Russian River Pliny the Elder

Pliny the Elder, born in 23 AD., was a Roman naturalist, scholar, historian, traveler, officer, and writer. Pliny, and his contemporaries, created the original botanical name for hops. "Lupus Salictarius" meaning "wolf among scrubs". Hop vines at that time grew wild among willows likened to wolves roaming wild in the forest. Pliny the Elder died in 79 AD. while saving people during the eruption of Mount Veruvius. He was immortalized by his nephew, Pliny the Younger, who continued his uncle's legacy by documenting much of what his uncle experienced during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. This beer is an homage to the man who discovered hops and perished while being a humanitarian. Unlike many of the Russian River Brewing Company beers which are ageable the beer inside this bottle is meant to be consumed fresh. Keep Pliny the Elder refrigerated and consume fresh to experience the explosive hop character.
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