Southern Tier PMX (Phin & Matt's Extraordinary Ale)

Southern Tier PMX (Phin & Matt's Extraordinary Ale)

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
3.2
1028 reviews
Lakewood, United States

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3.4 Not always a fan of ales, but the must have been extraordinary for me to like it. Bottle.
3.4 Deep golden color ; thin white head. Aroma of caramel , herbs , butterscotch and hint of citrus. Caramel malt and floral notes in taste. Moderate bitterness.
3.3 12 oz. bottle from Cash Wise in Watford. Appearance: slight white head, golden color, clear, ok lacing. Aroma: caramel, heavy floral hops, light grapefruit. Palate: medium to light body, average carbonation, bitter finish, slightly sticky texture. Taste: sweet caramel with with plenty of floral hops joining in, light grapefruit notes, but primarily floral finish. Overall, pretty good, nothing amazing, like the floral, but maybe a bit strong.
3.4 Translucent golden hue with a meager sized white head akin to a lager. Wonderful malty aroma containing notes of caramel, butterscotch, biscuit, as well as some minor spruce hop. Light bodied and quite smooth. Tastes very much akin to its aroma, with emphasis placed on malt rather than hops. It’s nice drinking a pale ale that isn’t solely focused on hops.
3.7 Pours a clear golden with a bit of amber. Normal head volume, outstanding lacing and normal retention. Very light nose of what might be Saaz hops. Light medium body with a smooth texture. Superbly carbonated with a nice balanced prickly effervescence throughout. Outstanding flavor profile. It is intense, complex and balanced. It begins with a Saaz and pine like hop flavor over a subtle biscuit and caramel malt sweetness. The middle is a slight bitterness that is in balance with the malt. The finish is a clean, slow, slightly dry, fade of the aforementioned hop flavors. This is a great lawnmower beer for those that enjoy a hop flavored ale.
3.3 I love the aroma on this one. honey/syrup fill your nose. palate isnt great, ends abruptly and there just isnt much there. overall okay beer.
3.1 Fruity, malty and slightly bitter taste and aroma. Okay bitterness that fills the mouth a weak moment. Okay beer but not extraordinary at all. Follow me @ Kung av öl @ Facebook for more pictures and ratings.
3.3 Bottle. Pine and resin aroma. Nice malty backbone with some slight tart yoghurty flavours. A fine, but not really extraordinary, ale.
3.0 cloudy muted gold appearance. small head that fades.Aroma is a bit faded, some bitter orange peel, butterscotch, some candy corn and caramel. weak taste. it has a good sweetness, drinkable but not pushing any limits.
3.3 12 oz. bottle. Pours a clear gold color with a brief white head. Aroma is light hops and light malt. Medium body, taste carries on with the aroma although it is balanced. Slight bitter hop finish. Ok, not great but not bad.
4.1 12 oz bottle from Giant Eagle in Pittsburgh. You can really taste the hop blend and the different types of malts. Truly extraordinary!
3.0 Pours a pale yellow/orange. Aroma is some citrus hops and mild sweet malts. Taste follows the nose. Nothing extraordinary and has a metal taste when drinking from the bottle. Not a bad beer for a standbye.
3.3 Rated from notes taken 16 Sep 2011 -- This is a clean easy drinking beer. Very nice.
3.7 This was the best of the three Southern Tier beers I had at my brothers in Tennessee, with a light but decent hop flavor. A hint of light fruit as well. Still, none of the three were amazing.
3.5 (PMX). Pours a clear gold / light orange, thin white head. Aroma is earth, minerals, grass, pine, bready malt, cracker. Flavor is light citrus, bread, cracker, mineral, dry bitter hop finish. Med body, nice and bitter, dry finish.
2.0 Julie says it. Julie says. It is okay. Not a whole lot to it. Kind of Melo. She gives a 1.5
2.6 Drinkable but nothing really extraordinary. More of a pale ale style with a dry citricy finish.
3.5 Full disclosure, this is labeled as PMX. Southern Tier said on their website they revamped this one, so it is different from the old Phin and Matt’s (different abv, different flavor profile as far as I can tell and it seems like an overall better beer based on the more recent ratings. Bottled. Pours a golden honey color with a white head and thin lacing. Aroma is hops, orange, malt, slight dankness, a little piney. Flavor is hop forward, slight malt sweetness in the middle and a long bitter dry finish. Definitely the hop character you’d expect from an APA. More hoppy than balanced. Especially compared to their Live. Medium carbonation.
3.6 Poured Golden with white head. Biscuty malt aroma with some citrus. Flavor starts Caramel malt with biscuty malt and an earthy piney hop finish. Very balanced.
2.9 ST picked an odd one to call extraordinary. Nothing wrong with this one, but it does absolutely nothing to stand out either. Average for the style and tame for ST. Well balanced, traditionally hopped, slightly refreshing."
2.9 Bottle labeled PMX. A light lagerish pale ale. Starchy aroma coupled with grass, hops and malt. Not bitter or extreme in any way. Inoffensive pale that has balance in the flavor and aroma.
3.5 Appearance: slightly hazy golden color, pours with a small off white head that fades quickly Aroma: slight grass and pine, pretty faint Taste: bitter throughout, has lots of bitterness, hints of grass, citrus, pine Palate: lively carbonation, bitter aftertaste, lighter mouthfeel Overall: this is delicious, very bitter and hoppy, easy drinking, seems to have more flavors hidden in there
3.3 Aroma is grassy, hay, orange and citrus. Taste is citrus, orange, mango and some floral notes. Malty backbone and dry finish. Smooth well balanced. Good pale ale.
3.9 Transfer from BA review on 10-30-12- Poured from bottle into pint glass Appearance – Pours an orange - golden color with a nice two finger white head. The head has a decent level of retention, eventually fading to give moderate lacing. Smell – The aroma is heaviest of citrus and bready hops. Mixed with these are some pine hop as well as a light herbal smell. Taste – The taste begins big of malt and bread. These two initial flavors remain throughout the taste and maintain a relatively dry taste, which is quite nice for the style. As the taste advances from the beginning, flavors of a more citrus and herbal flavor come to the tongue. These tastes are met with a light earthy flavor at the end of the taste profile. All in all, a pleasantly hopped and crisp flavor is left on the tongue. Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is rather average in creaminess/thickness as well as carbonation. Combined they are a nice blend for drinkability as well as the hop and bready flavors of the beer. Overall – A quite pleasant brew. Wonderfully smooth and delicious. A great easy drinking and crisper brew.
3.7 Bottle at home. Pours golden, nose is light citrus, taste is citrusy, dry, sweet.
3.4 Golden with a fair amount of white head. Light citrus, slightly sweet. Some damp hay, grass. Mild bitterness that persists. Fairly small amount of sweetness at all. Mid light body, quite crisp, effervescent. Pretty well balanced.
3.3 Pours a clear orange with not much head lasting. Aromas of citrus hops and yeast. Decent amount of hops in the taste with some malty sweetness lingering. Nothing really "extraordinary" about this, but it is a solid drinker. Perhaps something I would introduce to someone who is just getting into the style or craft beers in general.
3.0 Bottle 355 ml at Delirium Hoppy Loft, Bruxelles. Pours amber with white head. Citrus and floral aroma. Malts, caramel, bit of hops, slightly bitter.
3.5 Tap at the Rookery. Pours a transparent golden with a thin layer of off white head. Taste of malts, hops, and lemons/grapefruit. Aroma of malts and citrus.
3.2 Poured from a bottle, couldn’t really discern the different types of hops, but it was a very satisfying beer with the typical grapefruit flavor. Tall suds-like head, reduced quickly but stuck around for awhile. Refreshing beer.