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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

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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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aaronbr (49), Palo Alto, California, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/58/104/519/20
Oct 20, 2009  
This is a great beer. Super hoppy. The bitterness really lingers on the palate. Aroma is phenomenal, grass and hops. Not much wrong at all with it. As far as IPAs go, it doesn’t get much better.


 stobbe74 (662), Denmark
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Oct 20, 2009  
Bottle, 50cl. Pours a clear golden beer with an offwhite head. The aroma has lots of american hops, with citrus and pine. The flavor explodes with complex hops. The palate has a really nice bitterness and overall this is a fantastic and complex beer. #600


Sledutah (24), Utah, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/520/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Had this for the first time on tap at Stone Brewery in San Diego. Wow, the hype that I heard about before hand was not hype at all. This beer lives up to what everybody says. Great aroma and flavor. Not over the top in either like you see in some DIPA’s.


 oakbluff (298), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/104/519/20
Oct 18, 2009  
500 ml bottle- pours a deep yellow straw with excellent clarity and frothy white head. Nose- intense hop nose of fresh hops- pine, tropical fruit, you name it. Just a blast of hop goodness. Its a hop head’s dream. They should make a cologne that smells like this. Taste- sweet tropical fruit followed by cookie dough and caramel. The hop bitterness shines through in the finish with no trace of astringentness. Body is quite light for the strength of the beer, carbonation is spot on. A true gem.


 scanovajr (361), Stanford, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/516/20
Oct 17, 2009  
A clear amber beer with a small white head. Fruity hop aroma, piney and citrus notes. Strong malty flavor, notes of caramel and wood. Dry and hoppy end.


BNSLY (43), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/104/518/20
Oct 15, 2009  
oct. 09 bottle. Shared with some friends. pours a orange-yellow color little head. smells great lots of hops. taste was amazing. lots of hops. very smooth. a great ipa. very enjoyable.


oOJUXEOo (27), Pennsylvania, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/518/20
Oct 14, 2009  
Wow. just wow. I had no idea what to expect with this beer, but it was great. Had on tap at Pizzeria Uno in Bensalem. Citrus explosion right off the bat. Smooth as can be. Little to no head, orangey in appearance and taste. Not a fan of Imperial IPAs, but this is totally different. An excellent beer if you have the chance to get it.


 Wegro (218), Fresno, California, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/105/518/20
Oct 12, 2009  
Finally I’m able to try this. I was expecting a lot and i was NOT let down. Huge sweet hoppy aroma, tropical fruit. pours a only slightly cloudy dark yellowish color. sweetness is moderate, very dry. very aromatic, resiny. actually seems like a double IPA for once rather than a big malty bomb with a ton of hops. very complex hops in this one. this is outstanding and really nails it if you ask me



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