Selins Grove Goldings Special Bitter

Brewed by Selins Grove Brewing Co.
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in English pint

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On tap at the brewpub. It pours golden with a white head. The aroma is overipe fruit and some citrusy hops. The flavor is potently bitter with some melon rind and grapefruit. Some mildly crackery malts. Very bitter finish. Kind of an odd beer, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Definitely a hop forward ESB.

On tap at the brewpub. Pours a moderate golden-copper color with a somewhat-thin white head and some speckled lacing as it goes down. The nose brings some mild toffee and bread crust as well as a small amount of floral hops. The taste follows the nose. I got mostly toffee, and caramel plus a slight floral character from the hops. There is a bit of diacetyl there as well. While not necessarily a flaw in this style, it didnt really add much for me. The feel is light and slightly creamy. Drinks quite well in the end even though no single component really had all that much I particularly enjoyed. Serving type: on-tap Reviewed on: 12-17-2010

Not a ton of flavor on the nose but it maybe too cold. Nice hoppiness on the tongue with this kind of orangey thing on the finish.

In short: A very smooth, fruity and moderately hoppy golden ale.
How: Tap at brewpub
The look: Clear golden body topped by a small off-white head with good lacing
In long: Nose of leafy hops and citrus fruits. In mouth the beer has a solid backbone of toasted cereals with a bit of caramel. Well balanced with leafy and citrusy hops. The bitterness is mild. A little fruit skin dryness at the end. This is a pretty decent session beer. Golding is not the most assertive type of hops around and that’s not the goal here. Another good beer from Selins Grove. I loved that place, he old historical house, the nice furniture and decoration, the professional service. This is classy brewpub. Not the type of place where you go to drink beer while watching naked women mud-wrestle a horny bear. But if you know of such a place please beermail me.

Growler filled at the brewpub. Pours a slightly hazed orange-gold with a very thin white head that faded by the second sip and left no lace. Pleasant aroma of malt and some mild citrus. The flavor is bready malt with a bit of fruit. Moderate bitterness at the finish is crisp, does not linger, and is not overdone. Good stuff!

On tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear orange with a white head. Aroma of toasted malt and bitter hops. Flavor of sweet, bready malts, some hints of jam, with a bitter finish. Overall, it is crisp and dry and a very tasty bitter. 7/4/8/4/14 [3.7/5]

Tap at the brewery. Pours a lightly hazy golden amber with a smaller bubbly white head. Aroma of noble hop spicy notes, tea and nuts. Flavor of English malt and spicy noble hops. Some nuts and light toffee. Pretzels.

on draft at the brewpub, pours gold with a medium white head. Aroma is earthen hops and biscuit malts. Flavor is well balanced, bitter herbal hops with a nice toasted malt. Very clean and session-able.

On draft at the brewpub. Pours a cloudy orange gold like colour with a small white head.   I had a hard time detecting the aroma but I think it smelled of malts, a hint of citrus, and hops. Flavour of grains, bitter hops, malts, citrus and some added sweetness from a little honey flavouring.

On draft at the brewpub. Pours a hazy caramel golden color with a medium sized frosty off white head. Aroma of bitter notes, grains, hops and bready malts. Taste is much the same as the aroma with hints of fruit present.