Maharaja - Avery Brewing Company

ESPNman

California

4.28/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A - Orange, bordering on red. Much more red than you average DIPA. Moderate lacing with light retention and solid lacing.

S - Pineapple and sweet hops dominate the nose. A bit of caramel and roasted malt linger in the background.

T - Explosive hops up front. Mango, pineapple, and pine. Much more malt than your normal DIPA. Finishes strong with coffee, leather, and caramel malts.

M - Pretty average, a little under-carbonated for my tastes. Not bad, though.

Overall - Good bang-for-your-buck DIPA when you can find it. Definitely give it a shot if you have the chance, but I doubt it will become your go-to daily drinker.

Serving type: bottle

08-31-2011 03:45:16 | More by ESPNman

RattleheadKV2

New Mexico

4.66/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Poured from 22oz bomber into Duvel tulip

Appearance: Pours a hazy amber color with a nice 2 fingers of off white head that leaves some amazing lacing.

Smell: Fruity tropical, piney hop aromas; grapefruit, mango, and pine. Followed by a kiss of sweet caramel malt.

Taste: Dank, piney, tropical hop goodness! Some nice pine needle type flavors going on as well as a really great earth dankness, followed by some citirus, and tropical undertones.

Mouthfeel: Nice full body to stand up to the hop barrage, with moderate prickly carbonation.

Overall: Very, very good DIPA, stands up there with greats IMO, would love to be able to get my hands on some more of this sometime.

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2013 06:21:44 | More by RattleheadKV2

megamass

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -5.7%

05-26-2013 02:45:08 | More by megamass

lpayette

Vermont

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

05-25-2013 22:12:25 | More by lpayette

Meleah

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

05-25-2013 20:15:43 | More by Meleah

Swim424

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

05-25-2013 19:41:07 | More by Swim424

DooshBagalow

Illinois

4/5  rDev -5.7%

05-25-2013 18:58:02 | More by DooshBagalow

RayUF07

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -11.6%

05-25-2013 05:57:11 | More by RayUF07

foxyaardvark27

Washington

4/5  rDev -5.7%

05-25-2013 03:58:12 | More by foxyaardvark27

msinger1002

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

05-24-2013 23:18:30 | More by msinger1002

bennett_loves_good_beer

Wyoming

3.41/5  rDev -19.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 3.25

Pours a dark amber with a pale white head that dissipates rather quickly. Lots of sticky lacing on the glass. Aroma contains tropical fruits, sweet maltiness, pine, and alcohol. Taste has a strong, sweet malty backbone. A little too malty for me. Maltiness overpowers the slightly bitter, fruity hop finish. No date on the bottle makes me wonder about the freshness.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 01:09:07 | More by bennett_loves_good_beer

RichardMNixon

Delaware

4.75/5  rDev +12%

05-23-2013 02:48:50 | More by RichardMNixon

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

05-23-2013 01:12:50 | More by mikeincharleston

davesway10

Iowa

3.75/5  rDev -11.6%

05-22-2013 18:31:13 | More by davesway10

kizyle

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

05-22-2013 13:34:02 | More by kizyle

scottyu27

Virginia

4/5  rDev -5.7%

05-22-2013 13:05:05 | More by scottyu27

PlinyBeMiney

California

4/5  rDev -5.7%

05-21-2013 23:15:51 | More by PlinyBeMiney

ThreeFishes

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

05-21-2013 18:46:00 | More by ThreeFishes

Busker

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -5.7%

05-21-2013 18:09:39 | More by Busker

willcabral

California

5/5  rDev +17.9%

05-21-2013 01:34:48 | More by willcabral

ericwa1154

Texas

4/5  rDev -5.7%

05-20-2013 14:49:11 | More by ericwa1154

LCB_Hostage

Pennsylvania

1.5/5  rDev -64.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.75

This is one nasty beer. I will admit that this bomber has been sitting in my fridge for 4-6 weeks, so maybe the problem is that it ages horrifically, but my god, this was awful.

It looked pretty as I poured it into an imperial pint glass, but it was all down hill after that. The aroma was subdued, but what there was was bitter in a way that I can't associate with any known type of hops.

The taste was also bitter, but not in a pleasurable, hoppy way. More of a getting a mouthful of gasoline when you do a shitty job of siphoning way. It just burned itself into the roof of my mouth and back of my tongue and would not go away.

I see from the reviews here that a lot of people have had a much better experience with this beer than I did, so it may have been a bad bottle or at least a bottle with too much age on it. I couldn't find any dating on the bottle, but unless it was several years old, there's no excuse for it going THIS bad. But there are so many great DIPAs out there that I enjoy regularly, I will not be giving this one another shot.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 14:35:54 | More by LCB_Hostage

garuda

Pennsylvania

4.3/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

A - Deep amber, brilliant, clear, white head has some retention and good lacing.

S/T/M - Huge hoppy nose, mostly pine and pineapple with underlying floral notes. Hint of booze in the smell, a little stronger in the taste. Sweet caramel malts provide a strong backbone, yet the body stays in the medium range. A little sweet overall for my liking, which is the only thing holding me back from giving even higher scores. Still finishes bitter though with resinous pine and a hint of booze.

O - A little sweet and boozy, but still maintains good hop character. I'll pass on another bottle, but would surely get it on tap.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 12:40:36 | More by garuda

PlayitAgain

New York

4.75/5  rDev +12%

05-20-2013 03:04:09 | More by PlayitAgain

Ctrauty

Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +12%

05-20-2013 01:44:18 | More by Ctrauty