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Keep refrigerated and consume fresh to best enjoy this beers intense hop character. It is a much smaller beer and is of course not all that similar to PtY otherwise but the hops are similar.
RateBeer has Younger on top then Elder then Alchemists Heady Topper another beer that isnt distributed to the West.
Beers like pliny the elder. Beer Graphs has Pliny the Elder at the top of their ImperialDouble IPA list. The next two on the list are the even scarcer Pliny the Younger and Bells Hopslam which I certainly cant get in my area. RateBeer has Younger on top then Elder then Alchemists Heady Topper another beer that isnt distributed to the West.
Victory Hop Devil has a hop profile that is strikingly similar to that of Pliny the Younger. It is a much smaller beer and is of course not all that similar to PtY otherwise but the hops are similar. For the Elder just go to your local homebrew store and buy some whole cone hops and a nylon hops bag.
Boil some water and add the hops and you will have something similar in no time. Pliny the Elder Russian River Brewing Co. Plinys best consumed as fresh as possible at or near the source which means taking advantage of.
There are few American beers more celebrated than Pliny the Elder. Russian River Brewings iconic Double IPA is the stuff of legends attracting long lines and a. While the Elder aroma is still top notch and can stand against most if not all other beers the Younger wins but a horses nose in a photo finish.
On the tongue the Younger has more hop oils that engulf it and is slightly more bitter on the finish. What is your water profile. I know Scott says he uses RO and adds some gypsum and cacl which works well in a low SRM beer like Pliny but not so well for a darker amber.
Martin brungards sheet is a must have if youre really wanting to dial in proper pH an flavor via brewing salts. Russian Rivers Pliny the Elder an 8 per cent India Pale Ale is the most sought-after of them all having won best beer in America twice at the Great American Beer Festival and being voted. Here are the top 10 beers in America according to AHA the T indicates a tie.
Bells Two Hearted Ale Comstock MI 2. Russian River Pliny the Elder Santa Rosa CA 3. Founders Breakfast Stout Grand Rapids MI 4.
Three Floyds Zombie Dust Munster IN 5. Bells Hopslam Comstock MI 6. Platonic ideals are for circles and useless junk like that.
Plato probably just drank old honey water out of a rock mug anyway. They didnt even have wide-mouth cans in ancient Greece. Pliny The Elder is brewed by Russian River you can find their website here You can view more photos of Pliny on my flickr account here.
PS Pliny is not for everyone I have found someone who didnt like it My long suffering beer widow Emily she said it tasted of grass and was pretty yukky she much preferred a Raging Bitch but thats another story. So at the risk of sounding like an epic beer snobhere is my conclusion. Pliny the Elder is a great DIPA.
It is balanced and hoppy and bitter and generally a joy to drink BUT it is not the best DIPA I have ever had by a long shot which is a good thing if you ask me. Instead of making a 60 year old salesperson lug Pliny the Elder across the. Pliny the Elder the beer is a full-bodied hop forward Double IPA.
Keep refrigerated and consume fresh to best enjoy this beers intense hop character. Russian River Brewing Co Russian River Pliny the Elder 510ml bottle served in stemless snifter 8 ABV. Every Wednesday were highlighting different brews from our craft beer comrades.
Russian River Brewing Company Pliny the Elder. Pliny the Elder is brewed with Amarillo Centennial CTZ and Simcoe hops. It is well-balanced with malt hops and alcohol slightly bitter with a fresh hop aroma of floral citrus and pine.
That is why we make it in such limited supply. After much research in beer books brainstorming and deliberation we came up with Pliny the Elder. Pliny the man lived in the first century- 23 to 79 AD.
According to our brewing references he and his contemporaries either created the botanical name or at least wrote about Lupus Salictarius or hops currently known as Humulus Lupulus. That was a very early reference to an important part of any Double IPA. Pliny the Elder turns old enough to drink itself this year too which is neat.
Blind Pig is smaller and gentler fruitier and possibly better. Im sure the following comparison is influenced 90 percent by packaging but they remind me of West Coast versions of Maine Lunch and Maine Peeper respectively with the special edition Pliny the Younger resembling Maine Dinner in that Ill never. Firestone Walker is brewing Pliny the Elder.
If recent lawsuits tainted your view of camaraderie in craft beer just think back to last years announcement from Russian River Brewing Company that it would be brewing its famous Pliny the Elder double IPA at Firestone Walker Brewing Company in Paso Robles while its new brewing system is installed. There are many especially on the West Coast of the US who consider Pliny the Elder the best beer in the world. Its so popular and scarce that few stores can manage to keep it on the shelves.
All these claims are warranted. Pliny is without a doubt one of the very best beers of its style. It has a crisp citrus hop flavor with a delicate malt balance to even it out.
You can taste the precision and craft that. Scott Miller a local beer enthusiast and musician ranks Pliny the Elder as one of the best beers he knows yet wonders why Pliny has stolen the spotlight in the craft-beer arena. Theres something about Pliny thats hard to put your finger on Miller said.
There are so many great beers that nobody cares about but somehow Pliny resonates with everyone Even the beers own. Russian River Brewing Pliny the Elder 2020 scored a 99 in a blind taste test by BJCP judges for Craft Beer Brewing Magazine.