Russian River Brewing Co's Vinnie Cilurzo on Pliny the Elder and Hops

Vinnie shares the origin story of Russian River Brewing Company, how he and his wife, Natalie took over and kept it alive. He also tells all about their most popular beer: Pliny the Elder, the standard for IPAs. Part 1 of 2!Pick up some Russian River Brewing Co: https://www.russianriverbrewing.com/PATREON SUPPORTpatreon.com/respectingthebeerpodcastUncut episodes with bonus contentAccess to exclusive beersAccess to 50-minute video tour of McFleshman'sFACEBOOK GROUPhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/respectingthebeerQUESTIONS?Email us at [email protected]:00 Welcome to Respecting the Beer!01:27 Welcome Vinnie Cilurzo!04:20 Founding Russian River05:14 Pliny the Elder Origins09:40 Pliny Younger Releases11:02 Inspired Brewers and Tornado15:40 Decker Slash Story18:46 Early IPA Influences22:55 Simcoe Hop Deep Dive27:48 STS Pils and Lager Focus31:52 Support us on Patreon!--CREDITSHosts:Bobby Fleshman - https://www.mcfleshmans.com/Allison Fleshman -https://www.instagram.com/mcfleshmans/Joel HermansenGary Ardnt - https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/Music by Sarah Lynn Huss - https://www.facebook.com/kevin.huss.52/Recorded & Produced by David Kalsow - https://davidkalsow.com/Brought to you by McFleshman's Brewing Co