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Southern Tier Phin & Matts Extraordinary Ale

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5793.24/5.03.23/5.05.6%64.6Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
When Phin and Matt sat down to collaborate on their new beer, they knew it had to be different if they were to call it extraordinary. "Let sprinkle it with fairy dust and wave our magic wands," said Phin. "No way," said Matt, "We've got to do better than that. This beer has to be better than any other in the galaxy." "Let's do some market research." So the two strapped on their rocket pack packs and traveled to the intergalactic beer store. After sampling an array of beers from acrossed the galaxy, the duo hit on an idea. "I've got it" exclaimed Matt, "we'll use vast amounts of whole hops, the finest malt, and put a little more love in every batch." "Eureka!" shouted Phin. And thus became a beer so fresh and tasty the duo put their names on it. 37 IBU's, 5.6% ABV
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Miamifan1354 (19), , Delaware, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 26, 2008  
Bottle to Sniffer. Pours golden with a small white head. Smells of hops and malt. Tastes of light hops and citrus fruit. Kind of a weak bear, but extremely drinkable.


cloudstrife (50), Rochester, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 21, 2008  
12 oz bottle poured into glass. Hazy gold color with a white head. Very faint pale ale hop aroma with a citrusy twist. Couldn’t pick up much malt in the aroma. Easier to pick up the aroma upon sipping from the glass than trying to smell it straight. Nice balanced flavor, I love the touch of hops. Very easy to drink. Nice carbonation which pulls together all the flavors. Overall a very enjoyable beer from Southern Tier. Don’t know if I would go so far as to call it extraordinary but I definitely thank Phin and Matt for this one.


 jimmack34 (567), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 21, 2008  
Very nice impression of an american pale. Pours a light amber gold with a light head. Smells like a light IPA, piney, slight citrusy and very light sweet malt. Tastes of crisp rich ale and hops more than malts.


 KAF (441), Coralville, Iowa, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Oct 21, 2008  
Clear light gold pour with a thin white head that dissipates quickly leaving a nice film. Stale hop aroma with a touch of dried malt. The flavor is much the same consisting of a very dry hoppiness but without any bite to it and the malt fades out. Not much in way of finish.


 mansquito (830), Boston/Philadelphia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 17, 2008  
Pours a white head that leaves some lacing. Pale golden/orange color. Aroma is light flowery hops, some bread, and citrus. The beer itself is also lightly hopped. And there are some crisp fruity flavors therein. Some malts. Feels kind of light for an APA, but that is not to say that it doesn’t have a good body. Nothing that it too incredible.


 Narnad (696), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Oct 13, 2008  
Pours from the bottle a great golden color. Aroma has a great citrus and a faint caramel malt scent. Flavor has a great sweet light and crisp apple and caramel malt flavor topped with a very citric grapefruit flavor. Solid carbonation really helps round the flavors together. Nice lacing on the glass from this beer. Overall a good beer.


 DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Oct 12, 2008  
(Bottle). Fragrant citrus hops aroma. Light copper body, small head. Flavor is mildly citrus, medium sweet. Lemony finish that doesn’t quite fit.


 TheBeerGod (3157), Newport News, Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Oct 4, 2008  
Bottle. Golden pour with a tall rocky, foamy white head. Aroma is hoppy and malty with citrus fruit, light caramel, sweet malts, and flowery notes. Taste is hoppy but sweet. Sweet malt, light caramel, pineapple, orange, apricot and light pine. Some graininess as well. Body is light-medium with an abundance of carbonation but not quite to the fizzy stages. Ends with bigger hops and fruit notes. More orange and pineapple, bits of melon, sweet malt, some toasted grain, and floral notes. Not bad.



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