Avery The Maharaja Imperial India Pale Ale

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

a sugar bomb, can’t taste the 100 ibus almost couldn’t finish it, was my last attempt at a colorado ipa, gross.

This is a 22oz bottle from Meadows party store in Livonia, MI.This pours a hazy IPA orangey amber with an off white fluffy head. It was really everything a good IPA should be, but it had some sweetness, and vanilla thrown in the mix, which made for a really great experience. Probably one of the better IIPA’s that I’ve had. Definitely up there with Hopslam. Cheers!

660 ml bottle. 9.9%. Finland. AW09. Hazy amber colour. Very hoppy and very fruity aroma. Flavour is yeast, hops, bitterness but also sweet, sweeter, sweetest. A bit too sweet for me. IBU 100+ I believe.

Trade with nearbeer. Bottled in Feb. 2008. 1 Pint 6 F. Oz. Appearance: It pours a beautiful slightly hazy amber beer with an average sized, nicely remaining choatic light beige head. Lively carbonation. Good lacework. Aroma: Earthy hops which are accompanied by lytchee, pine needles, alochol, apricot, quinces, clotted cream, resin, lime and caramel. Very strong, hoppy with a plesant peppery characteristic. Extremely fresh and smooth. Wild strawberries sneaking in. Flavor and palate: The taste is mainly of earthy hops, pears and caramel. Strong bitterness. Peppery with hints of wild strawberries (adding a lot to my appreciation of this beer), licorice, quinces, apricot, nuts and hop resin. Salty. No grapefruit or pine needles charactericts showing up in the taste to my surprise. Full bodied. A slight burning sensation appearing with the swallow - in a pleasant balanced way. Complex and powerful. Strong peppery, bitter finish with reminiscent ginger and sage. You can feel the bitterness for a very long time, lingering on your tongue: Lovely. Overall impression: A great beer. I would love to revel on this beer on a Summer’s day. I believe my version had 102 IBU. Thanks a lot nearbeer for this outstanding beer!

22 oz bottle. Second time I have had this, and it is still quite good. Pours a dark-orange/brown color, with a small mostly white head that is about a finger high, and dissapates quickly. Smell is hops, malt, and something I can’t discern (maybe citrus and apricot?). Taste is of strong hops, with hints of something like honey. Not too hard of a palate in terms of finish, but slightly bitter.

22oz bottle, amber-orangeish color, with a big fluffy beige head, nice hoppy, sweet candied fruity orange, lemon, apricot, grapefruit nose from the floral hop leafiness, with a toasted, caramelized malt accent, with some piney, resinous, kind of minty too aromas follow through on a medium-bodied palate with a yeasty, sweet honeyish,toasty malt, nice flowery hop piney character, with a light anise spicy note, some good coniferous, grassy citrusy, lemon grass accents, leading towards a malty, warming, spicy, piney hop bitterness finish.

Bright amber in color with the scent of pinecones and flowers. Balanced taste of hops and spices. Strong bitter finish.

Bottle@Home. Sweet, fruity aroma with hints of cookie dough. Amber color, off-white head, good lace. Sweet, bitter, orange, grapefruit. Full, alcohol well hidden. Flavorful, high drinkability.