Pliny the Younger

1speed said:
Has anyone ever tried Pliny the Younger? Apparently, it's topped the Beer Advocate ratings list ...

Never had it, but Pliny the Elder is outstanding ...
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I've never had it either, but my opinion of the elder is that it's over rated. Don't get me wrong, it's a great beer... I just dont think it lives up to the hype.

I'd like to sample some Pliny the Younger, but I bet it's tough to come by. I've only seen the elder once or twice in a bar and it typically sells out very quickly.
 
I tried both on a trip last year to Colorado...I agree that the Elder is a great beer but not the best IIPA in the world IMO. The younger I thought was a better beer overall but it's even more limited than the elder to find anywhere especially on the East Coast. Only 1 distributor in East PA even gets stuff from Russian River right now.
 
LandCruiser said:
Both have been elluding me for years. 😡
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I had been hearing about Pliny the Elder for a long time before I actually found it on tap somewhere. All that hype, I was expecting something to blow my socks off... I had it built up so high in my mind that when I actually tasted it, I was like; meh. It's a great beer and I highly recommend trying it if you see it, but don't expect it to be the the holy grail that some make it out to be.
 
BShow said:
I had been hearing about Pliny the Elder for a long time before I actually found it on tap somewhere. All that hype, I was expecting something to blow my socks off... I had it built up so high in my mind that when I actually tasted it, I was like; meh. It's a great beer and I highly recommend trying it if you see it, but don't expect it to be the the holy grail that some make it out to be.
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I agree. It is a good beer but it's not the very best out there. I think it may be so hyped precisely because it's hard to find. I was at a beer dinner in Bethlehem a few years ago and that was the first time I tried it, but the thing that really stuck out for me wasn't the beer itself but how well it went with the course we were being served. It was a tomato soup course and the two flavors played off of each other really nicely -- the hoppiness of the beer offset the tanginess and acidity of the soup perfectly.

Personally, I think Stone's Ruination is a better beer inthe same style (so is 90 Minute form Dogfishead, although the funny thing about that beer is that its a total 'mood beer' for me -- there are times when its all I want and other times its the last thing I want.)
 
1speed said:
I agree. It is a good beer but it's not the very best out there. I think it may be so hyped precisely because it's hard to find. I was at a beer dinner in Bethlehem a few years ago and that was the first time I tried it, but the thing that really stuck out for me wasn't the beer itself but how well it went with the course we were being served. It was a tomato soup course and the two flavors played off of each other really nicely -- the hoppiness of the beer offset the tanginess and acidity of the soup perfectly.

Personally, I think Stone's Ruination is a better beer inthe same style (so is 90 Minute form Dogfishead, although the funny thing about that beer is that its a total 'mood beer' for me -- there are times when its all I want and other times its the last thing I want.)
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Agree... I love Ruination. If it's on tap somewhere, that's what I'm drinking. Dogfish 90 - its good, but I rarely drink it. In fact, I used to like the 60 better than the 90... although I think the 60 has changed considerably in the past number of years - I don't really like it anymore.
 
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