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Pliny The Elder
Russian River Brewing Company
- From:
- Russian River Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #3 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 100
Ranked #36 - Avg:
- 4.64 | pDev: 7.76%
- Reviews:
- 3,966
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Saturday at 10:35 PM
- Added:
- Aug 24, 2003
- Wants:
- 7,652
- Gots:
- 4,833
SCORE
100
World-Class
100
World-Class
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. Best enjoyed FRESH! That is why we make it in such limited supply. Actual bottling date is printed on each bottle!
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Ratings by bros:
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Rated by erickc from Washington
4.41/5 rDev -5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.41/5 rDev -5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Had on tap at Special Brews Lynnwood, WA
Saturday at 10:35 PMMore User Ratings:
Rated by Alrogio from Oregon
5/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This is the standard by which all other IPA's shall be hence forth judged. I have tasted perfection, and it is Pliny the Elder!
Oct 29, 2023
Rated by Phoodcritic from Michigan
4.11/5 rDev -11.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.11/5 rDev -11.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Overall, it’s a good DIPA, with an enticing aroma, but I prefer the taste of Hopslam.
Oct 21, 2023
Reviewed by TheAwkwardBanana from Washington
4.58/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.58/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
This beer is the most drinkable imperial I've had. Not a heavy, malty IPA with bad mouthfeel for once, but refreshing and clean. Dry-ish finish. Nice balance of fruit/citrus with pine. Dangerously good, I feel lucky to find it at my local bottle shop in Washington.
Oct 02, 2023
Reviewed by LifesAnesthesia from Virginia
4.68/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.68/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
L - light yellow golden with a ton of clarity, a white head that dissipates quickly leaving behind a thin cap and a good amount of lacing
S - Bright, floral piney hops along with notes of citrus zest
T - Follows the nose: bright, fresh, floral, pine, slightly bitter hops up front and throughout intermixed well with notes of citrus - candied grapefruit, orange zest - cracker malt, a little bit of honey, grass notes
F - light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation - bright, fresh, crispy - very clean
O - one of the benchmarks for the West Coast IPA style. Incredibly well balanced and easy to drink. Glad to have finally gotten my hands on it
Sep 17, 2023S - Bright, floral piney hops along with notes of citrus zest
T - Follows the nose: bright, fresh, floral, pine, slightly bitter hops up front and throughout intermixed well with notes of citrus - candied grapefruit, orange zest - cracker malt, a little bit of honey, grass notes
F - light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation - bright, fresh, crispy - very clean
O - one of the benchmarks for the West Coast IPA style. Incredibly well balanced and easy to drink. Glad to have finally gotten my hands on it
Rated by speaking_for_trees from Vermont
4.23/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Solid.
Sep 14, 2023
Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio
4.25/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Served in an imperial nonic pint glass
This beer pours a golden hue and is topped with a couple inches of off-white head that leaves nice lacing.
It has a real nice fruity citrus aroma. I get a little pine.
Nice balance of citrus and pine flavors. A little bit of lingering resin in the finish
Very good IIPA. It's one of the pioneers. As with all trailblazers newer and better beers come along. I live in Ohio and am very happy that I can drink Hop Juju. Someday it, too, will be a trailblazer in the rear-view mirror of my lifelong beer trek.
Sep 01, 2023This beer pours a golden hue and is topped with a couple inches of off-white head that leaves nice lacing.
It has a real nice fruity citrus aroma. I get a little pine.
Nice balance of citrus and pine flavors. A little bit of lingering resin in the finish
Very good IIPA. It's one of the pioneers. As with all trailblazers newer and better beers come along. I live in Ohio and am very happy that I can drink Hop Juju. Someday it, too, will be a trailblazer in the rear-view mirror of my lifelong beer trek.
Pliny The Elder from Russian River Brewing Company
Beer rating:
100 out of
100 with
15671 ratings
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