Selins Grove The Phoenix Kriek

Growler, courtesy thecheeseman. I just love the heck out of this! Deep reddish purple copper with a medium head. Aroma of funky sour cherries, spicy cherry pits, graham crackers and cherry soda. Flavor starts with a combo of sweet and sour cherries, the graham cracker provides the crust for this cherry pie. Palate is med full up front with the sweet, but then it lightens on the way back as the tartness tightens pulls and puckers at the sides of the tongue. The tartness begins to border on a cranberry sauce acidity. Finish is bone dry and refreshing. Just outstanding.

From a growler. Clearish ruby with a few small bubbles and a haze. Lacy strands and speckles. Nose is sour, earthy cherry and spring rain. Deeper notes of black cherry. Body a thin syrup with a mild carb tingle. Taste is cherry juice, quite sweet. The fruitiness fades getting sour and minerally. Dries with some pit and candi. Massive cherry with just enough tartness and funk to balance. Fantastic.

Aroma is exactly like cherry pie. Fresh cherry fruit, a little dull bitterness. Taste is bitter black cherry with a touch of pit. Dull bitter cherry lingers on this. I also get a little bit of tartness, some beer essence in this- which is totally different from the Belgian Red from New Glarus. Very, very nice. Lingers with a lot of fruit. Appearance is ruby red to amber.

Handbottle. Ridiculous dense cherry pie nose. Succulent, fresh, juicy and full of bright, vibrant clear cherry flavor. Awesome. Pours a stunning deep ruby red, with ochre fringe and an edge of white. Flavor continues on aroma lines, with a stunning straightforward fresh cherry richness. Continues in the pie-vein with a little more spice and dough. I don’t know how you could want much more from a cherry beer. It’s ripe and fresh and not artificial. It’s also not overly sweet. Some tangy acids contribute a balancing edge to the beer. Outstanding! Thanks Mike!

Ruddy brown pour. Sweet cherry aroma, oak, and cinnamon. Tastes like cherry pie with some oak. Spicy, tangy, lightly astringent and slightly medicinal finish. Medium body with a tingly carbonation.

(Hand bottle, courtesy of mj) Pours a cloudy reddish-brown with a long-lasting tall rocky beige head. Aroma of black cherry, earthiness, and almonds. Flavor of fresh sweet-n-sour black cherries and malt. Straight forward cherries! Thanks Mike!

Poured a deep cherry red color body with a small rocky pinkish head. Lots of little red floaties. Tha aroma is bold black cherries and mild yeast. Flavor is sour black cherries that gets bolder as the beer warms. Finishes with some mild but funky, sharp chedder cheese notes. I’ll make the 2 hour trip for this every time it goes on tap.

On draft many times and growlered many more times. Poured dark reddish with a small off white head. Solid cherry aroma. The taste is of fresh black cherries. Its got a very natural cherry taste with a perfect amount of tartness. Hints of a nice funky yeast is great. Very Nice!!!