{"id":2560,"date":"2016-02-10T13:36:02","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T21:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/?p=2560"},"modified":"2016-02-10T13:36:02","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T21:36:02","slug":"pliny-the-younger-part-deux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/pliny-the-younger-part-deux\/","title":{"rendered":"Pliny The Younger Part Deux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yep, late again. \u00a0Poor planning on my part, I&#8217;ve been unavoidably detained. \u00a0I headed out of town this weekend with a buddy from Texas. \u00a0We drove down to Rohnert Park and stayed with a friend, so we could attend the big Pliny The Younger beer release at nearby Santa Rosa. \u00a0I&#8217;m sure everyone remembers all the details from last year&#8217;s trip, so I&#8217;ll be brief. \u00a0They brew this 3x IPA once a year at Russian River Brewing, and it&#8217;s ready the first weekend of February. \u00a0I guess it&#8217;s considered sort of the unicorn of West Coast style IPA&#8217;s. \u00a0Hop perfection, if you will. \u00a0We had intended our trip last year to be our one-and-only time going, but the closer the date came, the more fun I remembered having. \u00a0When my friend David from our Texas days said he&#8217;d fly in for it, it sealed the deal. \u00a0We had a great time, as usual. \u00a0As I&#8217;m sure I said last year, I&#8217;m not really sure there is a beer worth standing in line 5 hours for. \u00a0But if there is, I&#8217;d guess it would be the <a href=\"http:\/\/sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com\/2016\/01\/07\/russian-river-brewing-company-2016-pliny-the-younger-release\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pliny<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2560 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/pliny-the-younger-part-deux\/queued\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/queued-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/queued-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/queued-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/queued-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/queued.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2561'>\n\t\t\t\tThe line stretched around the block.  That&#8217;s why we get there at 6:00\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/pliny-the-younger-part-deux\/poutine\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poutine-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poutine-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poutine-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poutine-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poutine.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2562'>\n\t\t\t\tCouldn&#8217;t resist ordering the poutine at one place we went.  mmmm gravy.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/pliny-the-younger-part-deux\/lemon-pie\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/lemon-pie-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/lemon-pie-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/lemon-pie-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/lemon-pie-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/lemon-pie.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2563'>\n\t\t\t\tTasty slice of lemon pie our friends made, with home grown lemons no less.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/pliny-the-younger-part-deux\/burger\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/burger-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/burger-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/burger-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/burger-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/burger.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2564'>\n\t\t\t\tMighty fine burger I had for lunch.  Little overdone, but quite tasty.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/pliny-the-younger-part-deux\/barrels-2\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/barrels-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/barrels-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/barrels-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/barrels-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/barrels.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2565'>\n\t\t\t\tThe rain barrels behind our friend Steve&#8217;s house.  He gardens a lot, free water!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/pliny-the-younger-part-deux\/lined-up\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/lined-up-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/lined-up-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/lined-up-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/lined-up-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/lined-up.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2566'>\n\t\t\t\tWe lined up at 6:00 to wait for our Pliny The Younger.  It was pretty chilly out but it warmed up nicely.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yep, late again. \u00a0Poor planning on my part, I&#8217;ve been unavoidably detained. \u00a0I headed out of town this weekend with a buddy from Texas. \u00a0We drove down to Rohnert Park and stayed with a friend, so we could attend the big Pliny The Younger beer release at nearby Santa Rosa. \u00a0I&#8217;m sure everyone remembers all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2560"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2567,"href":"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2560\/revisions\/2567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}