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Russian River Pliny the Elder

Russian River Pliny the Elder - Imperial/Double IPA

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100
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Brewed by Russian River Brewing
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Santa Rosa, California USA

bottled
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on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
10364.23/5.04.22/5.08%99.6Snifter, Tulip
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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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 Jonte (801), Gothenburg, Sweden
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 14, 2009  
Bottle. Dark golden colour with a white head. Aroma: Floral & citric hops, clementine, peach, citrus, grass, cream. Taste: Hoppy, fruity & juicy. Notes of grass, clementine, peaches, a bit salty, grape (in the finish). Not very sweet or malty, but more on the dry side. The alcohol is well hidden.


 PilsnerPeter (2598), Flushing, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 14, 2009  
Tap at Toranado: I’ve had this a number of times, but never rated it due to the fact that I had not enjoyed it as much as I thought I potentially could. Then I had it as fresh as can be in San Francisco, so I figured it was time. Rich golden pour with a dense white lacing head. This stuff has nothing but super alpha acid hops in it. It’s so hoppy that the aroma is all vegetal- basil, oregano, pure hop oils, lots and lots of myrcene. Creamy body with an extreme hops flavor (surprise). Hop insanity, no malt nuance. Resiny, piny, oregano, basil, all vegetal, hempy, bombarded with myrcene. This stuff lacks the finesse and fruitiness of PTY. If you’re a beer guy that’s stuck in the "hop phase," then this is your holy grail.


 Allen (1289), Switzerland
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/517/20
Apr 14, 2009  
Courtesy of Bov. Mindblowingly pleasant aroma with a huge amount of hop resin showing up. Hints of grapefruit, pine needles, mango and pineapple. A lot of dry hop. Flavor and palate: Good bitterness. Perfectly balanced. Extremely subtle. Overall impression: Great. Thanks a lot Bov!


 frankR (145), Davis, California, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/518/20
Apr 13, 2009  
Color has a brass hue. Sediment very visible. Nose of grape fruit and apple. Biting pine bitterness on first contact with the tongue dissipating into floral hops. Not overly sweet. As a result, the palate is not syrupy as most other Imperial IPAs I’ve had, e.g. Stone Ruination. Overall: Excellent IPA. Reminiscent of Frank’s Double IPA at Pizza Port Carlsbad, which I regard as the best.


 harbuck76 (127), El Cajon, California, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Apr 13, 2009  
wow love this d ipa .Been on the west coast for a few months,and this is by far my favorite ! Can’t wait to try pty


 sigma23 (217), , Maine, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Apr 13, 2009  
pours a hazy golden/orange. aroma is very floral hops with come resounding cirtus pulling through. no real malt on the nose. drinks with tons of grapefruit, orange, pineapple up front finishing bitter with resiney piney hops. lingering after taste makes you want more. great ipa


 Acknud (770), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/518/20
Apr 12, 2009  
Awesome as expected. Hazy pour. Aroma bursting with grapefruit. Taste full of citrus hops. Malt comes in but is overpowered. The only problem is a little off lingering bitterness.


 Bov (5403), Bienne, Switzerland
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/518/20
Apr 12, 2009  
from crackedkettle.com - quite clear blond-bronze colour with a little white foam; very hoppy aroma, resiney, pine needles, cheese and grapefruit; good malt body, clean palate, very bitter and a long lasting fruity bitterness, very robust but never aggressive, more lingering resiney notes - a superb beer



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