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Avery The Maharaja Imperial India Pale Ale

Avery The Maharaja Imperial India Pale Ale - Imperial/Double IPA

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Boulder, Colorado USA

bottled
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on tap
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Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
12163.94/5.03.93/5.0Summer10.54%95.3Snifter, Tulip
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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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 0o9i (326), Reno, Nevada, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/517/20
Nov 26, 2008  
An expensive 22oz bottle. I’ve also had on tap, and it was superior on tap, but I didn’t write down a rating. Anyways, it’s a beautiful beer with a orange-hued, honey body that is clear and sparkles, topped with an off-white head, rather small, that laces very nicely in large, oddly-shaped patches. Aroma is somewhat harsh with hop oil, pine, floral, sweet malts, something salty and sour, like a sour ale or some sort of brine. Mouth is medium-full with nice, foamy carbonation for a kind of dry, kind of wet finish. Flavor is malty of front with roasted honey, yeast like that of a red ale (bready, chewy), honey-comb, pine, lots of pine//alcohol mix, but it’s rather pleasant and nice. Aftertaste is a bit sour, like dough in the process of rising before cooking, and bitter later on. More of an "east coast" IPA. Very tasty.


onecrazybreeze (21), , Colorado, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Bottle. Poured cloudy orangish yellow. Nose reeked of colombus hops, fruity and piney. Tastes mainly hoppy with sweet, fruity and piney notes, slightly boozy. A personal favorite Imperial of mine.


 Nate (2533), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/516/20
Nov 17, 2008  
From bottle. Has a pretty strong hoppy aroma to it, with light apricot nectar and some orange blossom. Good sweetness with some brown sugar and sticky caramel. Dark golden-amber clear, with slight haze, topped with a thin off-white foamy lacing head. Medium heavy watery body, with medium carbonation. Alcohol warming and a bit of carbonic burn. Starts moderately sweet, lasting caramel and fresh apricot nectar. Alcohol and some sticky brown sugar. Quite a hit of fresh grassy hops, juicy with nice bitterness. Has a great balance between malty sweet character and the 102 IBUs of all those juicy hops. Very nice DIPA. Just a bit of oxidation.


 rlgk (3377), Vårgårda, Sweden
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 2, 2008  
(EBF 2008) Cloudy yelloe color, small head. Hoppy, fruity aroma. Perfume flavor, fruity, spicy, metallic. Hoppy dry finish.


 tarjei (1741), Bryne, Norway
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 29, 2008  
65 cl bottle at Skallerup Klit. 2008 version, abv is 9,9%. Brown color, nice off-white head. Aroma is lovely floral hops. Flavor is lovely malty with fine hops. Very nice tastebomb!


tdaglow (41), Minnesota, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 24, 2008  
Big hop and citrus aroma. Nice cloudy amber color. Huge hop and sour citrus flavor with a nice round complex finish.


 gameface23 (131), Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Oct 23, 2008  
2008 bottle. Hazy orange pour with a nice off-white head. Grapefruit and pine with a touch of caramel malts in the nose. The taste is great, consisting of an abundance of hops without a painful bitterness. Really nice beer.


 bdigital (585), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/517/20
Oct 22, 2008  
’08 Bottle: Pours a dark amber with a massive cream head. Nose has notes of spiced hops, mango and peach...very floral with a resiny back-end. Definitely best to drink this cold/cool...as it warmed, the alcohol showed itself in abundance. Flavor was biting, with some of the citrus and pine notes present...very thick and syrupy without leaving a film on the palate. Good stuff.



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