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Russian River Pliny the Elder

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10474.23/5.04.22/5.08%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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 andersand (306), Malmö, Sweden
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Mar 20, 2009    Updated: Apr 22, 2009
Rather awsome brew with allot of pineapple in both the nose and flavour alongside other tropical fruit, minimal malt character and a dry, very bitter finish full of pine needles. Wonderfully smooth mouthfeel aswell making it dangerously easy to drink. Thanks to fredandboboflo.


 mattmc1973 (302), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/518/20
Mar 17, 2009    Updated: Jul 22, 2009
500 ml bottle poured into a pint glass. Pours a golden/light amber color. Aroma of strong hops, pine, citrus, and grapefruit. Taste of grapefruit and piney hops. Mouthfeel extremely smooth, probably the smoothest I’ve tasted in such a strong beer. Light to medium bodied with nice crisp carbonation. Very good DIPA!!


 MeisterBrew (138), Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/519/20
Mar 16, 2009    Updated: Apr 18, 2009
Bottle. Pours a hazy golden color with a decent size white head. Aroma is heavy on the grapefruit with a hint of pine. Flavor starts out smooth then progresses into a full ass kicking punch that tastes like biting into a grapefruit, rind and all. I like this one.


 soyorganic (217), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/517/20
Mar 16, 2009  
Bottle (1.23.09), nice sweet caramel aroma with pine and citrus hop notes. Very smooth and with piney hop taste that has a strong caramel malt compliment. I was expecting and hoping for the hops to be all up in your grill. They are subtle maybe because I had a beer before. Nevertheless you can taste the quality.


 mrhoppy (209), Santa Clara, California, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Mar 16, 2009  
Awesome, beautiful, bloody good, cool, divine, delicious, excellent, funky, fantastic, Godzilla, gonzo, great, hoppalicoius, incredible, jammin, killer, knarly, lovely, luscious, magnificent, mezmerizing, noteworthy, outrageous, perfect, quaffable, radical, sweetness,supreme, trendsetter, unbelievable, venerable, world class, xxxxx, yowzaaa, Zao.


MegaMan2OO6 (21), Elmhurst, Illinois, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/104/519/20
Mar 15, 2009  
(03.15.09) 500 mL bottle. Thanks CaryTheDude! Golden-orange pour with slight haze & a large, fluffy white head. Some lacing. The nose is sweet hops - grapefruit + floral deliciousness - with some malt backbone. Hop aroma is somewhat resinous as well. It’s a little lighter than it might be in the mouth, but still very tasty, hops & malt are both present though it leans hopward. A+ beer. RR have accomplished something here that belongs in the rare air with Hopslam & Dreadnaught.


 polomagnifico (533), Saginaw, Michigan, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/520/20
Mar 14, 2009  
Bottle thanks to the mashmaster! Aroma has notes of grapefruit, citrus and tropical fruits and sweet caramel malts. Hazy medium orange hue with a large off-white head that left great lace. Flavor is sweet and crisp with a nice bitter finish. Palate is medium bodied and oily soft. Very good and fruity aroma. So incredible well done. I wanted to hate this beer for it’s stupid ass label but my god is this beer beautiful. I don’t think a IIPA can actually get any better than this.



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