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Pliny The Elder

over 3 years ago

Although Sculpins are Strider's go to IPA's there is no way he's going to turn down a chance to enjoy the elusive Pliny the Elder. They're so dank and difficult to come by that Strider had to find out more. Like, who is this legend that this legendarily legit beer is named after? If it turns out Pliny is a shmole it might blow Striders mind volcano style.

Sources:

Intellectual Devotional by David S. Kidder and Noah D. Oppenheim, Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, Wikipeida.org, Heartlandbrewery.com, History.com Hiroshima bombing, Foxnews article by Chris Ciaccia: Researchers discover Yellowstone supervolcano s ‘largest and most cataclysmic event’, Touropia.com 10 most fascinating pompeii ruins, Britannica.com



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