Russian River Brewing Company

4.4/5  rDev -3.9%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4.5

While on a recent trip to San Francisco I had to swing by the birthplace of Pliny The Elder. We headed up there on a Friday afternoon, probably not the best time, the traffic on the 101 was pretty bad.
With the help of my navigator (Joe) and his iPhone we were soon on some backroads on our way to Santa Rosa. I started out with a Pliny and my two friends both had a Little White Lie. From there we moved on to Samplers so that we could taste all of the brews that they had on tap (14 in all the day we were there) most if not all of the beers were excellent (although I'm not a huge fan of sours, I won't bash them) After the sampler, I moved onto a "big boys" beer as our waiter put it and I had a pint of HopFather which was excellent, followed by a pint of Little White Lie which was also excellent.

For food we all went with different pizzas, due to the recommendations by fellow reviewers. I went with a plain margharita and it was very good. The perfect compliment to perfect beer. We all picked up some merch, I got a Belgian Beer glass, a Tiny Pliny t-shirt for my DD and we all took home a growler... empty :-(

I hope to make it back here some time, hopefully sooner rather than later!

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5/5  rDev +9.2%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5

4.56/5  rDev -0.4%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4.5

4.33/5  rDev -5.5%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4

Came for the Pliny and was not disappointed. We had a flight and appreciated almost all of them as very good or better. They should open a second brewery in Grand Rapids ( beer city), they would be welcomed there. The place was crowded and a little loud even though we were there for a late lunch. The service could of been a little better but was good. The bites are great and I recommend them; and I was raised on great Chicago Pizza (flat and stuffed, not deep dish). I am an admitted pizza snob, but loved the bites. The sandwich was ok, but next time I staying with the bites.

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4.56/5  rDev -0.4%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4.5

4.68/5  rDev +2.2%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5

4.44/5  rDev -3.1%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4.25

4.91/5  rDev +7.2%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 5 | food: 4.75

4.28/5  rDev -6.6%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4

Never a dull moment, hard to find a quiet time, or a seat. Good food, sours much better than expected, other beers run the gamut from decent to great Worth the wait? Depends on how bad you want a Pliny....

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4.84/5  rDev +5.7%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5

4.98/5  rDev +8.7%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 4.75

4.38/5  rDev -4.4%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5

Made it here during the thick of it for Pliney the Younger. Despite the mayhem, beer, food and staff were all exceptional and handling it well. Great pizzas!

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3.65/5  rDev -20.3%
vibe: 3 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3 | selection: 5 | food: 3

Great beer... average restaurant

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4.8/5  rDev +4.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 4

Good beer and decent food. Super long wait on a Sunday afternoon but forgot all about it once I had a few world class brews.

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4.28/5  rDev -6.6%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4 | food: 3.75

Good place to drink great beer!

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4.03/5  rDev -12%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 3 | selection: 4.75

Bartender was overall great, the hostess not so much, overall vibe was okay, felt a lot like southern California, if you know what I mean, lol, am from San Diego and appreciate NorCal's more humble vibe but this place I wouldn't exactly call humble but their beer was exceptional!! The only beers I did NOT like were the sours but am not a sour beer fan.

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4.75/5  rDev +3.7%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5 | food: 5

a little loud inside and long waits. love the pliny bites

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4.28/5  rDev -6.6%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4 | food: 4

4.36/5  rDev -4.8%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4.25

4.63/5  rDev +1.1%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4 | food: 5

4.3/5  rDev -6.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5

4.69/5  rDev +2.4%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.75

4.55/5  rDev -0.7%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4 | selection: 5

3.38/5  rDev -26.2%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 3 | food: 2

5/5  rDev +9.2%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5

Great brewery, awesome beer. I would come back and will come back many times. Only complaint is the price. Buy a 6 pack for 33 bucks? Come on

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