Selins Grove The Phoenix Kriek

Brewed by Selins Grove Brewing Co.
Style: Fruit Beer
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania USA

Hand Bottle:   Deep orangish amber with heavy red hues, large frothy, and I mean frothy head, faint pink hue, a few strings of lacing.   Nose of Cherries, subtle oak or woody notes, but has a very soft plastic sort of tinge.   Whoa, sweet and sour on the tongue, Cherries, a little bit of astringency on the backside, albeit minor.   This off flavor reminds me of air in an old tire... yeah, bingo!   Not heavy, but enough to detract a little.   Fairly dry finish, a little tart too.   Moderate body, a little sticky on the tongue.   A touch mealy on the exit.   Overal better than I expected, especially for an American made version.   A few little things I wished were different, but its quite enjoyable.   Thanks John for the bottle!

growler sent by psprings sampled with the crew 9/27/09. slightly hazed pinot/red/cherry stained wood with a small tannish head. phenomenal aroma... intoxicating... fairly sweet yet full of tart cherries, cinnamon, dough, grass, minerals/slate, earthiness and brown sugar. the flavor is incredibly reminiscent of tart red cherry pie... along with cinnamon, slate, grass, skin bitterness and a nice tannic dryness. tart dry finish leads into a lingering fruity aftertaste... fruity, but in no way sweet. medium bodied, dry, prickly and delicious. something very comforting in this one! 10/4/9/4/18/4.5

Hand bottle from hellbilly’s howdown. Some cherry and sour plumb aroma. Murky red body with no head. Some sluge droped in the glass from bottom of bottle on pour. Decent fruity and sour flavor. Most notable was the sweet juicy sour plum which was good. Got a yeasty bread shot on the finish. Special thanks go out here to Paul, Josh and the Superdave family for the special delivery.

Growler shared with hellbilly courtesy of psprings -- you guys rock! Pours a burnt shade of amber in color with mild carbonation and a fleeting beige head. Smells amazing. I want this in an oxygen tank. Perfect tart cherry pie filling flavor -- crust and all -- with a spicy touch of cinnamon. Warm and comforting. Easily the best Kriek I’ve had, thus far.

pours a reddish purple with a white head. aroma is fresh dark cherries sugars. taste is uber realistic ripe dark cherry pie filling. fantastic. thanks josh and paul.

growler - thanks to adrian910ss for the trade!! mildly leaking had me worried, but this stood up very well in the summer heat; clearish, dark red with thin bubbles along the edge; lovely, cherry pie aromas with mild tartness; very, very nice; texture is soft; creamy, cherry tartness and just lovely all around; perfect level of fruit w/o turning into a fruit syrup bomb; wow, great stuff!!

Growler. Nice reddish brown color. Aroma and flavor are both more sweet than I expected. More cherry sweetness than sour. A lovely drink overall but could be more sour for me. A little bit on the syrup side but not bad.

BCTC. Many thanks to the incredible generosity of the RB crowd. Reddish with ring. Mild sour cherry aroma. Sweet refreshing cherry soda with oily palate. Ok. Probably need to try this again.