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Russian River Pliny the Elder

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Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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common

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common

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RATINGS: 1644   WEIGHTED AVG: 4.24   IBU: 100   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
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Pliny the Elder was a Roman naturalist, scholar, historian, traveler, officer, and writer. Although not considered his most important work, Pliny and his contemporaries created the botanical name for hops, "lupus Salictarius", meaning wolf among scrubs." Hops at that time grew wild among willows, much like a wolf in the forest. Later the current botanical name, humulus Lupulus, was adopted. Pliny died in 79 AD while observing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. He was immortalized by his nephew, Pliny the Younger, who continued his uncle’s legacy by documenting much of what he observed during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Pliny the Elder, the beer, is brewed with 40% more malt and over twice the amount of hops as compared to our already hoppy IPA.

4.9
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
Ynot2 (2) - - FEB 21, 2012 does not count
A perfect beer when fresh. The citrus jumps out of the glass and punches you in the nose. The hops linger on your tongue and dance a salsa. The flavors blend together and produce an amazing beer.

4.9
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
Franks (4) - Long Beach, California, USA - FEB 21, 2012 does not count
Pours a clear golden color with a frothy head and lacing. The aroma is amazing, really sprucy with some grapefruit. The taste is hoppy and very refreshing with hints of fruit. Great palate with a nice mouthfeel and just the right amount of carbonation, with a nice crisp finish. Overall, one of my favorite IPA’s out there and always enjoy it when I can find it.

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
curtisb70 (5) - Bellevue, Washington, USA - FEB 17, 2012 does not count
Hops aroma is mouthwatering. It is as good as it smells. Good body, citrus and pine flavors in the hops are great.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
theblindshaman (2) - USA - FEB 16, 2012 does not count
Glad I’ve tried it now. Pliny has a nice light clear appearance with a great ammonia and grapefruit nose. Very light mouthfeel that finishes clean with a bit of linger from the 8%. Overall a very pleasing experience.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
MBrausen (69) - Minnesota, USA - FEB 15, 2012
Reviewed from notes. Poured from a bottle into a CBS snifter. A. Pours a cherry orange, nice one finger head, rests at some nice bubbles and a thick ring, very nice lacing on the glass. S. Smells of sweet orange, pine and light grape fruit, and some white grapes. Very sweet smelling. T. Tastes of smooth citrus, mild grapefruit, a warm tangy finish that I can’t quite describe. M. Medium heavy body, large feeling, a little creamy, medium carbonation, slightly dry finish. O. A pretty good beer. Sweet with some nice flavors, a bigger feeling IPA. I think this is much over hyped. Just not the mind blowing beer all the ratings pitch it to be. A great beer for the $6 you pay for it on the West coast, but not worth trading a fortune for. Glad I tried it, but I won’t likely search it out in the future.

4.8
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
cbirker (19) - Fullerton, California, USA - FEB 13, 2012
Best DIPA I’ve ever had. So balanced it tastes and feels like an IPA. Recently had one 5 days after the bottling date. Can’t go wrong with Elder!

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
DedicatedToFun (36) - USA - FEB 12, 2012
Delicious! This beer rocks my socks off. Yum, tasty, hoppy, fun, pretty, a great drink with friends!

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
GhostFace (200) - Wisconsin, USA - FEB 11, 2012
a PaulUnwin share.. 500ml bottle poured into a snifter. pinky up on every sip. bright translucent pale copper color with a thin off white head. very robust hop aroma of grapefruit, citrus and pine. HOPS! from the first sip down to the after taste although well balanced with some slight malt sweetness. the 8% abv is present but not overpowering. a must try for any hophead! thanks for sharing Paul!


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