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Pliny The Elder
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Brewed By: Russian River Brewing Company
Number of Ratings: 7238
Style: American Double / Imperial IPA (DIPA / IIPA)
Brewed In: 725 4th St, Santa Rosa, CA 95404, USA
ABV: 8%
IBU: 100
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Number of Ratings: 7238
Style: American Double / Imperial IPA (DIPA / IIPA)
Brewed In: 725 4th St, Santa Rosa, CA 95404, USA
ABV: 8%
IBU: 100
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Tasting Notes
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![jaywill1323 profile picture](/sites/default/files/userpictures/picture-31660.jpg)
Finally had this beer and it lives up to the hype!!!
Clear golden in color with a razor thin white head and a pungent super fresh hop aroma that blows stones enjoy by out of the water, it's has a heavy resiny dank aroma sort of like a cross between freshly cut grass and good marijuana. Medium in body it's an imperial without the syrupy
Texture. Dance on your tongue with tropical flavors of pineapple & grapefruit, opening up into an herbal resiny hop finish. Surprisingly drinkable this is a gold standard for imperial IPAs.
Had again on draft in Denver 9/13 and this beer is so good so tasty so awesome.
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![Tomnambulist profile picture](/sites/default/files/userpictures/mystery-person.png)
Great Imperial IPA. Wonderful citrus and piny aroma. Flavors of grapefruit and mango. The Imperial IPA that I compare all others to.
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Lives up to the hype. Probably the best balanced IPA I have ever had. Very nice floral citrus nose. Good malt backbone, some bitter hops, some citrus, some grapefruit. Smooth and drinkable at the high abv. Damn near perfect.
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![davl22 profile picture](/sites/default/files/userpictures/picture-13748.jpg)
Almost identical hop profile to MBC Lunch, but more intense and fuller bodied. Great double ipa.
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This beer is quite near perfection in a glass. Very big (HUGE) and malty with high alcohol but balanced very nicely on all 3 planes. Don't find it often but always happy when I do!
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