Selins Grove The Phoenix Kriek

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

Bottle courtesy of Miver (handbottle): Poured a deep clear reddish color ale with some limited carbonation (due to the handbottling). Aroma of sour cheery with some light cough syrup notes. Taste is a nice mix between some sour cherry with some notes of oak and tart and some limited sweetness. I was slightly disappointed by the cough syrup notes that I could pick-up through the tasting. Nice body with no apparent alcohol. Well done but I could do without the cough syrup. Makes me want to take a road trip and taste the beer on site.

[hand bottle] generously shared by stine. Pours ruby red with a small amount of off white bubbles. Aroma is sweet, malty, and woody, with a lot of cherries. Flavor is tart, dry cherries with a whole lot of other flavors. Very, very good.

Growler pour thanks to the CheeseMan! Ruby colored with a slight white head. Cherries and yeast and spices on the nose. The flavor is killer. First thought was mulled cider, and then Whoa cherries! Sweet in the middle finishes long and dry with cinnamon and cloves. It has a pleasant tartness from the cherries and a very nice finish. This was fantastic, would love to sample again.

I’ve been eager to try this baby. Hand botttle opened at Dr Bill’s tasting. I remember when it had just a few very high ratings, and only from tap, so I thought I could never get it. Now it seems a few people in San Diego are getting hand bottles/growlers. Nice red-amber color. Delicious. Mild sourness. Cherries abounding in the taste. Sweetish.

Hand bottle thanks to fordest for sharing. Wow, lots of tart cherries that balanced out with some sweet malts. Very good, very drinkable, and very gone!

Thanks goes to thecheeseman! Sour cherry aroma, metallic aromas with cherry skins. Pours cloudy red with a thin white head. Sour cherry flavor, cranberry sauce, a great tartness up front with a sweet finish. very very nice!

[Handbottle, huge thanks for sharing, Stine!] Pours ruby red with a small off-white head. Aroma is really nice, authentic tart cherry--not huge, but unfortunately didn’t have proper glassware so I won’t take points off for that. The taste is a lot different compared to Belgian Red--not as sweet or sugary with a lot more tartness present and the cherry even fresher. Medium-thick mouthfeel with a good finish. Wow, I really like Belgian Red and this managed to just edge it out. I would love to try this on tap.

Poured from a hand bottle at Padrefan’s. Purple-red color with a small white head. The aroma was rich with ripe black cherries. The flavor was tart with fresh cherries without being overly sour--a bit of delicately blended spices round out the sides. This beer is simple and uncomplex much like the Cantillion Blaber, and absolutely hits it mark as a great fruit beer. The mouthfeel is silky smooth. The finish was long and slightly astringent with a lingering red wine note. Overall: A great beer I hope they bottle it someday.