Pliny The Elder - Russian River Brewing Company

jkdrummer

Washington

4.43/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Voted the best beer in 2009 Zymurgy Magazine poll!

My supplier kept them in the back, you had to ask for it. Unassuming label nothing fancy here. 500ml for $4.99, not bad considering the prices at the pubs. Nice size too.

Ok, I must say that there are many double IPAs out there but what makes this one so special is the aroma. Completely floral and pineapple-ly --- intoxicating.

Head is rocky, nothing special here. Taste is well balanced with the bitterness -- not over the top. Good sweetness and not that tongue coating you get from some other DIPAs.

Wonderful ale -- highly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

07-02-2009 20:49:34 | More by jkdrummer

RyV

California

5/5  rDev +7.5%

06-18-2013 05:58:50 | More by RyV

Jpirkle2715

California

4.75/5  rDev +2.2%

06-18-2013 01:51:01 | More by Jpirkle2715

drebrew

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev -3.2%

06-18-2013 01:02:57 | More by drebrew

Greywulfken

New York

4.66/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Bottled on 5/27/13

A: into a tulip, clear deep gold beer with a few fingers of dense, off-white head; some lacing clung to the glass

S: rich bouquet of hops, from piney to citric, herbal to floral; suggestions of sweet vanilla and honeyed malts underneath

T: more complex than most DIPAs I can recall - sweet and grainy malts suggesting juicy fruits, both orchard and tropical, met with a bevy of hops, bringing grapefruit pith, pine resin, lemon zest, and musk to the fore; bright, yeasty (?) tang and bitter, drying finish

M: medium-light body, very crisp and clean, slight chew, slight zing, bittersweet finish

O: well-deserving of its rank - an epic DIPA. A different vibe than, say a Heady Topper, and certainly not inferior.

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2013 00:24:23 | More by Greywulfken

atinman

California

4.75/5  rDev +2.2%

06-17-2013 23:23:23 | More by atinman

Chiefmanynames

California

4.75/5  rDev +2.2%

06-17-2013 19:49:33 | More by Chiefmanynames

Hophunter18

Delaware

5/5  rDev +7.5%

06-17-2013 03:50:50 | More by Hophunter18

peteh2112

Colorado

4/5  rDev -14%

06-17-2013 02:42:47 | More by peteh2112

illy0sis

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +2.2%

06-17-2013 01:20:00 | More by illy0sis

jbravato

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +7.5%

06-17-2013 00:17:52 | More by jbravato

jpizzle

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -14%

06-16-2013 22:01:51 | More by jpizzle

XCOR

California

3.5/5  rDev -24.7%

06-16-2013 21:07:30 | More by XCOR

Rocklobsterbrew

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +2.2%

06-16-2013 18:18:24 | More by Rocklobsterbrew

Hubarooski

Florida

5/5  rDev +7.5%

06-16-2013 16:38:40 | More by Hubarooski

craft_shannie

Indiana

4/5  rDev -14%

06-16-2013 12:02:42 | More by craft_shannie

messemcb

Arizona

4.5/5  rDev -3.2%

06-16-2013 09:17:12 | More by messemcb

errantnight

California

4.25/5  rDev -8.6%

06-16-2013 07:15:14 | More by errantnight

CesarLopes

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev -3.2%

06-16-2013 04:07:45 | More by CesarLopes

PGVG

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev -8.6%

06-16-2013 01:38:25 | More by PGVG

anson42

California

4.75/5  rDev +2.2%

06-16-2013 01:14:12 | More by anson42

stogirelli

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +2.2%

06-16-2013 01:05:55 | More by stogirelli

RiseAbove

California

4.25/5  rDev -8.6%

06-15-2013 20:37:50 | More by RiseAbove

Piotrek

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +2.2%

06-15-2013 05:05:09 | More by Piotrek

craftbrew502

Kentucky

4.75/5  rDev +2.2%

06-15-2013 02:59:58 | More by craftbrew502