Russian River Pliny the Elder

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

Ordered a bottle of this at a restaurant out in SF. Really nice aroma with and a very smooth taste for what I was expecting to be a super hoppy taste. Overall very nice.

On Tap at the Catalyst, beautiful copper-orange color, with a persistent carbonation. Mixture of both citrus and pine upon first hit of lips, taste moves back and forth between citrus and hops as the beer lingers on your taste buds. One of my favourites.

Perfect piney citrusy hop aroma nice amount of creamy amber colored head had just loads of floral hops and a spice that tickles your tongue going down. It is very smooth and highly drinkable ... there is not one bad thing about this brew if this is on the menu order it!

On tap at Capone’s. Clear golden amber hue with a soapy white head. Impressive lacing clings to the side of the glass. Aroma of pine, hops, grapefruit, malt. Lots of nose on this one. On the palate is a smooth amalgamation of hops, pine, grapefruit and malt. Just delicious.

A: Pours a nice bright clear golden hue with a nice fluffy two finger head. The retention is great and it takes quite sometime to die to a simple collar. Nice big thick chunks of lace are left all the way down the glass. S: Wow do I love the aroma of Pliny. Bold citrus hops just rush from the glass. Tons of fresh cut grass and spicey hops round things out. This one is not lacking in the aroma department. T: Ah, Just as good as I remember. This one put the hop in hop bomb. Tons of fresh citrus bites at the tongue. Green grass and hop cones take over in the middle. Spicey hops with a big blast of bitter round things out. This one is a masterpiece no matter how you drink it. M: Medium to full bodied, nice and smooth with good carbonation. D: Wonderful, still my favorite. I rated slightly lower than the growlered version as it was just a tad prettier in the glass. That being said what really matters taste and aroma are spot on. Wonderful brew... Russian River, I bow down to you!

Cloudy orange, huge whte head. Really nice aroma - like a grapefruit with a lot of brown sugar on it. Great smell floral, hoppy and citrus. Flavor is surprisingly sweet, with a lot of brown sugar and molasses, plus a tone of grapefruit bitterness. Fabulous stuff here. Thanks to robertjm for the trade. Brewed on 02/24/09, consumed on 03/28/09.

Pours a clear amber orange with a thin white head. Big fruity hop nose. Tropical fruit. Fuller malt, a bit of resin, and some alcohol. Lighter body and lower carbonation, but still substantial. Big hoppy bite. alcohol. Fruity hops. Pine resin. Lingering bitterness. This is rather reminiscent of fresh Hop slam, not a bad beer!

On tap at Firewaters. Tons of citrus and floral hops. Best balanced hoppy aroma that I have experienced - some bitterness but also very floral and sweet. Color surprised me, light clearish gold/orange with a pillowy/creamy head. Fruity character, nice citrus bite. Exceptionally smooth, nice hoppy aftertaste. Have been waiting a while to try this one!