look at the site says not right now)?

Gawd, I fuggin' wish. ISO: Three Fates, Lesser Ritual, #HolyMtnLagerWhatevs, etc.

 

[FoudreGuy]

They’re doing fills of Three Fates right now. No clue when we’ll see cans again.

 

[wethorseblanket]

Stupid noob question: are cans fairly available (quick look at the site says not right now)? Would like to trade for some pils / lagers but have no idea what to offer. Happy to take this over to ISO:FT is more appropriate, but just want a lot of Three Fates in my life.

I could potentially try to get you a growler, but I'd need to figure out a new shipping situation for the two dG replacement bottles I already have packed up for you.

 

[theLostWizard]

I could potentially try to get you a growler, but I'd need to figure out a new shipping situation for the two dG replacement bottles I already have packed up for you.

Appreciated, but don't worry about the growler unless you want me to turn around a SARA fill!

 

[sunnrider]

First time trying Holy Mountain. This is really nice, some complex flavours in there, I'm looking forward to trying more.

 

[andrewdrinks]

New Sacraments!


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[FoudreGuy]

Will be drinking on draft at noon tomorrow, not waiting in line for bottles. So much easier.

 

[andrewdrinks]

Ironically the line at 12.45 when I got there was shorter than for draft, so couldn’t get pours! Super relaxed today, hopefully the draft is still on after work.

 

[FoudreGuy]

I let around 12:45 and the line was completely gone and they still had bottles available.

The Malbec Sacrament was my favorite.

 

[rrrjjj]

How’s awake limbs thoooo?

 

[beerscenes]

How’s awake limbs thoooo?

I plan on finding out when it's tapped down here at E9 soon...

 

[FoudreGuy]

How’s awake limbs thoooo?

Awake Limbs is fantastic. Had a growler of it earlier this week.

 

[rrrjjj]

I plan on finding out when it's tapped down here at E9 soon...

I guess I’ll be hitting up E9 soon!