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Southern Tier Phin & Matts Extraordinary Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5753.24/5.03.24/5.05.6%65.6Lager 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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 curly (580), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 25, 2009  
Pours hazy murky orange with a thin white head. Aroma of light citrus, floral, honey, apricot and some alcohol. Taste is more toffee and roast malt but still a lot of light fruit and citrus. Not overwhelming and very drinkable.


 DeadGirl (219), West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/102/514/20
Nov 21, 2009  
Pours golden w/ a sudsy white head (little retention) from the 12 oz. bottle: Aroma is... wow, is that mango?!?, apricot, sugar, bubblegum, the tartness from citrus pulp, and nice resiny hops. Flavor is grapefruit, some caramel, spices, and much more grainy/toasty than the nose implies. Thin palate, grainy finish. Drinkability: Considering how the nose and taste is almost completely different, I would have to say this ale is multidimensional and really cool! Rebuy: Yes. #209 on 21112009, DG.


 WVHouseofBeer (364), Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 15, 2009  
Sampled at 2009 Pittsburgh Brufest. Poured a slightly hazy orange color. Decent aromas of citrus and honey. Good citrus flavor along with some honey and sweet malt. Pretty sweet for an APA but not too shabby.


 wxman (585), O’Fallon, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/512/20
Nov 13, 2009  
Pours a hazy goldwen orange with a fairly remarkable white head. Aroma is fruit and spice. Taste is sweet malt, some maple syrup, honey, piney hops and grapefruit. Good effort; very interesting.


 Heathen (795), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/102/510/20
Nov 11, 2009  
THOUGHTS: Not bad. Fairly British, really, but definitely not extraordinary. I avoided this for a long time because I knew it never would be extraordinary. Lots of hop depth, but needed more malt. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a light to medium, clear golden with a small, white head that mostly diminished to just a slight ring around the edge. The flavor was light to moderate malt, moderate, peachy, floral, resinous, earthy and citric hops; and tea. The initial flavor was lightly sweet and slightly acidic; while the finish was sweet and rather bitter with an average to long duration. There was malt, citric, earthy, resinous, herbal and floral hops and even metallic hops. The light to medium body was slightly syrupy and then somewhat dry with fizzy carbonation and metallic and lightly chalky finish.


 Tessic (448), Brantford, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 11, 2009  
This ale poured a nice, foggy, golden colour with a quick lived bright white head. To the nose there are scents of citrus, namely apple and pineapple, juniper berries and a little bread. First sip was smooth and had a nice crisp snap of hopps. flavours of juniper and hopps are at the front. Finish is slightly bitter with hopp flavour lingering. Palate is hopps and all hopps til the bitter end.


 boFNjackson (1269), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/516/20
Nov 11, 2009  
Bottle... Poured oranger/golden with a white head, nice lacing and retention. A solid pale ale. Fresh, sweet and clean. Aromatic hops on grains on the nose. Well carbonated and sweet grains and hop flavors. A little fruity and caramel too. Not so bitter but far from bland.


 NosirIwont (1168), Aalborg Vestby, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 7, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a clear golden with a firm white head. Good lacing. Sweetish and crisp pine hop aroma. Malts in the background. Bitter, hoppy flavour. Finish is bitter hops with slight notes of sweet liquorice. A good beer, but a bit one-dimensional, and feels a bit thin now and again. 07-11-09.



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