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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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 surffisher (194), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Mar 29, 2008  
Batch 7 (Feb. 08) bomber bottle. Pours slightly hazy orange-amber with a big, frothy, sticky, and long-lasting cream-colored head. Aroma is massive grapefruit and resin, but there are some sweet malts back there too. Flavor is similarly dominated by gooey hops but again with a nice sweet malt base. Finishes very dry; no surprise there. Palate is medium to medium-full, sticky and smooth. Almost no alcohol except for slight warming despite the high ABV. Great DIPA for hopheads - one of the best.


 carboloader (318), Houston, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Mar 27, 2008  
Hops and fruit extraordinairy! A blast of pine trees and fruity malts. Quite a tasty concoction. Alcohol is strong but well hidden among the bouquet and malts. Heck of strong kick. A big beer with all the typical Avery properties.


 HonkeyBra (1278), Lemont, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/105/516/20
Mar 27, 2008    Updated: Apr 10, 2008
Bomber bottled Feb 08. Woah. You’ve gotta try it. Pours a copper with an off-white head. Aroma is hops, flowers, very intense hops, malt, and more hops. Taste is citrus, pine, spice with a nice supporting malt backbone. It’s big, it’s tasty, and after you finish the bottle, you’ll feel it. Definitely a great beer.


Senormac (14), Springfield, Oregon, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/105/517/20
Mar 27, 2008  
22 oz. bottle.....I really like this beer. Has a very nice hop aroma and pours a nice deep orange. Smells of citrus and hops. Nice off white head that slowly fades. Taste is flavorful but not overpowering.....not bitter....and not too sweet. Hop hits your nose before beer hits your tonge. Almost NO bitter aftertaste...which I like.


 BlackForestCO (819), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/515/20
Mar 26, 2008  
Poured from a bomber. Poured a clear copper color with a thick, rocky off-white that left nice lacing. Splendid aroma of citrus, spicy pine, and an earthy hop character. Sweet, spicy malt entry with a hint of caramel leads into a nice piny hop hit with more spice and some citrus undertones leads into a lightly bitter, earthy finish. Smooth with some hop bite, but was hoping for a bit more. Still a very nice IIPA.


 doubleo (1096), San Diego, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/103/516/20
Mar 24, 2008  
22oz bottle. Its good, but definitely not worth the $7.49 I paid. Pours a hazy orange color with a somewhat creamy off-white head that fades relatively quick and leaves some lace. Smells caramelly and citrusy. Tastes malty sweet right up front. The hop bitterness starts in the middle, and then a sweet floral hop flavor kicks in towards the finish. Lots of different citrus flavors in there and a little pepper, as someone said earlier. Maybe, just maybe, medium body. Nice carbonation.


 Madsnp (611), Odense C, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Mar 23, 2008  
Bottle. Slight hazy amber coloured with an off white small head. Aroma is caramel, malty, grapefruit, pineaple with pepper, some pine and some lemons. Flavour is sweet with notes of caramel and nuts but balanced out by a massive use of hops. A big beer in a big bottle.


 milljam (562), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Mar 23, 2008  
Gorgeous coloring...deep tones of amber with a slight haze and small white head. Aroma has a very complex hop boquet.....pine, citrus, floral, earthy and tangy....it takes several minutes to take it all in. Flavor is quite powerful......an explosion of hops and malt. The hop presence is very tangy and potent.....citrus (take your pick), piney, floral and a bit of spice wrapped into one. Malt is there, although not in any great capacity, but in this case the beer isn’t overly bitter. Some sweet undertones, but this beer is all about the hops. Definitly one of the best imperial/double IPAs I’ve had. Would certainly get this beer again.



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