Russian River Pliny the Elder

Thanks Zythum. Bottled 5/13/09. Light amber pour with nice white head. Nice citrus hop aroma. As I was pouring, the deliscious smell came out at me. The taste is hoppy, very hoppy. Nice malt backbone to go along with the extreme hop experience. The hops give off a little spiciness. Nice lacing on the glass.

Bottled on 5/26/09. Pours a orangish gold, slightly hazy, with a bit white head that quickly dissipates until a 1mm head stays stuck to the surface. Awesome aroma of orange juice, pineapple, and hops. Flavors of orange juice and pineapple are prominent. The hops are wonderful, and there’s a surprising amount of malt flavor as well. Punches you in the throat with bitterness but quickly fades; a very pleasant rush. Nice and crisp with a bit of wonderful bubbly goodness. I’m surprised how easy this is to drink. I will have to make this a regular pickup when I’m in California.

bottle. Largen fin bubbled white head that mostly lasted. Good display of lacework. Light cloudy golden color. Aroma of pineapple and fruit, peach, grapefruit, mild mallt, caramel, nutty. Medium bodied, average carbonation, dry texture. Moderated bitter and sweet. Fruity smooth finish with a bitter dry twist.

Bottle. Ap: Hazy golden. Big white head. Ar: Fruity and sweet. Mild grapefruit, pineapple and cookies. Fla: Extremely fruity, semi-bitter grapefruit, fresh hops, nice (medium) bitterness. Ov: Well balanced sweet, fresh and fruity rather than extreme and bitter.

Wow, I’ve wanted this one for a while and have had it twice in one week! (Thanks to Skinnyguy for sharing, and StFun for sending me a bottle out of nowhere!) Hazy apricot pour, medium carbonation and smells of resinous pine and grapefruit. Flavor is tons of hops (of course), orange, sour grapefruit and then finishes very dry with plenty of herbson the aftertaste. Solid DIPA.

Bottled, thanks vode! Pale amber color. Small white head. Intense and rich sweetish aroma: a lovely pungent hoppiness with citrus, grapefruit, apricot and pine. The rich and full flavor follows the aroma with a very strong but also well balanced and even soft hoppiness. The drying hoppy aftertaste is enduring and rich too. A magnificent double india pale ale, especially when it is possible to drink the beer as fresh.

Had the draught. Piney hop smell. Flavor was great, hoppy but balanced with a nice bitter edge and aftertaste. Very good IPA.

What else can you say about this legend. Great aroma; massive flavour. The balance, rounded bitterness, and drinkability really did it for me. What a beer!