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Avery The Maharaja Imperial India Pale Ale

Avery The Maharaja Imperial India Pale Ale

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98
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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Avery Brewing Company

Boulder, Colorado USA

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10103.93/5.03.93/5.0Summer10.54%89.7Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

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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 Storm (2685), Amager, Denmark
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/519/20

Jun 7, 2006    Updated: Jun 20, 2008
Draught at Københavnske Øldage 2006. Clear golden colour with a very nice head. Lovely aroma of citrus and a lot of hops. Heavy flavour of hops with a sweet finish, very flowerish and tasty. I had this one several times after and really find this beer amazing, and can drink af thousind of this one, but I prefer Batch 2 towards batch 3, A fantastic IPA

 NomDeBeer (172), Maryland, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/517/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Aroma is sweet, floral hops and hot alcohol. Pours a beautiful copper red, very clear, with a white head that diminishes quickly. Taste is remarkably smooth for a beer of this strength. Alcohol is not prevalent in the taste, and it is not that bitter either for a DIPA. Sweet caramel, and grassy lemon hoppiness dominate the flavor. Smooth, full-bodied flavor with medium-low carbonation. Enjoyable, but not hoppy enough for the style.


Dango (26), Snekkersten, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 28, 2008  
Nose not as complex or refined as some similar beers, but still great. Looks great in the glass and has a powerful hoppy taste with notes of pine and fruit with some dark roasted nuances. All together a great experience.


 0o9i (272), 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 (2291), 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.



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