Southern Tier Phin & Matts Extraordinary Ale

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.

Bottle. Pours a golden color with a thin white head. Aroma is slightly hoppy and smells somewhat sweet. Flavor is of grassy hops and some malts. Very thin tasting beer. Decent Beer

12oz bottle from Supreme Liquors, Cambridge MA. Southern Tier do make some extraordinary ales but, frankly, this is not one of them. Not that there is anything particularly wrong with it. In fact it is a perfectly pleasant, easy drinking pale ale. Gold in colour with a slight haze. Fluffy head but diminishes quite quickly. Mild tropical fruit aroma. Fruity again, with a touch of biscuity malt, in the flavour. Although it is fairly sweet on the palate initially, the aftertaste is fairly dry. The hops are quite restrained. Has rather a British bitter feel about it. Decent yes, extraordinary no.

Lightly hazy gold pour with a moderate, loose white head, temporary lace. Aroma is an interesting pairing of very floral hops with butterscotch. Flavor again fronts with a lot of fresh hop aroma, floral, citric, dank, some tobacco in there. Malts are more caramelly than butterscotchy in the mouth. Also a distinct cinnamon spiciness. Zesty, somewhat warm on the palate. I like it.

Golden pour with a one finger sudsy white head. Aroma is dark sugars, raisin, prune, smokey malt, and a nice resinous hop profile. Flavor is somewhat grainy with moderate toasty notes and some caramel. Hop character is quite nice- grass and citrus are most notable. Palate is way too thin, but finishes dry and mildly roasty. A malt oriented APA- unique but needs some polishing.

Bottle. Hazy golden color with a large white head. Contains some particles. Soft flowery, hoppy aroma. This is also the initial flavor, with a faint citrus and malty backbone. It finishes slightly bitter but refreshing as well. Pretty well balanced brew.

Bottle, 12 fl. oz. Pours a clear yellow beer with an offwhite head. The aroma is hops, cascade and amarillo. The flavor is malt and hops (Mt. Hood ?). The palate is refreshing and a little bitter. Overall a good beer.

Bottle. A very nice and refreshing APA. Golden with little dense white head. Aroma fresh, hoppy, cascade ? Taste hoppy and with a little bitterness. This is a nice beer for a hot summerday, even fine in a cold danish october.