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Avery The Maharaja Imperial India Pale Ale

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99
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bottled
common

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
12183.94/5.03.93/5.0Summer10.54%95.3Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
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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maxa9 (20), , Washington, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/57/105/516/20
May 8, 2009  
Bomber. Snifter. Outstanding aroma. Pours copper with weak head, moderate lacing. Flavor is less pronounced than the aroma, with the initial explosion of flavors - bitter citrus, pine, some malt for balance - quickly giving way to the 10.27% alcohol, which is fine by me. Palate is outstanding - heavy liquid with active carbonation. Having completed my rating, I’m now enjoying the remainder with spicy scallops and yakisoba noodles. Solid pairing!


 maugus4ever (121), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 7, 2009  
Pours orange with a fluffy white head. Aroma is pretty hoppy with a little malt. Flavor is well balanced with a strong hop kick and nice sweet malts. Worth trying.


 WesKBob (321), Bethany, Oklahoma, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/516/20
May 6, 2009  
Pours a clear orange color with a huge white head that definitely takes it’s time to dissipate. Aroma is citrus hops, with hints of grapefruit and apricot. Flavor is very much hop-forward with just the slightest bit of biscuit malt. A very nice IIPA, but could use a little more in the way of complexity.


 tomthompson89 (1473), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
May 5, 2009  
Had on tap at Cole’s orange color with nice billowy cream colored foam. nose is BIG big hops lotsa cascade i think went into this fine brew, some malts detectable in the flavor but still soo soo hoppy. this is a fantastic DIPA


 blipp (1638), Newark, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/516/20
May 5, 2009  
Bottle. Pours bright orange with an off white head. Huge hoppy aroma, floral, sweet citrus and pine. The flavor doesn’t quite live up to the aroma. Sweet hops, caramel malt and pine resin. An excellent IIPA.


 GJF (498), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
May 3, 2009  
Wonderful! The aroma is so fresh, the hops almost smell like fresh pot. The body is resiny, thick malt, caramel with a full dose of hops at the end. Delicious.


 TampaBrew (805), Tampa, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/518/20
May 3, 2009  
Tons of fresh hops, pine and citrus in the nose. Sweet malt as well. Flavor is a good balance of caramel, sweet sugar, hop bitterness, floral and citrus and pine hops. Excellent beer. Was part of a blind IPA/IIPA tasting. One of my favorites of the night. Unexpected.


 noompa (130), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/515/20
May 3, 2009  
On tap @ Map Room. Clear amber beer w/ a large cream; floral hops aroma reminiscent of the Dreadnaught/FFF and sweet malt and grapefruit; flavor is sweet caramel, more hops; nose has a unique sauerkraut undertone; finish is very long and bitter. Better than Hopslam I think, but no Dreadnaught.



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