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RATINGS: 2051   WEIGHTED AVG: 4.26   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.


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3.9
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
PriorL (255) - BELGIUM - MAY 11, 2013
Bottle at home. 1 month old. Appearance: clouded blonde beer, nice white stable foam, lots of carbonation noticeable. As a good IPA should look. Nose: spices, lots of oranges, very fruity, nice hops. For me this is the perfect IPA nose! Taste: very dry, rather fruity, taste doesn’t last all that long though. You get a sort of dry out effect when drinking, which builds up a little when swallowing the beer. Nice IPA, but not really living up to the hype in my opinion.

4.1
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Mathieu87 (11) - Ganshoren, BELGIUM - MAY 11, 2013
Thanks a lot Chris for this bottle!! The smell of this beer is absolutely amazing. So fresh, hoppy, citrus, ripe exotic fruits, just beautiful. Really wel rounded, lots of aroma. But then the taste I thought was a little too unidimensional. The hops are of course very prominent, but when I compare this to like a Ballast Point Sculpin IPA, I must say I preferred Sculpin IPA. The bitterness was just a bit too overpowering for me. Nonetheless, great beer.

4.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Daytonbeer (386) - Ohio, USA - MAY 10, 2013
Pours clear gold with white head and nice lacing. Aroma of sweet citrus and pine. Taste is even better. Tons of hoppy grapefriut with a strong malty backbone that blends nicely with the bitter finish. This might be the ideal DIPA.

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
stoutnick (162) - Brisbane, AUSTRALIA - MAY 10, 2013
Perfect peach look. Aroma is grapefruit. Taste is the same with a spot on sweet resin bitter finish. Palate is a sweet tang. Overall, the a brilliant and smashable double ipa. Not too sweet and fruity, but not crazy bitter. Lovely.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
Jow (1375) - New York, USA - MAY 9, 2013
Thanks to AZ crew’s excellent driveway tasting to be reunited this with great beer. I ahd a few years back at GABF but was too drunk to rate and to be honest probably borderline that point again this time. Anyways this is amazing brew as everyone knows. Huge nose of tropical fruits and citrus. delicious grapefruit, pine, and light malts. so juicy and leaves you wanting more

4.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
Lmndrsn (23) - Philadlephia, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 7, 2013
Apple cider color, smells beautiful, fruit and pine, like a fall harvest festival. Tastes amazing, Almost the same at the nose, but with more pine. Finish is long and woody. Last glass poured at Hawthorne’s. Success! Soy sauce

4.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
SlovakSniper (2096) - Candiac, Quebec, CANADA - MAY 6, 2013
Une bouteille née le 10 avril et bue le 2 mai. Pline l’Ancien a 22 jours de vie. Une fois versé, le liquide qui apparait fait belle figue. Tout est plaisant dans ce regard : la couleur orangée de sa robe, la ténacité de sa tête mousseuse et la dentelle qui décore mon verre. Le premier nez n’est pas totalement explosif. Il faut attendre quelques secondes pour que le spectacle débute. Je suis frappé par ces parfums profondément complexes et alléchants. Il est si facile de se prendre dans cette toile tissée par les agrumes, les fruits du verger, les fruits tropicaux, les herbes, les fleurs et les conifères. La première gorgée et les suivantes me confirment aussi que je suis devant une démonstration de beauté et d’équilibre. Tout est mis en place ici pour rendre mes papilles heureuses. Je suis bouche bée devant cette merveilleuse stupeur houblonnée. Autant de saveurs dans une si petite bouteille. J’aime ce profil amérisant qui privilégie la finesse au détriment d’une intensité mal contrôlée. Je suis impressionné par la justesse de cette base maltée. Je savoure chaque parcelle de caramel et de miel. Cet amour fusionnel entre les céréales et les houblons est renversant. En bouche, ce modèle presque idéal montre un corps sculpté comme une athlète accomplie. Son pétillement, conçu pour mon palais, ne fait que prolonger le plaisir provoqué par les saveurs. Sa texture légèrement huileuse confirme sa perfection. La finale, inspirée par la tropicalité et le gazon fraîchement coupé, est une ode véritable à la forêt de conifère du littoral pacifique là où le climat océanique est parfumé par la pruche de l’ouest, le cèdre rouge de Californie, l’épicéa de Brewer, le pin d’Oregon et les rhododendrons.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
sic1314 (959) - Leiden, NETHERLANDS - MAY 5, 2013
Poured a clear golden with a large frothy white head. Aroma of huge citrus hops. Medium body, flavour of sweet caramel malt and grapefruit. Well balanced.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
rlgk (7440) - Skövde, SWEDEN - MAY 4, 2013
Bottle at CBC 2013, huge thanks to tkrjukoff. Clear golden beer with a rich lasting white head. Hoppy fruity aroma, pine needles, citrus, mango, pine apples, grassy, floral, pears, earthy notes, hay, hay notes, grapes. Hoppy floral flavor, grapefruit, pine needles, mango, citrus, grapefruit notes, pine apples, hay, herbal notes, grapes, some grass. Just wonderful! Hoppy fruity floral finish with mango, grapes, citrus, earthy and herbal notes. Amazing!!!!

4.8
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
NateSeats (8) - Barlborough (nr Sheffield), Derbyshire, ENGLAND - MAY 2, 2013 does not count
One of (If not) the best DIPA’s I have ever had the pleasure of tasting. Massive Citrus hop hit balanced with a good malty backbone and a heady alcohol sweetness. Exceptionally well balance for it’s type. I’ve only taken points away so that I can potentially give Pliny the Younger full points when I finally try it! Pliny is a hop-heads right of passage!


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