Russian River Pliny the Younger

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

A hazy orange beer with a thin orange head. The aroma is lovely hoppy with notes of alfa acids and oranges, as well as light floral notes - A hop soup aroma. The flavor is sweet with alchol, that jumps at You right from the start with a slight burning sensation on the tongue, but it is soon acompaniet by strong hoppy notes, and a bitterness that sets in much earlier than in other beers and grows more and more powerful. Acompanying the bitterness there’s also a note of grapefruit that grown in intensity. The body is very powerful.

(Hand bottle 33 cl) Slightly hazy amber golden with a small, off-white head. sweetish aroma of peaches and pine. Fairly full-bodied with sweetish, malty accents, lots of sweet fruit and then a bitter - but not overly so - finish. 060407

Draught at O’Brien’s, San Diego. Clear deep golden, no head. Massive grapefruity hop aroma. Sweet with rounded mouthfeel and loads of perfumy hops. Striking bitter finish. A hop monster with finesse (and a fair bit of alcohol.)

Sample from handbottle, thanks to Thomas_E. Pours orange, clear. Aroma is bitterhops and peach. Caramel malty start followed by a peachy taste and good strong bitter finish. Full-bodied. Finish is rather dry and bitter with a touch of alcohol

Bottle 66cl. @ [ Tasting by cgarvieuk ].
Unclear medium orange color with a small, frothy, good - fair lacing, mostly lasting - diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, pine, grapefruit, resin, citrus, light alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and heavy bitter with a long duration, and a alcohol - peppery bitter spicy finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20090411]

Handbottled from tap, thanks to Thomas for sharing. Clear golden coloured with a white head. Sweet aroma of caramel, hops and pine needles. Sweet flavour of caramel, peaches, hops and pine needels. Hoppy finish.

Date: 03/03/2007
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting

cloudy orange, frothy off white head, streaks of lace, sweet citrus aroma, huge sticky sweet citrus flavor, sugar laden grapefruit, not a lot a complexity but lots of flavor,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***+/4

Cloudy golden body with white head. Aroma is medium sweet, grapefruit. Taste is moderately sweet, grapefruit, herbal, some butter, caramel. Medium-full body, some syrup.