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Selby

Brasserie Dunham
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🌍 Canada · Fruited Sour Ale · One of 4 Fruited Sour Ales in hopIQ

A pale, lightly soured ale finished with key lime. The acidity is modest, a gentle pucker rather than a full sour, and the lime arrives as fresh juice and zest oil instead of candy. Beneath it the malt is very pale and close to neutral, with a thin cracker note. At low strength and high carbonation it drinks quickly, and the close is crisp and dry, the lime lingering just past the last sip.

ABV
3.5%
Bitterness
Mild
Citrus hop bitterness
SRM
golden5
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
hopIQ take

Dry and crisp.

A direct pour that closes clean — trim and sharp, working together to keep things moving.

Wider bands mean we're less certain about the exact position.
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Fruited Sour Ale.
Hop character
citrusy
Fermentation & yeast
sour
clean
tart
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Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Selby

Appearance

A pale, luminous golden hue with excellent clarity and a delicate white head that forms quickly and disperses with fine lacing. The beer displays vibrant carbonation throughout, with steady streams of small bubbles rising through the clear body. At 5 SRM, the color sits at the threshold between pale straw and light gold, suggesting minimal Malz character.

pale goldencrystal clearfine carbonationdelicate head

Aroma

The nose leads with bright key lime—fresh juice and citrus zest oils rather than candied citrus notes. Beneath the lime sits a restrained, nearly neutral pale Malz base with only a whisper of cracker-like grain. The aroma remains clean and straightforward, allowing the lime adjunct to dominate without any competing fermentation esters or hop character.

key lime zestpale graincleancitrus-forward

Taste

Entry is light and crisp, with the lime arriving as both bright acidity and fresh juice notes. The palate carries a gentle sour character—more pucker than aggressive funk—supported by a thin cracker note from the pale Malz. The finish drives toward dry and clean, the lime lingering as zest oil and citrus pith without sweetness or residual body.

citrus juicegentle sourdry finishcracker malt

Finish

The close is crisp and bone-dry, with the key lime persisting just beyond the final sip as a pleasant zest note. Low alcohol and high carbonation ensure the beer drinks quickly and leaves no sticky residue, only a clean, refreshing aftertaste.

drylime lingersclean finish
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
79
Taste
77
Appearance
80
Finish
76
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Selby

Serve at 6–9°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 6–9°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Pint glass
Recommended for this style

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

Store in a cool, dark place. Check the best-before date on the label for guidance.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Selby

About Fruited Sour Ale

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Fruited Sour Ale?

Fruited Sour Ale is a distinctive beer style with its own characteristic flavour, aroma and colour. Discover what makes it unique and find similar beers on hopIQ.

Finding a similar Fruited Sour Ale

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same citrusy, dry, crisp character as Selby will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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