Little over a week ago I was in California and got a chance to have what is considered to some the best beer in the world. Pliny the Younger is a triple IPA brewed by Russian River Brewing Company in lovely downtown of Santa Rosa, CA. There is a Barnes and Noble right down the street that I got to stare at for hours and hours.
The beer is released for two weeks, on tap and only at their brewery and a few select locations. This requires a special trip to the brewery to check it out. Long story short, after waiting in line for six plus hours, over the course of two days, finally made it in to try some, and my impression? Not bad. To be fair, after that long of a wait, it would have to taste like tears from god, assuming there is a good, and unlike Chuck Norris, he does in fact cry, to be worth the wait. The beer was everything you want in an IPA, citrus, a ton of hops and you can't even notice it's 10.8% alcohol, but the best ever? I don't think so. I'd rather just swing by the liquor store and pick up some Surly Wet when it's out and enjoy that. Just goes to show you, beer is completely subjective and you should drink what you like. If it's good to you, that's all that matters. Unless it's that new apple lager stuff, then you are just wrong and there is no hope for you.
On my own beer front, I bottled my own beer today and now just have to wait about 2 weeks for it to carbonate and it's ready to drink. Probably won't be as good as Pliny the Younger, ok, definitely won't be, but still fun to try despite having to wait six weeks from the start to finally drink anything. The other down side is also that my place smelled like grains for the week after I initially brewed it. Yankee Candle won't be selling that flavor anytime soon.
The beer is released for two weeks, on tap and only at their brewery and a few select locations. This requires a special trip to the brewery to check it out. Long story short, after waiting in line for six plus hours, over the course of two days, finally made it in to try some, and my impression? Not bad. To be fair, after that long of a wait, it would have to taste like tears from god, assuming there is a good, and unlike Chuck Norris, he does in fact cry, to be worth the wait. The beer was everything you want in an IPA, citrus, a ton of hops and you can't even notice it's 10.8% alcohol, but the best ever? I don't think so. I'd rather just swing by the liquor store and pick up some Surly Wet when it's out and enjoy that. Just goes to show you, beer is completely subjective and you should drink what you like. If it's good to you, that's all that matters. Unless it's that new apple lager stuff, then you are just wrong and there is no hope for you.
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