Selins Grove The Phoenix Kriek

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

Bottle. Sampled @ BCTC 2007 at RateBeer tent. Orange-reddish coloring. No head. Citrus-sweet, over-ripe cherries in aroma and taste . . . can’t read the rest of my writing . . . came at the end of a long day in Cooperstown. I will say I remember the sweet smile on my lips at the end of sampling this.

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!

growler - thanks to adrian910ss for the trade!! mildly leaking had me worried, but this stood up very well in the summer heat; clearish, dark red with thin bubbles along the edge; lovely, cherry pie aromas with mild tartness; very, very nice; texture is soft; creamy, cherry tartness and just lovely all around; perfect level of fruit w/o turning into a fruit syrup bomb; wow, great stuff!!

Growler, courtesy of TheCheeseMan. This one poured a deep red almost purple color with a small, bubbly white head that leaves minimal lacing behind. The aroma is all fresh cherries, baked pie crust, and sweet cherry glaze. The flavor follows suit with the fresh sweet cherries and pie crust coming first followed by natural sour cherry flavor. The sourness is subtle making this like cherry sweet tart, but without any artificial flavors added. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and just a touch syrupy with good carbonation and a slight sou finish. This is a great fruit beer, and one I hope to be able to try again.

Growler shared by tjthresh. Pours a deep raspberry reddish-brown with a thin, off-white ring of bubbles clinging to the edge of the glass, encircling an interesting swirl of fine bubbles. The nose smells exactly like a fruit tart (cherry/raspberry) ; like cherry pie filling with a tart backing to overcome the pervasive sweetness. Medium-bodied and slick with a dry, tart finish. The flavor is of rich, sweet, tart cherries with a dry, sour finish. This is a damned fine fruit beer. Thanks again for sharing it with us, Tom.

Hand-bottle from xmarcnolanx. This was garnet in color with a bright red tinge running throughout and poured some tiny bubbles. The nose was dominated by cherry pie filling (slightly tart fresh cherries balanced with sweet sugar). Wow! The flavors were similar but seemed a bit tired in comparison. While the nose jumped out at you, the palate didn’t seem quite as fresh. It had nice tartness but also a slight richness to fill out and balance the midpalate before finishing a bit dry and dirty. Good stuff that was likely even a bit better fresh.

handbottle shared courtesy of Briank. Thanks man!
Pours rich dark red but clearish. Smell is straight tart dark red cherry juice all the way. Taste is much the same with vibrant, juicy sour cherry flavor. No funk or anything getting in the way of the delicious fresh cherry taste. Good stuff, and sweet an sour balancing to keep from being cloying. Thanks again!

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.