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sheds_and_shelters t1_j962nq5 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Pliny the Younger Day fundraiser returns to Monk's Café for first time since before pandemic by outerspace29

Do you know of anywhere else getting it in the city? I know Memphis and Eulogy had it in past years, but they've both closed.

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fightinforphilly t1_j963qb3 wrote

Jose Pistola’s has a couple on tap from Russian River. Not Pliny the Younger, but Pliny the Elder and Blind Pig.

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sheds_and_shelters t1_j9648dl wrote

Yup — good info for anyone looking for RR generally (and nothing against those beers, I actually prefer Blind Pig to both Plinys), I just was under the impression that nowhere else in the city would have Younger available this year based on radio silence or closings from the usual suspects.

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TooManyDraculas t1_j969qzj wrote

Allocations for limited product aren't usually announced or promoted this far out. Accounts might have been notified and put orders in, but a month or so ahead would be a long lead time.

Any place that had/has Pliny the Elder is likely on or had access to the allocation list. Elder is also very limited release. So places that had access to that stand a decent chance of having other hard to get RR beers on tap.

The wrinkle is that apparently a lot more places in Philly got Pliny the Elder this year, and quite a lot of them fairly late in the game. With a lot of places having it on tap longer and getting more kegs than usual.

RR either over produced, or undersold it. Probably due to COVID issues. And opted to send a bunch of the overage to the Philly market.

That might mean a lot more Pliny the Younger out in the wild this year. Or it might mean that a bunch of places that got their other limited releases don't have access to Younger.

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darwinpolice t1_j976ij4 wrote

Not technically in the city, but Capone's in East Norriton has some kind of relationship with Russian River and gets both Plinys frequently, and RR does tap takeovers once in a while.

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JennItalia269 t1_j97gijt wrote

Huh. Closer to me than Monk’s.

In the past TJ’s in Paoli and Bistro on Bridge in Phoenixville have had it. Dunno about this year.

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darwinpolice t1_j97gpc2 wrote

I really recommend Capone's. The food isn't great, but the tap list is always excellent and their bottle shop often has really interesting stuff.

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JennItalia269 t1_j97ndjt wrote

I’m in KOP and seen it but never knew how good their tap list was. Thanks for the info man.

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Daisy_Steiner_ t1_j9c08mu wrote

That is where I would find all my difficult to source beers in the area.

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Shaba117 t1_j9cf6vw wrote

Also if you're in Lower Bucks Co. (Bensalem area), keep an eye on Hulmeville Inn's Facebook/Instagram. They're known for getting PtY and announcing the tapping the day of and they'll just pick a random day - sometimes middle of the week, sometimes the weekend.

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liquidbluenight t1_j967u3q wrote

City Tap (usually the U City location) has also had Younger in the past. Not sure about the last few years or this year.

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