Russian River Pliny the Elder

Brewed by Russian River Brewing
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Santa Rosa, California USA

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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Pours a slightly cloudy yellow, lighter in color than many other doubles. Nice white head with lasting and lacing. Citrus aroma, not overwhelming. Well balanced hop and slight malt taste that impresses but doesn’t linger. Makes you want more.

Well balanced with good citrus and floral notes. Very smooth for an 8% beer. Easy to drink, and a definite gateway beer for those new to DIPAs - Drink & Give Thanks to The Lord

Pliny the Elder ou Pline l’ancien fut embouteillé le 10 avril 2013. Tout a été dit et redit de cette bière, inutile de faire la description de la dégustation point par point. Cette bière est ma 2500ème que je ferai un commentaire sur le site et elle est tout simplement sublime. Je pourrais dire qu’elle est facile à boire pour l’alcool qu’elle contient, je pourrais aussi dire comment je suis reconnaissant que slovaksniper a partagé cette bouteille avec moi. Je pourrais parler de la pluie et du beau temps…mais je vais seulement dire que cette bière n’est aucunement surévaluée, elle est tout simplement superbe.

Smell, looks and tastes great what more can you say about this one. One of it’s kind and in a league of it’s own.

Bottle. Aroma is pineapple, tropical fruit, tangerine. Appearance is crystal clear light copper with a white head. Good lacing. Taste is tropical fruit, pineapple, piney hops, and a touch of sweet malt. Great carbonation, medium light body. Overall a world class ipa.

Bottle(2 weeks fresh):Nose is sweet fruity hops, tropical fruits, nice mix of hop flavors, bubblegum..Taste is sweet, bitter, juicy hops, fruits.

Cerveja perfeita do estilo perfeito, a melhor Imperial IPA que degustei até hoje, uma comunhão de álcool e lúpulo, vibrante, viciante, inesquecível !

Aroma-Not to overwhelming like most DIPA's. the traditional pine scent comes out very clean Appearance-Not a bright bold orange, but still a crisp orange brown reflection. Very pleasing to the eye. Taste-Simple mouthwatering perfection. If I could put this in a CamelBak and drink a liter a day, I would. What sets PTE apart is how smooth but subtlety intense it is. It's a toss up b/w PTE and Hopslam as the best readily available/bottled DIPA on the planet. With that said, I have Headytopper and Dreadnaught coming in this week. Palate-Like liquid velvet pine scented grapefruit. The 8% isn't even noticeable. My palate told me afterwards that he almost died from euphoria! Overall-it's PTE and about as perfect a beer can get! With that said, it's not my #1, but it's darn close. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone so go have a DIPA!

Bottle compliments of Bergzilla. 510 ml split 3 ways. Amazing hop nose. Giant resin flavor and mouthfeel. This is a ground breaking beverage! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

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.