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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 
10344.23/5.04.22/5.08%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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 tarheels86 (703), Washington DC, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 19, 2008  
This is completely and totally different from any Imperial IPA I have ever tried. Pours a dark yellow with little carbonation and a small white head. Aroma of grapefruit, orange, and kumquat or something. Taste is similarly fruity (especially grapefruit) but then the dry hops kicks in and gives this beer a bitter kick that is balanced out nicely in the end from the malt. Lacing is superb. Aftertaste is bitter and dry. An amazing beer!


 Jsawyer (282), Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 17, 2008  
On draft. A hazy gold body. Aroma of pine, sweet grapefruit, citric, floral hops. Flavor is very sweet pine, grapefruit, mandarin orange, with a touch of malt. Very bitter and acidic finish.


 T2Tool (352), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Oct 17, 2008  
Had on draft. Poured a slight hazy orange color. Aroma of citrus hops, fruits and just a touch of malt. A big hop taste, with grapefruit really standing out. Nice backbone of sweet caramel malt came through also.


TraumaTheDiva (5), San Francisco, California, USA
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Oct 16, 2008  
This is best CONSISTENTLY AVAILABLE Double IPA in Northern California. So hoppy that you may think your beer has been laced with fresh buds.


 brianprentiss (473), Portland, Oregon, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/104/518/20
Oct 16, 2008  
Super yummy! Not much head, but what a smell! I can’t wait to taste Pliny the Younger because this one is an amazing DIPA!


 thegreenrooster (1811), St.louis, Missouri, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/103/518/20
Oct 15, 2008  
Pour is a dark yellow with a large white head. Aroma is what is would be like to wake up in a grove of fresh hops. Flvor is again a very strong fresh hop with some silky malts. A complete hop juice of a beer and one to seek out. Bonus is that a bottle is fairly cheap for such a outstanding brew at only $3.99!


 imadeadguy (378), back in NJ!, New Jersey, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 15, 2008  
Pour is a light golden with small white head. Aroma strong of piney hops. Flavor is dry with pine, sweet malt, and some citrus. It lives up to its name and its a great brew.


 smashteroid (227), USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/518/20
Oct 15, 2008  
This one was a truly intriguing beer. Served cold from a bottle. Dark gold pour with a small white head that leaves good lacing. The aroma was described by someone as a "citrus bouquet", it was definitely rich in pine and citrus hops. It tasted unlike any beer I’ve had, very complex and refined. Flavor was heavily hoppy with some malts to balance it out, but the finish is nice and bitter. Very cool beer. Highly recommended.



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