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Best IPA
disagreeing with you. Sometimes at the extreme ends of given styles, there’s enough overlap that someone who likes one might also like the other. I wouldn’t hesitate to give an IPA fan a glass of Pliny the Elder,...
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Favorite IPAs?
range Moylan’s makes two- Moylander and Hopsickle. Stone Ruination, Lagaunitas Maximus, AleSmith Yulesmith, Marin White Knuckle, Bear Republic Racer X, Pizza Port(Solana beach) hop suey and Hop 15 are good too but the Pliny...
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Chowing with the Hounds Picnic, 2008 Report.
, definitely worth checking out. Loved that Pliny the Elder! A special thanks also to OakJoan and Yimster for delicious chicken salads (any chance on those recipes too?) and to the rest of the greatest Picnic Planning Team...
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GREAT BEER LISTS
if always great, sometimes extraordinary, like the time recently when they had three Russian River brews at the same time! Who else in L.A. or Orange Counties has had Blind Pig, Pliny The Elder AND Pliny The Younger concurrently?...
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What country makes the best beers?
Wow. Your post is seriously mind-boggling to me. For starters, low alcohol? Stone’s IPA is 7%. Their Ruination is 9%. Their Imperial Stout comes in at 11%. Russian River Pliny the Elder is also 9%. Pizza Port makes a number...
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Most Overrated Beer?
I’ve never had Dreadnaught but in this day and age “overrated” may not always be that much of an insult. The first, second and tenth time I had Pliny the Elder it was no where near the hype that it generated; no...
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Beer Lovers - What Place has the Largest Selection ??
round... but if you’re not a officionado of strong, live beers (I am), that might not be a good thing. All that being said, I live in Santa Monica, and generally when I absolutely have to have a Pliny the Elder, or a Triple...
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Future of American (Micro)brew
the path of no return to the 2xIPA and really havent looked back. Stone’s Ruination and Russian River’s Pliny the Elder are now two of my more common choices. i will admit that there are some beers on the market that...
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lager or pilsner as smooth as boddingtons
, but brewers of the caliber of Vinnie Cilurzo and Garrett Oliver don’t need to hide behind abundant hops. Pliny the Elder is an incredibly well-made beer, and yes, it is a DIPA. But a big part of that beer’s appeal...
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Izakaya Sakura newbie (San Diego)
oh goodness yes. my girl and i walked over there about 1pm and had to be back on that blasted boat around 4:30. i had 5 oz. of the ballast sea monster stout, pliny the elder, russian river ipa, alpine bad boy, alesmith ipa (had...
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THE LEDGE -- It's Not an Upscale Sonny's
Sorry, Smokee. I had it in Colorado (or maybe it was N. Arizona). I believe Deep Ellum in Allston had Pliny the Elder last April. I guess I went overboard on my point!
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SF impressions from NYC visitor
's, lower haight – such an excellent bar and happy hour until 6pm means $3 drafts of some delicious brews; we had two russian river brewery beers: Pliny the Elder (mad hops), Blind Pig IPA (equally hoppy), Bitburger Pils...
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Featured Micro at Baseball Stadiums
The only thing worse than charging $8.75 for a Miller is paying $8.75 for a Miller. I wouldn’t pay $8.75 for a 12oz of Pliny the Elder (no, I probably would on second thought)
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The Style You Come Home To
I think I could drink Pliny the Elder all night. As a matter of fact, I have. There’s no questioning the hops, but the balance and clean taste keeps me coming back for more.
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What are you drinking right now?
Yesterday I had a pint of Port Brewing High Tide Fresh Hop IPA and a Pliny the Elder.
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