Selins Grove The Phoenix Kriek

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

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.

growler sent by psprings sampled with the crew 9/27/09. slightly hazed pinot/red/cherry stained wood with a small tannish head. phenomenal aroma... intoxicating... fairly sweet yet full of tart cherries, cinnamon, dough, grass, minerals/slate, earthiness and brown sugar. the flavor is incredibly reminiscent of tart red cherry pie... along with cinnamon, slate, grass, skin bitterness and a nice tannic dryness. tart dry finish leads into a lingering fruity aftertaste... fruity, but in no way sweet. medium bodied, dry, prickly and delicious. something very comforting in this one! 10/4/9/4/18/4.5

Growler from JW77 and Darkguardian. Pours a nice red color. Aromas of cherry, cranberries and tart raspberries. Flavor is just like a sweet/sour cherry candy. If there was a cherry flavored sweet tart this would be it. Damn fine beer. Seriously enjoyable. Loved it!!

Growler shared with hellbilly courtesy of psprings -- you guys rock! Pours a burnt shade of amber in color with mild carbonation and a fleeting beige head. Smells amazing. I want this in an oxygen tank. Perfect tart cherry pie filling flavor -- crust and all -- with a spicy touch of cinnamon. Warm and comforting. Easily the best Kriek I’ve had, thus far.

Pours a murky dark reddish pink colour and a creamy tan/pink head. Has an aroma of cherries, and fruit juice. Flavour is similar to the aroma. Very tart cherry flavoring.  Goes down easy like juice. Very tart taste with soft carbonation. Ooohh, I loved this stuff!!

Hand-bottle sampled in Nov. 2006: Pours a dark ruby mahogany with a thin wispy off-white head. Rich, sweet, full cherry and caramel malty aroma. Body starts thick and fruity with a great balance of sweet malt and cherries with a tart earthy fruitiness and doughy yeastiness with a hint of cinnamon. Great complexity and fullness of palate. An awesome kriek!

Huge thanks to dsnowden for sharing this with me. What an awesome guy! Pours a deep reddish maroon, with a medium light tan head, with red hues. Really cool looking head color. Smells of rich cherry candy and cherry pie, with big hints of cinnamon and caramel. What a smell, makes the mouth water. The flavor is great as well. Its got a slight acidity to it, but nothing overpowering. Big cherry as well in the flavor. Its a very sweet beer. Cherry is definitely the keyword here, but not a fake candy cherry taste like a redbach or something, its a deeper cherry taste. Very creamy with touches of some cinnamon spice as well. Really well balanced, excellent fruit beer. It deserves the high accolades its getting. Thanks again Dan!!

Wow. I don’t like cherries very much, but I have to appreciate this brew. Has a burgundy colour to it, sweet aroma, has a bold taste, that isn’t overwhelming, just good. Has almost a wine taste to it, but without the dry element to it, The cherry flavour is lovely, I would imagine it as the ideal flavour for a cherry derived brew.