Avery The Maharaja Imperial India Pale Ale

Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Boulder, Colorado USA

Pint at The Tap Room in Pacific Beach. Aroma is bitterness, hops and pine with some floral air to it as well. Pours a deep amberish copper, nice lookin pint. Palate shot is smooth in, then the hoppy bitterness grabs you by the quaff before making a smooth getaway. Not unlike Shipwreck by Mission, although less pronounced. Tastes is piney, bitter hops throughout with a bit of citrus fruit to round it out. As 10% ABV ales go, this one masks its strength deliciously.

From a 22oz bottle,citrus, herbs, golden, hazy, frothy, medium bitterness, lively, great IPA.

Bomb. Very similar to the DuganA, maybe not quite as good, but great balance and hides the outrageous booze content very well. Smell is blazing out of control. Mouth is huge and thick for an IIPA and lingers forever. Great brew.

Draught at Avery. Pours a deep copper color with a thin white head. aroma: huge hop smell, can smell the booze. taste: grapefruit, hops hops hops, explosion of flavor in beginning of hops then citrus, and finally a little booze, ends smooth clean flavor leving you with a nice refreshing aftertaste

Bottle. Pours orange with a nice foamy white head and lots of lacing. Dank bottle, flavor was a creamy pine and citrus. Great dipa.

Bottled March 2010, Batch 11. 22oz bottle. Smooth and sip-able, like a long road with a great view but a few speed bumps. First few sips leave a lingering bitter hoppy taste on the back of your tongue. There is also a sweet citrus taste and a very subtle spicy kick. Not too malty unlike many Imperial IPAs (In my opinion.) Delicious. By the end of this bottle I doubt I’d be able to write a legible review. What a great beer!

Ehhhhhhhh. Its OK. Decent flavor, nothing offensive. Overpriced. Nothing special. I was disappointed overall.

Bomber from Julio’s
Appearance : Hazy amber with medium nice creamy off white head. Head leaves extensive lacing as it fades away. Terrific look.
Aroma : Nose is very resinous and quite floral. Some grapefruits as well. Quite a lot of malt also. Some mango or passion fruits. Quite complex. Peppery
Taste : Taste is warm and quite alcoholic. Spicy with some hops. Very malty. Quite bitter on the finish but still has lots of malt. Hops are very peppery. Very hoppy and bitter. Resinous and peppery. Finish is quite warm, peppery and resinous
Overall : Very intense brew, thick and hoppy. Too peppery for my liking. A bit too malty for me also. I think I like my IPAs less malty and more crisp and dry. I agree this is an awesome brew but it just don’t fall in my tastes...