http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?bixpli01.wav=Pliny 
I refuse to say “Ply-knee” for this reason. Talked with Vinnie about it once and he shook his head saying he knew now, but didn’t know then.
Huh, ain’t that some s***. Did not know that. Live and learn.
Hey! Me too! He gave me that “it’s too late now” look…
Got correct pronunciation a few years ago from a buddy who knew all about Pliny before ever hearing of the beer. Hard to change.
I’ll bet you say las an-gel-es all the time
This is like people who pronounce primer like primmer. And why I hate the English language.
-Sent from the future.
I just can’t bring myself to say “plin-knee”…sounds like I’m ordering a Zima or something.
An wtf with saying apricot like “ape-ri-cot”? 
How do you say April? App-rill
Sounds like… “Good n Plenty”.
I’ve always pronounced it “Ply-knee”… :-[
I guess it rhymes with Vinnie
Rhymes better when you say it correctly!
its like wort=wert. say it how ever you like.
Tomato :o
They should have spelled it Plinny if they expected us to know how to pronounce it. I’d heard of Pliny the Elder (and Younger) before the beer(s), but I still didn’t know how it was supposed to be pronounced. I go back and forth, sometimes it’s Pliny, other times Plinny.
But it’s Vinnie’s beer, he can pronounce it any way he wants regardless of the historical pronunciation.
I never even would have thought to call it “Ply-knee.” But since you can’t get it here, it’s never been an issue.
What I would like to know is how are you supposed to pronounce Duvel?
Due-vel
Accent on which syllable?
I’ve heard it both ways. Due-VEL and DUE-vel.
I tend to go for Due-VEL. For no particular reason… But I always feel like maybe I’m wrong.
I’ve heard both DOO-vƏl and doo-VELL. I believe the first is the proper pronunciation, but I have a hard time shaking my French and usually say the latter.
That’s pretty accurate, but if you want to be picky, the “OO” is a sound that isn’t in the English language. The best way I can think to describe it is it’s somewhere between “UH” and “OO” but focused just behind the teeth.