My husband and I are going down south to the Santa Rosa area for the weekend. He has a union meeting to learn to read contracts (does that sound dull or what?). Anyway, I was assigned to find a place to eat for our one night out while there (the other two nights we will eat on the way down and on the way back). I found the Russian River Brewing Company.
We like beer. Hoppy beer. So I start looking at reviews of this place and can’t stop laughing. Some people complain about the service. One hops-challenged person called the beer “gross.” But the overwhelming take on the place was that it has some of the finest hoppy beer in the universe. Especially Pliny the Elder. All hoppy beer drinkers are reduced to Homer Simpson-style drooling (mmmmmm…beeeeer) when describing this brew. They dismiss poor service or mediocre food with a wave of the hand. Doesn’t matter if you get lucky or unlucky with food and service. All that matters is Pliny the Elder. lol.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/russian-river-brewing-company-santa-rosa
What are the characteristics of a hoppy beer. I thought that was the ingredient that makes you sleepy. I also thought it is what makes a beer smell and look like horse pee. LOL
Here is an answer I found on one of those answer questions pages. It says it better than I could:
Okay if I was a beer drinker I would like hoppy beer. I like bitter. I like grainy also. (Sorry about the first comment I made) Iunderstand the attraction. Mass marketed beer compares to good beer the way Folgers compares to good coffee.
Pliny the Elder was excellent! Strong on the floral hops. The pizza was great too.
So glad you enjoyed! I’m not a beer person so I’ll take your word for it!