Selins Grove The Phoenix Kriek

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

Notes from KSB 06 growler pour (thanks Jason!!) and some extra notes from a handbottle. Pours a deep mahagony red, woody, and a very thin head- low carbonation. Aroma is cherry, almonds, sugary syrup, cough medicine, and a slight sour note. Flavor is initially slightly tart with lots of fresh whole red cherries, wierd cherry fruit roll-up character. Then it gets a lot of pithy almond-like astringency from the pits of the cherries which is ok but leaves a weird aftertaste. A bit richer and fuller in flavor and cherry-ness than the NG belgian red, but way more astringent. Still, a very unique and tasty beer. I noticed a lot more wierd funk and sourness in the growler I think? Still a lot of pedio cherry-pie in both samples.

On draught at State College 8th Annual Festival. Nice sour cherry aroma, tart and a bit sweet like cherry cough drops or fresh sour cherry pie. Mild wheat notes. Medium amber, hazy with a tint of red. Medium bodied with medium-heavy carbonation, almost effervescent. Starts tart with huge cherry flavor. Puckeringly tart but also finishes sweet, like sugar was added. Sour cherry pie flavor without the watery aceticness that other sour fruit beers sometimes have. Clean fruity finish and light bitterness. After is clean and fruity. This is a really nice fruit beer, almost comparable to Liefmans.

Hand Bottled... TITW Part Deux - Deep clear orangey amber, zero head. Nose held deep notes of black cherry, touhces of red wine, and faint tones of melon and oak. Complex nose without a doubt. Flavor was similar with more dark cherry and winey tones, slightly tart throughout, and maybe just a faint hint of wood to boot. Light to medium bodied, feather soft carbonation, fruity finish. Thanks kmweaver! This was a great way to kickoff the night...

Pours a cloudy red color with a thin white head. The aroma has a ton of cherries that feel tart, very seductive. Amazing flavor of cherries, there’s tartness, sweetness and there’s also bitterness in the end, the tart, sweet and bitter flavors are well-balanced. The body is light with a liquorous texture and soft carbonation. This is an awesome fruit beer, it nears New Glarus Belgian Red in overall quality.

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!

(Hand bottled 35,5 cl) Slightly hazy reddish with a neat, dense, beige head and a surprisingly solid carbonation. Fat aroma of cherries - extremely concentrated. Medium body with sweet’n’sour accents of cherries - a shipload of cherries. A whiff of vanilla perhaps? Tart and piquant finish. Wauw, an excellent fruit beer. 191206

Courtesy dsnowden. Multi amber/ruby, 2cm dense off white/cream/pink head. Cherry skins, lightly sour cherry juice, fresh grains, pie crust, subtle spice oatmeal- lightly sour cherry pie. Full body, rich, balanced carbonation. Excellent.

Hand bottle thanks to Miver. Copper reddish color with a very small head. Not overly carbonated either. Sweet and tart cherry aromas. The cherry got much more serious on the flavor. Cherry pie filling flavor. Not super sweet or tart. Rather malty with a sort of Cherry pit flavored finish. Pretty darn tasty. Thanks Joe.