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Avery The Maharaja Imperial India Pale Ale

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99
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common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
12183.94/5.03.93/5.0Summer10.54%95.3Snifter, Tulip
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Maharaja is derived from the sanskrit words mahat, - "great" and rajan - "king". Much like its namesake, this imperial IPA is regal, intense and mighty. With hops and malts as his servants, he rules both with a heavy hand. The Maharaja flaunts his authority over a deranged amount of hops: tangy, vibrant and pungent along with an insane amount of malted barley - fashioning a dark amber hue and exquisite malt essence. This newest Avery Dictator completes the "Dictator Series" joining the likes of The Kaiser & The Czar. Be aware that The Maharaja is a limited release only available for the summer. Welcome to his kingdom!

Editor's Note: the 2007 version was 9.78%.
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 fidel (918), Livermore, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
May 26, 2009  
Poured orangish amber, piney hops, citrus, spicey, little caramel, little malty, slightly nutty.


 gotohelunc (473), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
May 26, 2009  
Bomber. Dark orange, nearly maroon color, medium sized white head. Nice aroma with a mix of grassy hops and caramel. Full bodied with a lot of peppery hops, grass, and a surprisingly strong sugary sweet element. To me, it tastes a lot more like a barleywine than what I’d expect out of a IIPA. Burns a bit on the way down, but that’s to be expected with a beer this big. Good, but not the best of the style.


 harbuck76 (128), El Cajon, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
May 26, 2009  
22 oz. 09. in duvel tulip .Pours orange/amber with medium white head. nice sticky lacing. Aroma is citrus, pine.alcohol. Taste is bitter pine, grapefruit, alcohol. oily, finishes nice and bitter with strong alcohol .


 SamGamgee (1429), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
May 25, 2009  
22oz bottle from the february 2009 release. Orange amber with a medium off-white head. Honey sweetness, light crystal malt, pine, grapefruit, and sticky hop aromas. The flavor is sweet but has an intense enough hop bitterness and lots of juicy grapefruit and pine flavors. Full bodied with medium carbonation. For being on the sweet side, its really not sticky or cloying, probably due to the extreme amount of iso-alpha acid. The balance is pretty good for its size as well. The alcohol is actually very well hidden. To me, this is one of the better big, sweet IIPAs.


aguyintx66 (78), Humble, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
May 19, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a amber orange color with a tan head. a sweet aroma of hops and grapfruit. Taste is citrus then alcohol with a bitter finish.


 shanepardue (107), Raytown, Missouri, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/519/20
May 18, 2009  
Very strong aroma of hoppy greatness with a high alcoholic content. floral accents on a big beer such as this make it very enjoyable!


 joeneugs (308), Livermore, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
May 18, 2009  
Amber colored with a large tan head. It has a very sweet aroma of caramel, peaches, tangerines, and grapefruit. Not too syrupy and low on carbonation. Very caramely and bitter with orange peel, peaches, and raisins. This is quite a sweet and malty IIPA, intense, but it lacks a distictive edge.


 dmschefke (371), Eastpointe, Michigan, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/516/20
May 17, 2009  
Pours an amber orange with thick white head. Aroma is a perfect balance of hops if not mostly citrus. Hints of pine, caramel, and slight grass noted. Flavor is wonderful, matching the aroma with a bit of spice and floral accents also. Very solid IIPA and so very happy this is available easily for me. I believe it needed the 3 months to mellow also at over 10% ABV, because it isn’t a bit hot compared to what I was hearing.



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