How long does it take from liquor license to taproom? About 8 months of hard work. Last May, local Holy Mountain Brewing Company was granted a liquor license for a brewery and taproom at 1421 Elliott Ave W, and the team behind Holy Mountain has been very busy since then, building out a taproom at the base of Queen Anne.
The 10,000 square foot warehouse has been completely transformed into a brewery and taproom, the latter ready for beer lovers this Friday. The taproom will have booths, a bar, a view into the brewery, and most importantly, 12 taps with a draught system designed to utilize a high pressure, direct draw system.
According to Holy Mountain, “each tap is regulated separately to insure the carbonation level of the beer stays exactly as it was intended.” All 12 taps will be stocked with Holy Mountain beers, including two nitro taps.
Local beer aficionados are likely already familiar with Holy Mountain. The team began brewing in October, distributing their creations in the local area as they worked behind the scenes on the taproom. (The Masonry on Lower Queen Anne serves Holy Mountain on tap.)
The Grand Opening weekend starts Friday January 23rd at 3pm and Skillet Street Food will be at the site to serve tasty bites to go with Holy Mountain’s beers. The celebration continues on Saturday and Sunday, starting at noon both days.
Post Grand Opening weekend, the taproom will commence regular operating hours: Monday and Thursday 3pm to 9pm, Friday 3pm to10pm, Saturday noon to 10pm, and Sunday noon-9pm. The taproom will be closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Holy Mountain’s Kiln & Cone, the house pale ale, will be available in prefilled 32 oz growlers. Select beers will be available for on-demand growler fills after the grand opening weekend.
Per Holy Mountiain, beers available on draught will include:
- Kiln & Cone, an aromatic american pale ale
- King’s Head, a double brown ale brewed with oats
- King’s Head with coffee on nitro
- The Gray Tower, batch 1, the first in a series of blended brettanomyces aged saisons, batch 1 was partially fermented and aged in an oak foudre (only two kegs left in existence)
- Gose, a tart germanstyle wheat beer fermented in barrels with coriander
- Bonne Nuit, a belgian style strong ale brewed with american hops
- Astral Projection, a massively hoppy Double IPA
- Watchman’s House, a common lager fermented in rye whiskey barrels
- The Seer, a hoppy saison
- The Ox, a farmhouse ale brewed with orange zest
- Wayward Black Beer, brewed in the spirit of the great english porters and dark milds
- Lager Beer, a well hopped golden lager
To make it even easier to find Holy Mountain, their blog has published both a map and directions – making navigating Interbay even easier:
“The taproom has parking on the west side of the building, which can be accessed from the alley off of W Galer St under the Magnolia overpass, or W Lee St, next to the Dog Lounge. There is also access from Elliott Ave, including ADA access.”
Get ready to welcome the new taproom to Interbay, just be sure you’re 21 or over and leave the pups at home, the taproom is 21+ and pet-free. Cheers!