Looking for Pliny the Elder

[dtduffy]

I'll be in the Santa Cruz / Watsonville / Monterey area over Presidents day weekend. Anyone know a place in that area I could pick up some Pliny?

 

[NorCalHB]

A little out of your way but I hear its going to be at Russian River Brewing Co. in Santa Rosa.

 

[Irrenarzt]

Elder or Younger? I ask because I was under the impression that the Elder was readily available year round up that way. I know I picked up a bunch of 16 oz bottles of Elder last year on a trip to Livermore.

 

[dtduffy]

I was just looking for Elder at this point. Of course if the Younger is on tap anywhere near where I'd be all over that.

 

[Displaced MassHole]

A little out of your way but I hear its going to be at Russian River Brewing Co. in Santa Rosa.

Please tell me you're kidding?

 

[NorCalHB]

Please tell me you're kidding?

Thats the word on the street..

 

[dtduffy]

I know I could get Pliny the Elder at the brewery. I was hoping for a store / bar closer to the Monterey / Santa Cruz area.

 

[weirdboy]

You might just call Russian River and ask them.

 

[volstag]

the Russian River website lists some places that has its beers http://russianriverbrewing.com/web/accounts/index.html

In addition, certain stores here in santa rosa do carry some bottles from RR. I doubt that they are available out of the area though.

 

[weirdboy]

Well you can get Pliny in bottles at some Whole Foods around here, in addition to some bottle shops. And there are bottles of other stuff floating around as well. I know where I can pick up Temptation, for example.

 

[remilard]

RR bottled product is in Oregon and Washington too. I think Philly is the only keg only area.

 

[dtduffy]

Well it looks like whole foods in Los Gatos carries Russian River. So since I'll be driving by Los Gatos to get to Watsonville I'll make a pit stop. Thanks for the help.

 

[yeqmaster]

Im guessing you've already worked out the issue... but i just saw consecration over at the whole foods here in santa cruz... meaning they carry russian river... so maybe pliny? im going to try and find out.

 

[dougmaher434]

They have Pliny the Elder at AJs Market in Soquel, CA right by Cabrillo College. That's the only place you can get it in Santa Cruz County. They have it on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Whole Foods and Lunardi's in Los Gatos. If AJs doesn't have Pliny which they usually do they have Blind Pig, Supplication, and another Russian River plus an awesome beer section. AJs is actually a Chevron Gas Station as well. But the owner just purchases the gas from Chevron and is completely independent besides that.

 

[Scruffy1207]

Elder or Younger? I ask because I was under the impression that the Elder was readily available year round up that way. I know I picked up a bunch of 16 oz bottles of Elder last year on a trip to Livermore.

Younger is hard to get and only available in Feb

 

[eastoak]

i like blind pig better than pliny the elder.

 

[krisagon]

Elder is decent, but I've had beers that I liked a little better.
I think they benefit from the whole "limited supplies only" thing...

 

[erockomania]

Always check the bottle date. Believe it or not, they sit in stores for a while and the sought after flavor and aroma is gone. 3-4 weeks after bottle date and you're safe. Much after that and you may be disappointed.

 

[dunnright00]

i like blind pig better than pliny the elder.

This. +1. Agreed. etc...

Always check the bottle date. Believe it or not, they sit in stores for a while and the sought after flavor and aroma is gone. 3-4 weeks after bottle date and you're safe. Much after that and you may be disappointed.

So I've heard, after my first pliny and I found out it was two months old.
I found one that was three weeks in the bottle and I wasn't much more impressed.

 

[jbsg02]

I wish I could get this here in Dallas so I could try it

 

[prrriiide]

He's here somewhere...

 

[iandh]

As stated above, I would try wholefoods first. Most of the wholefoods in the sf bay area get weekly shipments of Pliny.

 

[TheMan]

Do you guys realize this thread is over a year old? I'm sure the guy is no longer on his Presidents day trip there...

P.S. I was told Younger is pretty much gone the first day it's released.

 

[mrwilson]

Could have sworn I saw his at BevMo.

 

[dougmaher434]

You can get Pliny the Elder on Tuesdays at Whole Foods, and Lunardi's in San Jose and Los Gatos. In Santa Cruz you can get it at Ajs by Cabrillo College. In Oakland there are so many places you can get it as well as San Francisco. You can go to Russian River's website to figure out where they carry it.