Russian River's Imperial / Double IPA is named after Pliny the Elder, a Roman scholar who helped give hops its botanical name, "Lupus Salictarius", which translates to wolf among scrubs. Pliny the beer definitely fits this description as well. Its double helping of hops gives it the claws to thrash through the inadequate competition of lesser Pale Ale's. It is fragrant, and malty, and borders on the sublime with 8% ABV and 90+ IBUs. Unfortunately, The Elder only comes on tap, which makes drinking it a rare and special occasion, like that super hot girl you met on instant messenger that lives far away but you fly out to see her every once and a while and totally wreck that @#$%. (A+)
Friday, October 19, 2007
Beer Fridays XXI
Russian River's Imperial / Double IPA is named after Pliny the Elder, a Roman scholar who helped give hops its botanical name, "Lupus Salictarius", which translates to wolf among scrubs. Pliny the beer definitely fits this description as well. Its double helping of hops gives it the claws to thrash through the inadequate competition of lesser Pale Ale's. It is fragrant, and malty, and borders on the sublime with 8% ABV and 90+ IBUs. Unfortunately, The Elder only comes on tap, which makes drinking it a rare and special occasion, like that super hot girl you met on instant messenger that lives far away but you fly out to see her every once and a while and totally wreck that @#$%. (A+)
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