He also got into barrel-aging beers, which was where Damnation, Pliny the Elder, and Temptation were born. Vinnie worked at Korbel for six years, where he started playing around with hops-Korbel planted him a quarter acre. That brewery went out of business shortly after we moved to northern California. But it was a little too soon for the general public, which wasn’t quite ready for beer like that. At that time, he was making double IPAs and other super hoppy beers. NC: From 1994 to 1996, Vinnie owned a brewery in Temecula called the Blind Pig. Natalie Cilurzo, cofounder of Russian River Brewing The winemaker wasn’t able to start the brewery, so they hired Vinnie. The winemaker there was passionate about homebrewing and thought it’d be a great idea to talk his boss into letting him start a brewery. Natalie Cilurzo: Russian River got started by Korbel Champagne Cellars in 1997 in Guerneville, which is a small town in Sonoma County located on the Russian River. Can you tell me how Russian River got started? Kenny Gould: Let’s go back to the beginning. Recently, Hop Culture sat down with Russian River co-founder Natalie Cilurzo to talk pints, Pliny, and plans for a second location. Come February, they line up around the block for Pliny the Younger, one of craft’s most storied beers.
The Santa Rosa, California, brewpub has become a mecca for the craft-minded, who come from all over the world to try Russian River’s renowned sours and IPAs. According to legend, Vinnie brewed the world’s first commercially available double IPA back in the mid-nineties when he worked at Blind Pig Brewing, and Russian River undoubtedly helped kickstart the sour revolution. Russian River’s second location should open in Fall 2018įew American breweries have the same reputation as Russian River Brewing Company, founded in its present incarnation by Vinnie and Natalie Cilurzo in 2004.Successful people complete their most important tasks before breakfast.Natalie Cilurzo named Russian River’s most famous beer, Pliny the Elder.You can start an award-winning brewery by getting creative with severance.Russian River originally got its start from Korbel Champagne Cellars.So, there is still a chance to drink Pliny the Younger at many of the brewery’s draft accounts in California, Oregon, Colorado and Philadelphia! Unfortunately bottles will not be available for distribution.The struggles of a pregnant beer-lover. According to the brewery, many of the recommended hotels have confirmed that its special Younger rates will be honored during the new dates.įor those of us not trekking to Sonoma County, draft distribution of Pliny the Younger is still on target to begin reaching the brewery’s wholesalers the week of February 7th. With many visitors traveling from afar, hopefully this is enough notice to alter your travel plans and to stay safe. Therefore, Natalie and Vinnie Cilurzo, co-owners of Russian River Brewing decided it would be best to postpone the highly anticipated release of Pliny the Younger.īarring any additional setbacks, the world’s most popular Triple IPA will see its Santa Rosa and Windsor release on draft and in bottles from March 25 – April 7, 2022. This new health order takes us well into our upcoming Pliny the Younger release. In addition to the brewery’s internal crisis, on January 12th, Sonoma County issued a new health order banning large gatherings and asking residents to stay at home for the next 30 days. It’s a challenge everywhere for breweries to keep their doors open. Earlier this month, Russian River Brewing had to close both locations due to a staffing shortage.
With the spike in COVID cases from the Omnicron variant, the brewery has seen its own challenges in keeping its doors open due to its staff becoming sick. Pliny the Younger was brewed for the first time in 2005 as a winter seasonal beer, building upon the Pliny the Elder recipe while pushing the envelope with malt, hops, and alcohol just to see how far they could go! It is always brewed only once a year and released the first Friday in February, rain or shine…. It is loaded with hop flavors, bitterness, and aromatics. The alcohol usually finishes at about 10.25%, although it is remarkably dry for the amount of malt used in this recipe. Pliny the Younger is a Triple IPA, simply meaning that it is higher in alcohol and has tons of hops. Originally set for release at Russian River Brewing in Santa Rosa and Windsor, California on February 4, 2022, the Pliny the Younger release has now been pushed back to Friday, March 25, 2002, continuing through April 7, 2022. With the hope of returning to an on-premise release of Pliny the Younger at Russian River Brewing, the brewery has decided to postpone the official brewery release by eight weeks.
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