{"id":47113,"date":"2020-11-11T11:17:41","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T15:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/?p=47113"},"modified":"2026-06-27T10:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T14:44:47","slug":"the-history-of-russian-river-and-its-double-ipa-pliny-the-elder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/en\/the-history-of-russian-river-and-its-double-ipa-pliny-the-elder\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of Russian River and Its Double IPA Pliny the Elder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"thebe-764305647\" class=\"thebe-antes-del-contenido-3 thebe-entity-placement\">\n            <div \n                class=\"elfsight-widget-popup elfsight-widget\" \n                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style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/russianriverbrewing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russian River Brewing Company<\/a> was founded in 1997 by Korbel Champagne Cellars in Guerneville, California.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18464\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18464\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18464 size-full\" title=\"Pliny the Elder\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Pliny-the-Elder-min.jpg\" alt=\"Pliny the Elder\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Pliny-the-Elder-min.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Pliny-the-Elder-min-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Pliny-the-Elder-min-114x60.jpg 114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pliny the Elder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was in 1997, once the company decided to venture into brewing, that they hired <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/5-consejos-de-vinnie-cilurzo-para-elaborar-mejores-ipa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vinnie Cilurzo<\/a> as brewmaster, and just a few years later, in 2002, they sold him the brewery and the name.<\/p>\n<p>Vinnie and his wife Natalie later reopened Russian River in 2004 as a brewpub in downtown Santa Rosa, California, where it remains today.<\/p>\n<div id=\"thebe-3645047169\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9395258998211551\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9395258998211551\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"8775458773\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>The History of Pliny the Elder<\/h2>\n<p>The beer Pliny the Elder (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pliny_the_Elder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gaius Plinius Secundus<\/a>) takes its name in honor of the Roman traveler, naturalist, historian, writer, and commander Gaius Minor Plinius Caecilius Secundus, who is credited with having given the first botanical name for hops: &#8220;Salictarius Lupus,&#8221; meaning &#8220;wolf among the brambles,&#8221; a very fitting name for the wild growth that hops developed among willows.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10641\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10641 size-full\" title=\"Pliny the Elder\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Plinio_el_Viejo.jpg\" alt=\"Pliny the Elder\" width=\"500\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Plinio_el_Viejo.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Plinio_el_Viejo-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pliny the Elder (Gaius Plinius Secundus)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Later, in the Middle Ages, the current botanical name &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/lupulo-una-revolucion-que-comenzo-en-la-edad-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Humulus lupulus<\/a>&#8221; (wolf of the forest) was adopted and began to be widely used.<\/p>\n<p>Pliny the Elder died in 79 AD while observing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and his name was immortalized by his nephew, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/pliny-the-younger-la-triple-ipa-que-desata-una-locura-cada-febrero-en-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pliny the Younger<\/a>, who continued his uncle&#8217;s legacy by documenting much of his final observations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"thebe-4006492537\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9395258998211551\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9395258998211551\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3350594014\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The Origins of the Double IPA Pliny the Elder<\/h2>\n<p>Vinnie Cilurzo was born into a family dedicated to wine. His father owned a vineyard in Temecula, California.<\/p>\n<p>At the age of 18, he began getting involved in homebrewing in the basement of his house and eventually, in 1994, opened his own brewery, which he named Blind Pig Brewing Co., after purchasing equipment from the Electric Dave brewery in Arizona.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10422\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10422\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10422\" title=\"Vinnie Cilurzo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Vinnie_Cilurzo-1-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"Vinnie Cilurzo\" width=\"500\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Vinnie_Cilurzo-1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Vinnie_Cilurzo-1-114x60.jpg 114w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Vinnie_Cilurzo-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vinnie Cilurzo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his own words, the acquired equipment consisted of 7 barrels and a few plastic fermenters, although this did not worry Vinnie too much, as he had already been a homebrewer, where fermenting in plastic is quite common.<\/p>\n<p>What did make him nervous was the fact that he had never brewed a batch of beer commercially; more importantly, he had never brewed such a large batch.<\/p><div id=\"thebe-1529162727\" class=\"thebe-libros-amazon thebe-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div style=\"background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 12px; padding: 16px; max-width: 320px; margin: 20px auto; text-align: center; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LddZmQ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43340 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Catar-cerveza-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gu\u00eda Pr\u00e1ctica Catar Cerveza Amazon\" width=\"200\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Catar-cerveza-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Catar-cerveza-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Catar-cerveza-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Catar-cerveza.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0000ff; font-weight: bold; margin: 8px 0; line-height: 1.2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LddZmQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Gu\u00eda pr\u00e1ctica para catar cerveza: C\u00f3mo apreciar correctamente todas las cervezas del mundo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-medium fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium fasc-ico-before dashicons-cart\" style=\"background-color: #ff9900; color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LddZmQ\">Comprar en Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With all this in mind, Vinnie took the recipe of what would later become his flagship beer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/las-20-cervezas-mas-influyentes-de-todos-los-tiempos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blind Pig IPA<\/a>, doubling the hops (literally) and increasing the malt by roughly 30 percent.<\/p>\n<p>This drastic decision was based on the fact that, if there were any unwanted flavors in the &#8220;Inaugural Ale,&#8221; his first beer, at least there would be enough hops to help mask them.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the Inaugural Ale turned out to be fantastic and became a tradition: each anniversary, they would brew a Double IPA.<\/p>\n<div id=\"thebe-452513813\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9395258998211551\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9395258998211551\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1179889612\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Homebrewing Recipe for Pliny the Elder<\/h2>\n<p>Vinnie Cilurzo currently has the honor of being considered the inventor of the Double IPA style, and his beer Pliny the Elder continues to be regarded by many as the best in the world. It is no surprise, then, that it is also one of the most &#8220;cloned&#8221; beers by homebrewers.<\/p>\n<p>Below we share the recipe that Russian River itself sends via email when requested &#8212; a recipe adapted for home equipment and processes to yield 19 liters after fermentation, starting with 30 liters before the boil.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/plin_the_elder_recipe.jpg\" alt=\"Pliny the Elder recipe\" width=\"640\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/plin_the_elder_recipe.jpg 928w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/plin_the_elder_recipe-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/plin_the_elder_recipe-768x639.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Who originally founded Russian River Brewing Company and in what year?<\/h3>\n<p>Russian River Brewing Company was founded in 1997 by Korbel Champagne Cellars in Guerneville, California.<\/p>\n<h3>2. How did the brewery pass into the hands of Vinnie Cilurzo?<\/h3>\n<p>Vinnie Cilurzo was hired as brewmaster in 1997. A few years later, in 2002, Korbel Champagne Cellars sold the brewery and the name to him and his wife Natalie, who reopened it as a brewpub in Santa Rosa in 2004.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Where does the name of the beer Pliny the Elder come from?<\/h3>\n<p>It takes its name in honor of the Roman traveler, naturalist, and historian Gaius Minor Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Elder), who is credited with having given the first botanical name for hops: &#8220;Salictarius Lupus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>4. How was the first Double IPA created by Vinnie Cilurzo born?<\/h3>\n<p>It came from Vinnie&#8217;s nervousness about brewing his first commercial batch at Blind Pig Brewing Co. To mask any potential unwanted flavors, he literally doubled the hops in his base recipe and increased the malt by about 30%, creating the &#8220;Inaugural Ale.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>5. What is the final volume obtained with the official homebrewing recipe for Pliny the Elder?<\/h3>\n<p>The official recipe adapted for home processes shared by Russian River is designed to yield 19 liters of beer after fermentation, starting with 30 liters before the boil.<\/p><div id=\"thebe-3885111601\" class=\"thebe-membresia thebe-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/es\/niveles-de-membresia\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Navegar sin publicidad\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Navegar-sin-publicidad.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Navegar-sin-publicidad.png 590w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Navegar-sin-publicidad-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" width=\"400\" height=\"245\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Question\",\n      \"name\": \"Who originally founded Russian River Brewing Company and in what year?\",\n      \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n        \"text\": \"Russian River Brewing Company was founded in 1997 by Korbel Champagne Cellars in Guerneville, California.\"\n      }\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Question\",\n      \"name\": \"How did the brewery pass into the hands of Vinnie Cilurzo?\",\n      \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n        \"text\": \"Vinnie Cilurzo was hired as brewmaster in 1997. 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