Selins Grove The Phoenix Kriek

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

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.

Growler thanks to Jason K! Poured a clear, deep sparkling garnet with a nice initial pink head. Aroma was sharp and vibrant with cherry pits, freshly-sliced apples, and chocolate.. soft and supple malt backing. Flavor was of tart cherry skins and pits along with sliced apples... semi-sweet chocolate provided a more-than-adequate backing.. very, very tasty! Great feel on the palate.. well-balanced and thicker.. almost syrupy at the long finish. Great one!

Shared via the always generous WeeHeavySD. Very sour and tastes like cherry cobbler. Sort of reminded me of New Glarus Enigma, but with the perfect balance. Super tasty! Nice work.

Hand bottle from The_Epeeist, huge thanks Chris! Pours a nice ruby color with a small tan/pink head. Aroma is cherries, vanilla, cherries. Flavor is cherries, vanilla, oaky notes, chocolate, caramel. Palate is medium bodied, medium carbonation, finished tart. Beautiful!

From a 12oz Handbottle. Courtesy of Stine. Transparent, brilliant ruby red colored pour with a finger of fizzy pink head. Intense cherry aroma, saturated with fleshy cherry fruit, skins included, and a slight acetic note in the background. Amazing in both the level of intensity and the quality of the fruit aroma. Hints of herbal leafiness helps to balance the sweetness of the cherries nicely. Medium bodied, lightly carbonated mouthfeel with a touch of acidity. Sweet, but not sticky, and brimming with one of the most authentic cherry flavors I’ve tasted in a beer. Gobs of fruit, with some cherry-skin tannins coming through on the backend to round out the finish. The term, "Kriek" in the name is a little mis-leading, as implies "cherrry lambic", but this is just a really, really good fruit beer with a cherry flavor rivaled only by Scharbeekse Kriek or Lou Pepe Kriek. Thanks a ton, Eben!

From a growler. Clearish ruby with a few small bubbles and a haze. Lacy strands and speckles. Nose is sour, earthy cherry and spring rain. Deeper notes of black cherry. Body a thin syrup with a mild carb tingle. Taste is cherry juice, quite sweet. The fruitiness fades getting sour and minerally. Dries with some pit and candi. Massive cherry with just enough tartness and funk to balance. Fantastic.

Aroma is exactly like cherry pie. Fresh cherry fruit, a little dull bitterness. Taste is bitter black cherry with a touch of pit. Dull bitter cherry lingers on this. I also get a little bit of tartness, some beer essence in this- which is totally different from the Belgian Red from New Glarus. Very, very nice. Lingers with a lot of fruit. Appearance is ruby red to amber.

Growler with a huge Thank You to Tom (tjthresh) for sharing this awesome and rare treat! Pours a slightly hazy deep ruby red with a thin whiteish/pink frothy head, moderate spots of lace. Aroma is like a sour cherry mash, cherry pie, and cherry, cherry, cherry. The cherry is fresh, rich, deep, intense, and works VERY well. Flavor is more of the same, fresh, juicy cherry pit, sour cherry mash and cherry pie. For the focus being solely on cherry, this delivers, and meets the standard set by NG Belgian Red in spades. Apparently I’m quite the fan of fruit beers. Very nice stuff, thanks again Tom!