Selins Grove Challenger Special Bitter

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

On tap, at brewpub. Pours a cloudy amber body with a small creamy beige head. Very lightly hoppy nose with some toasty and slightly crackery malt. Crackery, husky, toasted malt base with just a light british hoppiness on the back end. Floral and delicate with minimal bitterness and a green leafy quality to it. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with nice soft carbonation. Overall, a pretty nice beer, very sessionable.

On tap at Selin’s Grove brewpub. Surprisingly light-colored; more golden/copper than brown. Nice bitter kick, mostly malty with decent hop flavor. Some alcohol presence.

Draft @ Selins Grove. Pours a hazy, effervescent, orange-tea color; off-white head with good retention and fine-bubbled lacing. Touches of apples, tea, and wet malts in the aroma. Medium mouthfeel: tea (soft tannins), green apple, and plenty of fruitiness; light bitterness and carbonation; very drinkable, but the slight green apple note I’m catching seems a touch misplaced; solid otherwise. Medium finish: toasty malts, tea, bitter minerals, and some lingering fruitiness; toasty and dry.

On handpump at brewpub. Poured hazy copper in color with a frothy white head which left a nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus hops, spices and some sweet maltiness. Taste is of fairly sweet with a nice mouth feel. Fruity hop character with mild spices, sweet malts, hop bittering in the finish. The taste is very fresh and chewy. Nice.