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Russian River: Pliny the Elder
This imperial IPA is/was brewed by Russian River in Santa Rosa, California, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 78.62%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 8.00%.
Historical Community Tasting Notes
Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)
Pours a nice glowing amber into the glass, with a diminished head. Huge citrus-grapefruit and floral bitters to the nose. Lots of citrus upfront, with shining grapefruit and a distinct pine bitter back. Big mouthfeel with zesty carbonation levels, it is superbly integrated. This screams top-tier from the beginning of the pull. A true delight.
UPDATED: APR 23, 2009 Pours a very hazy yellow with a nice dense white head and yeast floating around in the glass amisdst the golden yellow backdrop. Smells strongly of citrus, pine, and some floral as well. Taste is citrus/fruity. There is some lemon, grapefruit and even orange. This one is very fruity and almost sweet at times. Some earthy
[1908-20081219] 500mL bottle. Spruce sap aroma with strong evergreen hops and a mild background of sweat. Clear, light orange body with medium-lasting creamy white bubbles. Juicy evergreen spruce flavour has a great bitter balance. Medium body is quite bitter. Lovely, lovely hoppy bitter brew, really drinkable. (w/ jerc, tupalev)
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Beer Listing
| Date and Time | Container | Pub/Place and Where | Strength ABV | Colour | Score Components | Score | Descriptive word(s) | Book No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th Feb 2017 at 8:35 pm | bottle | (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England | 8.00 | light to medium golden |
Taste: 94.12% Head: 77.78% Aroma: 48% Ease: 73.33% Clarity: 100% |
78.615% | memorable | 685 |
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Other Beers (etc.) by Russian River
Apart from Pliny the Elder, Hop Horizons lists 1 others by Russian River. These are:
Damnation