Russian River Pliny the Elder
overall
100
style
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RATINGS: 2877 WEIGHTED AVG: 4.27/5 IBU: 100 EST. CALORIES: 240 ABV: 8%
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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.
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.
3.8
Bright citrusy aromas. Gold and clear in color with nice head. Beautifully balanced profile of malt/ hops. Nice underlying malt background with nice citrusy notes of orange, grapefruit, and faint tangerine.
4.2
Poured from a bottle. Clear, lightly hazy gold color. Fine lacey head. Aroma is mainly grapefruit and pine resin with floral hops; barely detectable funk. Taste is grapefruit, pine, caramel malt, with very bright floral hop overtones. Medium body, finely carbonated. Finish is grapefruit, pith, grass. Really smooth, bloody delicious.
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4
Butelkowane 22.06.2017 - pite 20 dni po. Krystalicznie przejrzyste, jasno bursztynowe, dość pokaźna piana średnio- i drobnopecherzykowa, ładnie koronkuje.Aromat żywiczny, cytrusowy, słodowy, ale dość słaby, jeśli chodzi o intensywność to nie powala. W smaku wytrawne, chmielowa bomba, lekko grapefruitowe, baza słodowa i karmel gdzieś tam w tle, goryczka żywiczna wykręca i pozostaje długo na języku. Alkohol znakomicie ukryty. W końcu zmierzyłem się z tą legendą i tak jak się spodziewałem nie oczarowało mnie. Piwny świat bardzo szybko idzie do przodu i powiedziałbym, że Pliny The Elder przy dzisiejszych West Coast’ach czy NEIPACH jest nieco archaiczny. Kiedyś zapewne by urwał, a teraz po prostu jest to dobry klasyk.
3.9
refreshing, good but not overpowered hop aroma, good carbonated, like it...
4.6
Golden in colour with a white head. Very fruity aroma. Taste is extremely full with a very silky, almost creamy, mouthfeel. The balance of the taste is supremely good; the sweetness and caramel quality of the malt is offset by fresh fruity flavours of grapefruit, pine resin and orange. There are also subtle notes of melon and lychee. Good, bitter finish. A real masterpiece.
4.3
510mL bottle. Pours clear gold with a medium, foamy off-white head. Aroma is pine, resin, grapefruit, some caramel, and floral hops. Taste is caramel, pine, light grapefruit, and resin. Citrus notes brightly accent the pinier elements. Strong bitterness. Medium body. Moderate carbonation. Silky, almost creamy, mouthfeel.
5
Lives up to its reputation. Piney, grapefruit, minute bitterness...refreshing and smooth.
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2.9
I think that all of the hype I heard about this beer tainted my experience
It was too bitter for me. I'll take a stone IPA or creature comforts tropicallia any day
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4.5
The master. Balanced, bitter, spicy and sweet. Notes of pine and sand, crisp finish, . As it matures, notes of tropical and citrus round out the hop profile.
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4
Vat. Helder oranje kleur, fijne romige witte schuimkraag. De geur van tropisch fruit en citrus. Smaak is zoet, droog grenen, grapefruit en perzik. Medium Lichaam, Veel koolzuur.
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