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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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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 
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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 alebrewer (121), Mentor, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/517/20
May 12, 2008  
Draught at Charlie Mopps Blondest double IPA I have seen. Nice malt characte with great hop bite.


 phiconners (122), Massachusetts, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/105/514/20
May 10, 2008  
Pours thick copper with a white head. Strong floral aroma. Very nice flavor, alcohol comes through a bit.


 ChrisJ (100), Warrenton, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
May 10, 2008  
Bottle (22 oz.) @ home. Pours in a clear copper with a large off white head. The aroma is sweet and very hoppy. Citrusy (grapefruit) and piney hops. The flavor is big bold hops with some sweet malts. Big bitter hop finish. Bold IPA with some balance. Up there with the finest DIPA’s out there. Very Nice.


 Rciesla (3515), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/55/103/514/20
May 9, 2008  
Bottle. This huge malty ipa blew away my palate. An over done malted hopped up monster. haha double ipa night killed me.


btree (14), New York, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
May 8, 2008  
First beer at cb six: a mistake. served in a tulip glass. Hazy orange color, very summery coloring. immediate hops aroma, strong and powerful as a maharaja should be. I would go so far as to say forceful hops aroma. This beer is a palate buster extrordanaire! Crisp and smooth with a flavor of orange and grapefruit rind. THe high alcohol lends it a sweetness in the follow-up, but the aftertaste is all bitter hops. A stand-up beer for extreme drinkers. I’ll take another please


 RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
May 8, 2008  
Pours a slightly cloudy orange-amber with a thick white head. Huge hoppy aroma and taste: rich combination of floral and citrus hops over semi-sweet malt. Absolute hop overload but in a good way. Grapefruity, piney, earthy ... every hop descriptor one can imagine applies. Very tasty. An excellent imperial IPA.


 topherh (892), Kearney, Missouri, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/516/20
May 6, 2008  
Pours a nice orange with a two finger off white head. Aroma is citrusy hops. Flavor is bitter, hoppy, grapefruit, some malt balance. A hopheads dream.


 Skeegle (476), Maryland, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
May 6, 2008    Updated: Mar 9, 2009
have to say I was very impressed with this one. 50/50 mix of floralness and citrussynesswith minimal pineyness. Excellent all around, from start to finish. Very bitter, mildly brutal, extremely hoppy. Very smooth and well balanced, just an easy drinking beer. I loved it.



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