Selins Grove The Phoenix Kriek

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

12 oz hand bottle. Wonderful aroma. Tart cherry concentrate, graham cracker pie crust. Fantastic. The pour is absolutely stunning. Depending how the light shines through the beer the color ranges from dark ruby/amber to a shimmering violet. Loads and loads of real, genuine cherry flavor here. Some more of a spicy and creamy malt base, but the cherry dominates. The alcohol is barely noticeable. Lush and silky on the tongue with a lasting tart, but refreshing cherry tartness. Thanks a ton for this treat Joe!

Poured from a growler shared by Cheeseman.This was an interesting color.It had the same color of a blood blister.Dark purple and red.Nose had some sour, vinous cherries.The flavor was closer to sour cherries in a pie.This finished off slightly tart, but overall was delicious.Thanx Dan.

Growler. Pours deep crimson red; mahogany to one level of light and firey violet to another. Aroma of fresh cherries and lots of vanilla sugar; more sweet than tart, with hints of strawberry, brown sugar glazed orange, cinnamon whipped cream and sweetened tea. Vibrant. Subtle. Flavor is so generous and forthright; not a lighthearted, sweet, feathery take on cherry but more a venture into its possibilities and toward its boundaries. Cinnamon and nutmeg are the immediate suggestions, riding a swell of mulled, firm, hearty tart cherry flavor and doughy, salty pastry crust. So much muscle and wine-like depth. Some green qualities of stems and spices lend a bittering earthiness on the outer rim. Palate is gently carbonated, medium to full in body; punchy tartness and sangria-like tanginess to the extent of pomegranate arils wetting and then quickly drying the sides of the mouth. Dry cinnamon, a wisp of tarragon and fruit flesh in the warming, mulling final smack. What a gorgeously stylish take on this concept. Thanks Chris!

Pours a beautiful deep red with thin tan head. The nose is sweet and cherry, as is the flavor. Very overwhelming sweetness from cherry, with a creamy mouthfeel. Really feeds my sweet tooth, but looses points for lack of any hint of complexity.

growler thanks to jason..... poured a somewhat hazy dark garnet red with a moderat off-white head at first but faded to a soapy thin film after a little time.... aromas of sweet, tangy, and tart cherries with a little spice. not very complex but it provided a hint of what the flavor offered which was a lot..... flavor was just really nice and enjoyable all around. it started off on the sweet cherry side but becomes increasingly tart as you drink it. spices accent the flavor a little more and you can’t help but think of it resembling some tasty cherry-pie. i probably ended up drinking half of the growler myself, it was that good...... a comparison between this and Belgian Red should be done. excellent stuff all the way.

Growler at BCTC. Pours a clear rose amber. Funky raspberry and cherry notes. Medium to thick bodied. Very fruity, with a light sourness but nothing mind boggling. Finishes tasting a little like cherry cough syrup. Not bad, but didn’t live up to the hype around it. But don’t get me wrong… I’d definitely drink this again, and would be glad to do so.

Hand bottled by kramer17801. Redish brown, with a small, off white head. Aromas are cherries and sugar. Flavors are cherries, both tart and sweet. Cherry pie, to be more exact. Some wood, sugar and vanilla, also. Very mouth watering. A drier version of NG Belgain Red, it seems to me. Highly enjoyable.

Hand bottled by kramer17801 (Thanks!) - Now this is a REAL beer head, huge meringue like texture, falling very slowly leaving the most beautiful pattern of laces on its way, the head and the body are both redbrown (of cause not with the same density in color); European vers. American, the aroma of this beer is to me very American, lots of cherry but super sweet almost with cinnamon sprinkled on top, lots of barrel but in a very vanilla sweet kind of way, it has some fresh cherry as well but the cinnamon, vanilla sweetness is taking over and makes it a bit to fat and vulgar; Huge carbonation in quite funny body, it has a soft almost velvety texture but quite a bit of balanced acid hides it well, at first there are great amounts of lactic acids but when the beer is swallowed they seem much more like the fruit acids of an unripe cherry mixed up with the lactics, somehow it has quite some reminiscence of some Flemish Oude Bruins; it finishes very long with lots of American (haha) aromas: vanilla and cinnamon sweetness with a big punch of allspice and a little clove on a dry almost ORVAL like textured body, with a late oaky harshness. Great beer, like nothing I have ever tasted before. To my taste it needs a little work to be perfect, but it is definitely on its way.