Selins Grove IPA

Brewed by Selins Grove Brewing Co.
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

I have had this beer lots of times now and it remains in my top 3 IPA’s of all time. Served on-tap at the Selin’s Grove Brewpub into a pint glass. A - Pours hazy orange with a nice creamy one finger tall white head, dissipating down to a light film, leaving light lacing down the glass. S - Smells of bright citric hops, pine resin, tropical fruits; most notably grapefruit; and sweet caramel malt. Good balance overall all things considered. An absolute hop bomb. T - Tons of bright citric hops up front giving way slowly to a mix of tropical fruits and sweet caramel malt. The hops are strong but not to the point of being overpowering and the other flavors offer just enough contrast to keep it in balance. The finish has plenty of hop bitterness, lingering for some time. One of my all time favorites, grab some if you can. M - Medium body and flavor with moderate carbonation. Creamy feel with plenty of lingering hop bitterness in the finish. The alcohol creeps in a tiny bit toward the end but it isn’t a big deal. O - Very high. One of my all time favorite IPA’s. When he started to tweak the recipe about a year or so ago it went down hill a tiny bit but ever since he went back to the original it is better than ever. One of the best for sure.

Pulled from the beer engine with a bit of a white head and a robust pumpkin color. The aroma is citrusy and foresty without being obnoxious. This beer must be close to 55 degrees because everything is exploding. The taste is sweet which is kind of discombobulating at first but when you swallow all that hoppy goodness is revealed. We use term craft beer a lot but here’s a beer that feels like it was made by artisans in a studio. The finish is smooth and neat but then through the gaps in existence bursts of citrus linger. Seriously if this beer were an icon it would be worshipped.

Big thanks to chase2634 for this. Poured into a pint glass. 3.0 A: This isn’t the best looking IPA I’ve seen. That much I’m sure of. Deeply hazed orange amber color. About two fingers of white, foamy head that falls quickly and leaves small touches of lacing. 5.0 S: This might be one of the best smelling IPAs though. Jam packed with flowery and citrusy hops. Megatons of mango foremost, followed by pineapple, papaya, and maybe some orange. Behind that there is grapefruit and pine. Lastly, this has a strong sugary aroma in there. Despite the color and cloudiness, the malt and yeastiness are really faint. Just a touch of breadiness from them. Really intense and really pleasant. 4.5 T: Taste is much like the nose. Incredible amounts of pineapple, mango, and papaya. Cake icing, grapefruit, orange, and pine. Again, really intense flavors. The malts come through more this time. Slightly biscuity and bready from the yeast. Moderate caramel sweetness and some peachy fruitiness from there. I really like this, but I’d prefer if the yeast were a bit cleaner. 4.0 M: Medium body. Good carbonation, especially for a growler. Reasonably creamy, though I could go for a bit more in lieu of the slight chewiness it has. Otherwise, smooth. 4.5 D: This beer doesn’t fool around with the hops. That’s probably why it’s so highly ranked. Can’t say I don’t love it either. Worth seeking out. Serving type: growler Reviewed on: 07-20-2011 02:22:50

On draft at the brew pub; Nice creamy head with loads of piney citrusy hop aroma. The lacing made a beautiful etching-like abstraction of the Susquehanna River and surrounding mountains on the glass. The amber malty base was the perfect canvas for the colorful blend of bright clean hop flavors which echoed the intoxicating aroma.

Pours out a somewhat cloudy moderate copper color with a one finger off white head. Aroma is pine, lots of citrus, sweet caramel and light fruit. Taste is complex, lots of citrus and some pine hops, caramel and some light fruity notes in there too, the balance is remarkable, I’m usually one to lean towards the straight-up hop bombs, but this was very good, very drinkable. I wish we had something like this place close to us.

On tap at Selin’s Grove - 02.19.2010. A: Pours a somewhat-darkened orange with a nice white head. S: Very nice citrus notes with a little bit of herbal hop notes in there as well. Some slightly sweet malt hiding in the background. T: Very nice hop domination--a beautiful combination of bitterness and hoppy citrus and tropical flavors. Slightly sweet, yet definitely not balanced. A bit of herbal and resiny hops. M: Good carbonation. Medium body. Fairly dry. D: Exceptionally drinkable--definitely would not know that it was 7% without being told so. Serving type: on-tap Reviewed on: 02-21-2010

On tap at the brewery. Great fruity resinous hop aroma. Grapefruit and orange rind. Spicy and floral, sweet caramel malts. Orange amber clear with foamy lacing off-white head. Medium-heavy watery body with medium carbonation. Grassy fresh hops and bitter from the start, with decent caramel sweetness and graininess. Bitter, albeit smooth, all the way from start to finish. Sharp grapefruit rind and ozone, grassy. Great puckering chalky bitter after.

On draft at the brewpub. Pours a slightly cloudy orange honey with a medium white head. Nice fresh aroma of grapefruit citrus, pine and mango. Taste of freshly squeezed grapefruit, mango and pine. Very nice.