Type: Imperial IPA
Origin: Santa Rosa, CA
Price: $7 10oz. at Obrien's
10.5% ABV
NSP: 8.0 scaled
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Word had it that Obrien's would be tapping a keg of the much sought after Pliny the Younger on a Friday at 11am. For those of you who haven't heard about this beer: It's the imperial version of RR's fucking phenomenal Pliny the Elder, probably the BEST west coast double IPA on the planet. Note that I call it a west coast beer, because that is exactly what it is; incredibly dry and incredibly hoppy and incredibly bitter, and yet somehow still incredibly palatable, not to mention absolutely delicious.
So anyone going in to try Younger must have high expectations. But there is one caveat. This beer is so highly sought after in the craft brew drinking world, and produced in such small quantities, that people literally shit themselves on the opportunity to taste it. Yes, I did use "literally shit themselves" in the last sentence, and I did mean fucking literally. It's so obnoxious it makes me wanna shit on them too. I mean, there's obviously never enough shit placed all over these fucking people, so the more the merrier in my eyes. And those who make it far enough they know they will get a taste? They fucking jizz their god damned pants. That's right, straight up splurge inside their pants while in line. I absolutely don't get it, nor will I ever. To further my point, I made a work of art for you to enjoy.

Now for the moment you've all been waiting for. The Beer. It's good. Really good. But is it worth the hype? Not for me. It's slightly maltier than the Elder, and has a less bitter finish because of it even though it has way more hops in the recipe. But it's still a hop bomb by any standards. It has a similar flavor to the Green Flash Imperial IPA: onions. That's right. Something I've noticed ever since a bartender at Regal pointed it out. These super hopped IPA's all have a slightly oniony flavor, and anybody can pick it out, it doesn't require a refined palate . Younger is also much fruitier than the elder, and makes the drinker think it sweeter as a result. It's definitely not sweeter, maybe a tad, but not much. All in all, this is one of the best imperial IPA's I can remember having, considering I rarely drink them. Yet it's not leaps and bounds better, and in the end I still prefer Pliny the Elder over it.
Take home message: If you can get it without having to fight for it or wait in an enormous line, then you should. Otherwise, let all those suckers shit and jizz themselves for it.
You've just redeemed yourself for the usage of "forward fruit esters". Your sins are absolved my son.
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