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Southern Tier Phin & Matts Extraordinary Ale

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70
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5743.24/5.03.24/5.05.6%65.7Lager 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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 Narnad (690), 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 (3147), 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.


 Snojerk321 (1939), San Diego, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 4, 2008  
12oz bottle. Pours a medium golden color with a creamy white head......great lacing. Nose was lightly funky with some citrus hop and wheat notes. Flavor had some tree fruits (apricots, peaches) with some hops. Light in body, a good brew, not Extraordinary by any means.


 rederic (1807), montréal, Quebec, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 3, 2008  
Bright yellow gold color, with an off-white head, sweet pale, toasty malt, fruity nose of candied peaches and pineapples, and a light floral hop citrusy in tha aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a toasty, caramel malt, peachy, orange flowery hop character, with some honeyed pale male accents, and a hint of minty leafiness, leading towards a fruity, citrusy hop bitterness finish.


TOSG55 (75), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Sep 25, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a clear strawish yellow-orange, with a bit of head. Nice, though somewhat soapy, aroma of honey-sweet malts and a touch of hops. The flavor is very bready, with a light hoppiness and some sweet malts. Not bad, but wholly unremarkable.


 jeff789 (384), Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 25, 2008  
This is a great session beer, maybe better if the abv was slightly lower... You get a hit of citrusy hops on the front end balanced out nicely with a slighly sweet malty finish... Not much to speak of on the finish in terms of a lingering hop presence, which i think makes this an excellent session beer... Why oh why did you put a raspberry wheat ale in your variety pack southern tier, why??


 BeerBunker (607), Burbank, Illinois, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/59/20
Sep 25, 2008  
Pours a slightly golden color with a small white head. Aroma is of hops, slight matl, bubble gum, corn, and citrus. There was more in the aroma than in the taste. Body is overly watery, but a lot of flavor still comes through. Taste is a nice hop bite, followed by some malt to balance it out. Not overly amazing, but it is refreshing and easy to drink.



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