Southern Tier Phin & Matts Extraordinary Ale from Southern Tier Brewing Company

	Percentile
	70
	overall

Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Lakewood, New York USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings Average Score ABV Style Pctl Serve in
568 3.24/5.0 3.24/5.0 5.6% 65.6 Lager glass, Shaker
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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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Bragesnak (2223), Aarhus, Denmark

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	17/20

Mar 11, 2009

Tasting at Thorups, Aarhus, DK. Bottled, 120309. Golden with white head. Aroma of hay, spruce and citrus. Flavor is with a sweet tone - malt and honey. Nice bitterness

beerbuzzmontreal (2909), Montreal, Quebec, Canada

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Mar 8, 2009

Cloudy golden pour with a thin white head. The aroma has some hops and honeyish sweetness. Flavor of floral hops, malt and some honeyish sweetness. The body is light to medium with a creamy texture and soft carbonation.

Vac (2389), San Diego, California, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Mar 6, 2009

Pours with a crystal clear, golden body topped by a medium thick head with good lacing. It’s slightly sweet yet bitter with piney and grassy hop notes and just the right amount of malt balance. Light to medium bodied, smooth and a touch dry.

osu97gp (168), Atlanta, Georgia, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Feb 27, 2009

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

zappafan99 (462), South Carolina, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	6/10	2/5	5/10	3/5	13/20

Feb 26, 2009

Taste 2/9 Bottle. Clear golden body thin head. Aroma: Yeasty must and brite hops. Taste: Almost a cross between an ESB a Pilsner and a Pale ale. Spicy, yeasty and crisp. A little strange but no too bad.

whartonbrewer (30), , Pennsylvania, USA

2.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.2	2/10	3/5	4/10	3/5	10/20

Feb 25, 2009

Gotta agree with the low ratings. High marks for creativity, but I feel like I can taste the terroir in the bottle - and not in a good way. Reminds me of my younger days, playing in the weeds across from my house. Did they even roast the malt??

lithy (1600), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Feb 23, 2009

Bottle thanks to decaturstevo. Pours a golden yellow with an annoyingly large lumpy loose white foam. Aroma of grassy, spicy, herbal hops, slightly fruity pale malts. Taste is thin, honey, fruits, apples, and a light grassy hop finish with an odd aftertaste.

bhensonb (4187), Woodland, California, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Feb 21, 2009

Bottle from Wine Specialist. Dark gold color with a fluffy white head. Nice citrus hop aroma. Head does some lacing. Medium body with mild carbonation. Flavor is a bit kandi, some citrus, some roast malt, but the ale is rather astringent. Something like a very nice "light" Belgian. This could be my "goto" beer. If the world quit producing new beers. Seems to be a bit under-rated.

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