I've had an amazing Pliny, and an ok Pliny...taking care of beer after the bottling process makes a difference. I love wicked weed Pernicious, but Pliny and Pernicious are different animals. Making a double IPA as balanced as Pliny is an amazing feat...making a bad ass IPA is impressive, but not the same, based on my experience.
Having said that...we need to do a side by side, for sure!
You can get Pliny on the East coast, in Philly...road trip...LOL