Craft Beer

BeerAdvocate · 04-29-2009, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Scimmia

They finally made the Pliney clone? They couldn't do it last year, SA simply couldn't get the hops needed during the shortage, so McDole opted to have them wait rather than use hops they could get; I've been waiting all year for it to hit the shelves!

Yep. Its in this years Longshot 6pk. I tried it last week. I didnt think it was that great. I hope the one bottle of Pliny that I have been saving tastes better

04-29-2009, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by BeerAdvocate

Yep. Its in this years Longshot 6pk. I tried it last week. I didnt think it was that great. I hope the one bottle of Pliny that I have been saving tastes better

Saving? I thought Vinnie at Russian River said that Pliney needed to be drank fresh?

SeanGAR · 04-29-2009, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Scimmia

Saving? I thought Vinnie at Russian River said that Pliney needed to be drank fresh?

Great marketing.

Nah ... don't save it, drink up, you can always buy more.

AD720 · 04-29-2009, 05:51 PM

Just opened a Atwater Block Brewery Vanilla Java Porter.

So far it is ok but with a name like that I was expecting a major flavor explosion.

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