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Southern Tier Phin & Matts Extraordinary Ale

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70
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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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 HonkeyBra (1322), Lemont, Illinois, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/52/102/56/20
Feb 25, 2008  
Jeez, this is heinous. Southern Tier is a great brewery and usually has great products. I found this at Binny’s and nobody knew exactly what it was (it doesn’t say what type of ale it is on the bottle, only that it’s extraordinary). So, I bought a six pack. Pours straw colored with a very thin head. Nose is citrus and cleaning fluid, taste doesn’t taste a lot like beer. Just that heavy, chemical, citrus taste. After a few of them, I realized it was extremely thin and the problem with the beer is a lack of malt. Puzzling, strange, not worth the dough.


 Goodgrief (1149), Middletown, Delaware, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Feb 23, 2008  
May 2007 - Good beer. Orangey pour with good head and lacing. Flavor was a bit one dimensional on citrus hops, but a decent sweetness to balance. Nice smooth mouthfeel though. An easy sipper by the grill...which is where I had it.


 carl4beer (400), Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/511/20
Feb 17, 2008  
12 oz. pours clear and golden with small white head. aroma is zesty with citrus hops. mouthful has citrus up front yielding to some yeast and malt flavors. Enjoyably on the zesty side of the APA.


 chicagobears (336), Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/510/20
Feb 10, 2008  
Pours a crystal clear gold with a bright white head. Citrus and a bit of pine-sol in the nose. Something is fairly odd about this beer. There is a green flavor to this. It is not overwhelming with hops but still their is an organic leafy flavor to it. This has a zesty lemon kick to it. This resembles a cleaning agent more than a APA.


 Ritterkreuz (179), Seneca Falls, New York, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/510/20
Feb 9, 2008  
This beer smells like a mix of hops and lemon, and has a very lemony taste. Watery in texture, really, its not that extraordinary.


 Metalhead (570), Lake Zurich, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Feb 9, 2008  
This nothing amazing. It IS a decent enough light pale ale. Mild citrus hops with a mild semi sweetness to it. Probably a good summer session beer and $3 a 6 cheaper than 3 Floyds.


 blipp (1641), Newark, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/103/512/20
Feb 8, 2008  
Bottle. Pours light yellow with a white head. Sweet aroma with piney hops and caramel malt. Medium body. Flavor is floral hops with some sweet malt and a grassy finish. Nothing impressive but very drinkable.


 heemer77 (4303), Savannah, Missouri, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/54/102/510/20
Feb 5, 2008  
Bottle. Dark gold bottle with a bright slightly off white head. The aroma is fresh mild grapefruit with a little bit of almonds. Nicely toasted bread comes in behind that. The taste is strange abc gum with some nasty poorly made wheat bread. There is also a little bit of stale caramel candy. Strange execution of a mild and bland APA.



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