Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at the source. Rich mahogany color with a decent tan head that persists. Rich caramel and dark dried fruits, raisin and prune with plenty of clove and earthy yeast to balance. Faint alcohol warming. Pretty tasty dubbel.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at the source served on nitro. Deep dark brown color with a tightly bubbled long lasting off white head that persists.Rich caramel and dark chocolate with a cereal grain edge to it. Faint roasty coffee notes. Creamy smooth mouthfeel. Solid beer, but my least favorite of the session. Needs more roast imho.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at the source. Mostly clear deep golden color with a smallish white head. Rich honey maltiness with plenty of pepper and clove to counter. Smooth deceivingly easy to drink, great triple.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at the source, I liked it so much in my sampler that I ordered a glass afterwards. Deep red with a pink tinged head. Huge tart cherry aroma and flavor. Reminds me a lot of New Glarus Belgian Red, very tasty.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
At the July DC tasting. Poured a dark brown color with an off-white head. Aroma was light cherry, light toffee, caramel malts. Flavor was very light tart cherry juice. Cherry skins on the finish. A pretty tasty beer, refreshing surprisingly!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
From a bottle at the DC tasting July 10, 2016. Pours a clear deep amber with an off white head. Caramel aroma. Flavors of cherry and toffee. Sweet finish.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed The Phoenix Kriek from Selins Grove Brewing Co. 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Growler shared 6/10/16. Definitely a very unexpected surprise, as I never ended up trying this stuff back in the day (that I remember). Good clarity to this black cherry liquid with some brighter hues on the edges. Pink-flecked, off-white head is initially large but fully falls to cover/ring rather quickly.
Huge cherry nose has light glue, medicines, all sorts of phenols and definitely some wood/vegetal-like cherryskin notes. Despite the slight medicinal/phenolic character, which I believe is actually quite natural/authentic, it’s bursting with huge aromatics and bright fruit flavors but yet retains a funky, fermented/macerated feel to it as well. Honey and vanilla show through, from the malts, packing the aroma even more full. No alcohol or flaw.
Just like the 2 Roads Framboise Noir was ultra jammy, this thing is super medicinal, but in a mostly good way. Lots of cherry pit, cherry flesh and light cellar qualities, with huge black pepper phenols and a sweet, lightly syrupy at times (but for the engaging carbonation which helps clear it) texture. Definitely on the sweeter side of things, relative to Belgian fruit beers, much like New Glarus. But just like them, the fruit is done so well that it’s easy to forgive a lot.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
4 oz pour on draft at City Tap House during the SAVOR Week event. Dark ruby red with light pinkish white head. Aromas of cherries, light tart notes. Tastes of cherries, spice, tart cherry juice, cherry pie filling. Medium body with a dry finish. Pretty tasty, like a tart and juicy cherry pie without the crust.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
4 oz pour on draft at City Tap House during the SAVOR Week event. Dark brown with light tan head. Aromas of toasty notes, malt, cookies, caramel. Tastes of dark chocolate, dark fruit, caramel, malt, cocoa. Medium-full body with a dry finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Wonderfully executed. Ruby red pour with great head and lacing. Well executed cherry with light cutrus bretta. Sweet and tangy finish. Awesome drinkability here. You can taste the cherry skins and fruit of the berry here. Tap at city tap house.