Bubble Boy
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Has anyone had any of the Russian River Beers? I have heard great things about Plimy the Elder and Plimy the Younger, but they don't have distributors in MD.
I had a Pliny the Elder on tap out in SF the week after the Wake/Stanford debacle and was totally unimpressed. To me it was just another super hoppy beer with very little complexity. I know it is very highly regarded, so my opinion is probably in the minority, and I guess my palate is just not suited for that type of beer. For people that really like Hopslam, Arrogant Bastard, etc it is probably very good. I had a DFH Sahtea (sp?) on tap after that, and it was soooo freaking good. Maybe one of the best beers I have ever had. I have had it in the bottle a few times and liked it, but it seemed so much better on tap. It was so smooth and the chai flavor really came out.