Holy Mountain Brewing

Tucked away in interbay this is a chill and open brewery. Friendly service, lots of seating, accommodating to dogs. It's not my favorite lineup of beers (IPA heavy and darks, not a lot of lights and no sours). Additionally, to complement everyone else's review: it's heavy metal music on record constantly playing. It was fine but after a while, it didn't cater to the mood anymore. (My mood preference / opinion) The interior design and merch was really fun and gave great vibes. It was nice to stop in but probably won't return anytime soon.

The merch here is the highlight. They have maybe the best merch of any brewery I've been to. It consists of unique art based around: mysticism/the occult/the dark arts. It's unique, it's hip, it's unlike anything else you'll buy from a brewery.I also love the ambiance. It's simple: massive ceilings and bright interiors.The 4 stars are for two shitty trends that have been creeping into brewing that this brewery has embraced:1) No samples: I was between two different beers...I couldn't decide. Most breweries would just hand you samples of both and let you decided with to get a pint of. I had to ask for a sample here and I was met with a "we don't do samples here" ooooooookaaay.2) half-pours at jacked prices: why breweries think it's ok to give you 50% less beer but charge you 80% the cost of a full-pour beer...I will never know. Here's to encourage drunk driving and discouraging moderation!I got their light lager, it was crisp and wonderful. I paid like $5 for 8oz instead of $6.50 for 16oz because I wanted to try multiple beers (and they don't do samplers) and I had to drive.

If wine is the blood of Christ, what's beer? Visiting Holy Mountain helps me wrestle with life's hard-hitting mysteries. Sure, beer helps fuel the thought process but it's still critical thinking.Holy Mountain is in the upper echelon of breweries and for good reason. They serve up some of the best beers your liver will ever be blessed to struggle with. While yours truly is admittedly a fan of dark beers (and these folks make some winners), HM doesn't skimp when it comes to Belgians and hoppy offerings either. It's all good, folks can't go wrong.Cool taproom ran by cool people, great beer, Nordic black metal blaring and paused only momentarily so the beertender can announce that they have bottles of Tres Leches stout available...then right back to blaring music. Amen.

A little shocked I have never reviewed this place. Further that I had not posted anything previously about this place. No pictures or nothing... what am I even doing here.I am not going to wax poetic about this spot. Its amazing beer. A pretty dope atmosphere, a little overwhelming on special release days so be prepared for loud music with crazy beer nerds in line waiting for the next waxed bottle release. But on a normal not overwhelming day you would be hard pressed to find a better beer spot in Seattle... although I have a few reviews that probably say the same thing about other beer spots in Seattle. Their style varies which is nice, while they always have some solid ipas you will find something for almost any beer person. Plus they have crazy barleywines and barrel aged stouts every once in a while as well. The parking is a little weird and unregulated, so that part always feels a little awkward. The train noise will ruin a nice reading day as well, but other than that its tough to beat what they offer in beer.

This review has been a bit of a challenge for me to write, as I'm a big beer adventurer, and enjoy trying new and different venues. Holy Mountain makes some top notch beers, as I was able to have tasters of quite a few, before deciding on a pint of the 'As within, so without extra pale, as I'm a big fan of galaxy hops. The servers were great, answering questions and getting the tasters of each beer, very knowledgeable. You can see where the magic is made through the large glass windows that help separate the brewing operations from the tap room, interesting decor, sort of goes with the dark theme, a little reminiscent of Ghost Town brewery in Oakland. Along with ample choices of types of seating inside, they also have patio seating with misters going, with train tracks right next to the patio, so depending on if the trains are parked there, you may have a view of the sound. Trains were there so I can't confirm that, for sure. It was cool that they were playing vinyl records, which the first few were ok, a little vintage 70's, however the next few, just weren't of a style I care to listen to, just my preferences of course. So that's where I'm trying to just focus on the service and the great tasting beers they have. Light snacks are available as well. They do have a large selection of their beers in cans to go as well as growlers. So you can always just pick up a four pack. Parking can be challenging in this part of upper Queen Anne, but not too hard. Also easy to catch off of the Elliot bay trail as well. Yelping on, Cheers!

I'm reluctant to deduct stars on Holy Mountain simply because I've had great experiences with their beers and absolutely go nuts for their t shirts that they put out. But my last experience was so aggravating I'm going to have to dock a star.Normally I order my shirts through their website and have them shipped to nearby Tacoma. Tacoma isn't far from Seattle but trying to get to the Interbay neighborhood always feels like a lot of work. Which is why I just have it shipped.But this last time my most recent order did not get shipped. It may have been my own fault at the time of the order and I did not look carefully enough to make sure it was shipped or somehow it got switched to that is needed to be picked up at the brewery. Regardless trying to correct it was no small feat. Attempting to call the number for the brewery goes straight to a voice mail with it's hours of business in the content as well as saying that nobody checks the voicemail on that phone line and to email the brewery at an email address provided in the message.So that is what I did and then I waited. A few days passed by and there was no response to my emails. I attempted to contact them through messenger on Facebook and somebody who uses the page at the brewery saw my message but never bothered to reply.So good thing I don't live very far from Seattle to have retrieved this shirt. I drove up to the brewery taproom and provided my order number in which they retrieved the order I placed very promptly. Good thing I'm more or less a local but any out of state orders that need to be corrected or modified- good luck!After that was settled I had a couple of their beers which were great as ever.

What can be said about that holiest of mountains that hasn't already been said?The dopest merch art in the game, rad unapologetic metal music, one of the best non-adjunct stouts you can get, Midnight Still. Constantly experimenting with interesting beers of all varieties. Delicious pizza right next door at Dantini.Highly recommend a visit, Seattle folks can't shut up about this place and for good reason. I will say it's a spot that I didn't really like the first two times I came as the beer offerings just weren't really up my alley. A lot of their best beers are special releases that people line up for for hours sometimes and sell out by the next day, but if you can make it when the beer is really shining you're in for a real treat, and at the very least you'll get some really unique fun beers to try and one of the coolest breweries around.

One of the best breweries in the state of Seattle!! Location meh, service incredible IF on the weekend, IPA's and Saisons legendary.. perfect to bring food or enjoy the frequenting food trucks.. seattle is blessed to have this specialty craft brewery in town!! I must say they truly made my 45th birthday an incredible one as an out-of-town visitor!!

Killer beer. Arguably one of the best in Washington and/or PNW.Taproom ~ Their death metal theme made sophisticated with clean black & white decor. Screaming voices & guitar distortion lightly playing in the background for a nuanced cafe feel.Parking is the death of them ~ virtually none in an area right off a busy highway. The only few spots available are in back of the warehouse.Every brew we drank was holy schmolly good.

Beer 8 out of 10Ambiance 2 out of 10 It used to be a fun place to go but since they've been playing heavy metal music, it has become unbearable. I tried to put up with it and enjoy a beer today, but 30 minutes is all I could take. No wonder why there aren't more people here.