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

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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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nqualls (1429), Nashville, Tennessee, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Sep 18, 2008 Updated: Aug 24, 2009

Source:22 oz bottle from Midtown.
Glass:Tulip.
Appearance:Hazy gold pour with a one finger off white head.
Aroma:Sticky grapfruit and lemons with pine and orange peel.
Flavor:Sweet honey body with caramel, grapefruit and a resinous finish.
Palate:Medium body with solid carbonation.
Overall:I love this more and more every time I drink one. On my fourth of the 2009 batch.

ekstedt (2419), Göteborg, Sweden

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Sep 16, 2008

Sampled at EBF 2008. Clear amber, medium off-white head. Earthy potatoe malt aroma, perfumy and piney hops. Medium bodied and smooth. Well balanced, dry with a long bitter finish.

ilherps (226), Carbondale, Illinois, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	9/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	18/20

Sep 16, 2008

This beer is very well balanced. There is an intense hop aroma, which comes in the form of citrus and pine. The flavor is strongly citrus and that nice piney-hoppy flavor that I’ve come to love, but it is very nicely balances with a carmel-malt character on the finish. This is a good one.

foundmd (163), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Sep 15, 2008

22oz bottle. Pours golden copper with a thin white head. Aroma of citrus and floral hops. Not as much hop intensity as most other Imperial IPAs. High alcohol is well disguised. Nice unique flavor overall. Thanks again Dad!

TheJester (702), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	9/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Sep 14, 2008

650 mL bottle, aged 9 months. Translucent copper brown with a thick film of head. The aroma is outstanding, with lots of C hops and sweet caramel malt. Flavour is pretty simple, but in a good way. Again, loads of pine/floral/cirtus from the hops over a basic, but prominent enough malt backbone. Alcohol is there, but doesn’t get in the way. Bitter from start to finish. Nice beer.

gnoff (3560), Göteborg, Sweden

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Sep 14, 2008

Bottle at EBF 2008, Friday September 12
Murky orange color, tan head. Citrus hoppy scent. Citrus, bitter, hoppy taste with alcohol. Smooth mouthfeel, high bitterness.

DWestrick (237), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Sep 12, 2008 Updated: Apr 12, 2009

bottle 22oz - fantastic IPA - unbelieveable smooth and quite potent. great mix of hops and malts - and also some yeast undertones. great beer

AndyReynolds (281), Wilder, Kentucky, USA

4.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.6	9/10	4/5	10/10	5/5	18/20

Sep 11, 2008

Pours a cloudy orangish-gold with a thin white head. The aroma has a grssy-hops smell with floral under tones. It also has a hint of citrus, maybe lemmon coming through the most. What comes out in the flavor is more of the citrusy hops and a bit of caramelized malts. It finish with a nice bitternice, exactly what I expect out of an Imperial IPA. This beer was awesome and I will continue to drink it on a regular basis.

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