Pliny the Elder lover looking for a second relationship

Accessibility matters so Lagunitas Sucks and Hop Stoopid (surprised no one has mentioned this one) and Double Jack.

 

Hey you might not have to drive up to RR for the PtY, SF beer week starts the same day they release
that beer some bars will have the beer on draft for sure had it a couple of year ago on draft on the peninsula with no wait and no limit just check out the scheduled events in the south bay!! I'm pretty sure you can find it somewhere down there during this event!!! SF beer week FEB 7-16!!!
Cheers!

 

Hey OP - FT: Abrasive! I've never had Pliny, or Heady (or racer x, or sucks, or enjoy by, or ANYTHING) - but the ONE infamous DIPA I have access to that you seemingly do not, is Abrasive.

 

San francisco you should be able to come across some pliny, the hotel I stayed there had it on tap

 

OP set forth some criteria, i.e. the things you enjoy about pliny - it's drinkability, price point, hop profile, etc. - so that people don't just use this thread to give shout out their favorite IPA of the day...

my suggestion is to try some HF IPAs

 

Are you looking foe a clone or a beer that's just as good?

 

PtE is pretty good.
I have no problem finding something that satisfies the lack of Pliny being available.
Hoptologist
Simtra
Sculpin
Green Flash IPA

 

FW Double Jack. On tap, I honestly prefer it over Pliny. Easy to find, too.

 

If you're going to drink Sculpin, and I know this will sound weird, but buy it in a can. I've drank it a lot, and enjoyed it best that way.

 

You clearly didn't read the OP's original message saying that he already had HT.

 

As far as always accessibility I don't think you can ever go wrong with the Torpedo.

 

Trade for Surly Abrasive...duh

 

Never had the pleasure of tasting Pliny, but I see Hop Stoopid compared to it quite a bit on these threads. It might not be on the same level, but it may be worth a try for a cheaper, much easier to find, year round (as oppose to Sucks) alternative. Very good and underrated.

 

This would be sweet. Can you try to get it to let us past the log in screen?

 

Unfortunately most of the beers mentioned in this thread are even more unobtainable than Pliny. And... they are more different tasting than they are similar. Many of the beers which ARE available locally sit on shelves for long periods of time and are really not good - Sculpin, Double Jack. Lagunitas Sucks has been "okay" this year - not as good as previous years - but has been a decent substitute to tie me over until my next Pliny score. Knee Deep makes great beer but it tends to have more of a malty backbone. Enjoy by is a good beer when available.

My recommendation would be to spend time with the freshest beer (IPAs) you can get and try to enjoy them for what they are. Don't compare to Pliny. Just drink and enjoy.

I often find myself in the same position as you I try a lot of beer in-between Pliny shipments and have found that there really is nothing to replace Pliny...and that just makes the next Pliny all that much better.

On February 8th - there is a Double IPA festival in Hayward at "The Bistro" - It's a fantastic experience to have so many DIPA's to taste including Pliny the Younger and (my favorite) Kern River Citra. You should plan on making the journey. For me its become one of the best days of the year.

 

Is there an ETA on bottles of Bodhi?

 

+1.

 

You clearly don't understand sarcasm.

 

if I were in CA I might look for tap handles of Moonlight Brewing Co's Bombay by Boat. I've never had it because it's draft only and only available within brewer/owner/distribution mgr Brian Hunt's driving distance from Santa Rosa, but I'm taking a trip this spring which will involve drinking as much of Moonlight's beer as I can find, probably starting at the Toronado...

 

Think I saw it on draft at Final Gravity a few months ago, if you are heading thru SAC to SF.