I will be going to Sacramento on business and wanted to get my hands on some Russian River stuff. Is there any to be found in Sacramento or will I need to take the 2 hour drive to Santa Rosa?
On draft Pliny is pretty easy to find. Bottled is too if you're here the week it drops. I tend to see bottles hit the area every 3 or 4 weeks. Sours aren't as common, I would suggest just going to the brewery if you are looking to stock up on bottles of their stuff.
Pliny bottles drop every 3-4 weeks in sac? Lol what!?! 3-4 months is more like it. And gois luck finding them, they seek out everywhere In a day or two, even at the bars. THe majority of the time you can find it on draft somewhere. But not always.
Just did this last weekend, actually. Highly recommended, and the drive's actually nice as long as it stays at two hours or less. If you're renting a car just to head to Santa Rosa, it's only $17 or so.
Yep, there's literally zero downside to visiting the brewery. It's a great half-day (or more!) of good food, friendly folks, and fresh Pliny flowing like a river. The sour tasting boards are awesome, too.
Like everyone else said the drive isnt bad at all. I assume you will be going midweek though? The weekends get a little bit crazy, especially with good weather. Worse case scenario, if you do an IP Trade someone (maybe myself) can hook you up. Also if you like sours and have time, you can drive or train to Rare Barrel from downtown sac pretty quickly.
Thanks guys. Going to be there begin of August. I am flying Southwest so this Cali goodness will be coming back home with me. It's going to be my second check in bag
Pliny gets here quite often. usually once or twice a month. Send me a message before you come and I could probably get you a bottle or 2.
