Pliny vs. Heady - The Definitive Showdown

[yeahnatenelson]

Am I the only one that thinks Heady is merely good? Though I suppose Pliny the Elder being the WORLD'S BEST BEER is equally preposterous.

 

[MarkIntihar]

Am I the only one that thinks Heady is merely good?

No.

 

[jenray1]

Don't make me choose.....

 

[RyanG1]

Gordon Biersch IPA /thread?

 

[libbey]

http://static.fjcdn.com/gifs/Burn+this+************.+Tags+are+awesome_47c6a8_4231295.gif

 

[lembeeker]

Pliny hands down.

Every Heady Topper I've had (while I love cans) was mistreated and tasted like metal/hops faded like they sat in the sun too long. So while I've had both and still say Pliny. I'll reserve my final judgement until I taste it fresh just canned.

But I still have a hunch I'd go Pliny. Heck, Double Sunshine & Kern Citra should be in this discussion too, I actually think those two are at the same level if not above HT & Pliny.

 

[JulianB1]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GErv-0SN2lo/UNIktKLzP7I/AAAAAAAAJqA/EK3vYbSgP2I/s1600/****+this+****.gif

 

[Michigan1]

Jimmiejohnjones has already covered this topic and it was correctly answered and closed by Gene

http://www.TalkBeer.com/community/threads/pliny-vs-heady-topper.1671/

 

[MarkIntihar]

Jimmiejohnjones has already covered this topic and it was correctly answered and closed by Gene

http://www.TalkBeer.com/community/threads/pliny-vs-heady-topper.1671/

Weird, I always thought April came before October....

 

[Michigan1]

Weird, I always thought April came before October....

 

[MarkIntihar]

 

[Gene1]

Who the hell is voting for Pliny???

 

[MarkIntihar]

Who the hell is voting for Pliny???

Me. Nice try with that lock tho

EDIT: LYMI

 

[Gene1]

Me. Nice try with that lock tho

EDIT: LYMI

 

[MarkIntihar]

 

[1v1willwreku]

I figure this forum needs to get started off on the right foot. So which one is better. Keep your responses definitive. Thanks.

Gene
And you chose this as a mod

 

[domtronzero]

Who the hell is voting for Pliny???

I did.

Here's some interesting info on HT I got from watching a video from the head brewer:


They don't dump the hops from the beer after dry hopping. Furthermore, they inject CO2 into the fermenter in order to resuspend everything before they can it. Why? Who the hell knows. Maybe in an effort to increase the yield from each batch. In my experience, leaving hops around too long leads to a grassy, vegetal flavor in the finished product. Not to mention all of the floaties. That's the main reason why they suggest drinking it from the can. Because otherwise it looks like garbage. If I wanted floaties in my beer I'd drink Mongo or a 5 year old bottle of Unibroue.

Also, they must be getting a good bit of dissolved oxygen into the can during packaging. If you watch the video (at about 5:10) you can see an 8-month old can that he pours into a glass. Note the difference in color between the fresh can and the old can. The darker color is indicative of heavy oxidation (turning the beer brown), which is most likely due to the DO pickup during canning.

I think HT is a fine beer, and I'd only score Pliny just a bit above Heady. Neither of them hold a candle to Societe's Roustabout or Alpine's Bad Boy though.

 

[Alex2]

The real answer is:

 

[housepants]

I thought this thread was a joke.

 

[Minnesotaryan]

Abrasive

 

[MarkIntihar]

I thought this thread was a joke.

You weren't completely wrong.

 

[housepants]

You weren't completely wrong.

I guess it has real value in telling us all something about those who gave serious replies.

 

[domtronzero]

I thought this thread was a joke.

Beer is serious business.

 

[stxSS07]

Insta-ban to whoever necro'd this.

Also to me for posting. Scorched Earth motherfu#ker.

 

[Dbijnagte]

It would seem that 75% percent of the time Heady is definitively the best.

 

[Hanzo1]

I mean, I wouldn't kick either out of bed but if I had to choose one it would be Heady. But they are so different in hop profile I don't really know why they are compared.

 

[Billy Brux]

I'll bet Vinny could brew Heady better than Jimmy.

 

[Rau711]

I'll bet Vinny could brew Heady better than Jimmy.

My dad can beat up your dad

 

[Billy Brux]

My dad can beat up your dad

Good luck with that, buddy. My old man is a ******* Ninja.

 

[Max]

whichever one i am drinking at the time is better.