Avery The Maharaja Imperial India Pale Ale

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	99
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Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Boulder, Colorado USA

bottled
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1218	3.94/5.0	3.93/5.0	Summer	10.54%	95.3	Snifter, 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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Blaketj80 (78), Oklahoma, USA

4.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.5	9/10	5/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Mar 23, 2009

Consumed at 45 degrees. Pours with an excellent head for such an uberly hopped beverage. An overflowing amount of pine and malt come through in the drink. It has a nice hanging bitterness with a subtle sweetness. A very enjoyable beer, and one worth trying for the IIPA fan.

zapprentice (310), East Setauket, New York, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Mar 22, 2009

On cask at Deep Ellum. Fruity aroma, passion fruit. Lighter hops that allow the fruit flavor to come through. Very nice IPA

Hophead22 (1087), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	8/10	5/5	17/20

Mar 21, 2009

22oz bottle. Dark gold pour with a very big white head. Mmm, hoppy, piney goodness. Smooth hop flavor, nicely balanced, and a little sweet. Very good DIPA

cheapdark (2015), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA

1.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
1.9	6/10	3/5	3/10	2/5	5/20

Mar 21, 2009

On tap at the Vintage Estates in Ohio, nice place! Looks like darker ginger ale, same bubbling action within. Has a big alabaster head. Smells quite pine hoppy, almost like crinkled up pine needles or spruce. Initial flavors are a weird cobonation of green grapefruit rinds and old worn out leather. A little different than the usual DPA. Reminds me a little of when I need to siphon gas for the Harley or lawn mower. Long bitter medicinal linger, whew!

tarheels86 (731), Washington DC, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	15/20

Mar 18, 2009

500 mL into snifter. Pours a hazy brownish pink with a modest yellow head that settles down quickly but leaves very nice lacing. Aroma of candied strawberries, caramel malt, floral hops. No citrus hops....perhaps not fresh enough. Taste is interesting: very creamy and almost heavy mouthfeel with lots of black pepper. Drying towards the finish again with a heavy dose of black pepper. Strange. Perhaps this is just an expired bottle or has skunked.....wasn’t the IPA let alone the IIPA invented to prevent skunking? 10.5% is very well hidden though.

jeremytoni (1089), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Mar 18, 2009

From the tap poured amber with a fair amount of head. Nice sweet malty/hoppy flavor with a lingering finish.

WinoInTraining (104), Longmont, Colorado, USA

4.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.4	9/10	4/5	9/10	5/5	17/20

Mar 17, 2009

Feb 2009 batch. From the tap room at Avery. Gobs of Hops. Thats the only way the describe it. Deep amber, that sweet and sticky hop edge, that totally reminds you of the freshies. Tangerine, caramel, nice core of rich malt but maintains youthfull freshness. Enjoy as young as possible.

randolphjj (96), Raymore, Missouri, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	16/20

Mar 16, 2009

May 2008 batch. Pours a gorgeous cloudy copper with a thin white head. Nose hits you with a malty kind of toffee. First taste lets you know there’s a lot going on inside... but with an IPA I’m expecting big hops -- and I’m sure they’re there -- but the malt really takes over and masks the traditional big IPA taste. I’m thinking Belgian IPA... can you do that? Overall, a good experience and one to try.

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