Maharaja - Avery Brewing Company

Murrhey

Montana

3.73/5  rDev -12%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured on-tap at Haven Gastropub in Orange, Calif. Reviewed from notes.

A- Little retention on a white head. Exsquisite lacing. Coppery brown and nice clarity.

S- Bitter hops with a metallic sort of nose. Aggressive smell but quite pleasing.

T- Hoppy with distinct dark bitterness. Like some dark fruits with a dark linger.

M- Thick and syrupy almost sort of feel. Not my favorite, but not repulsive.

O- Not my preferred style of beer, but a reasonable example of a DIPA.

Serving type: on-tap

08-20-2012 01:42:22 | More by Murrhey

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

5/5  rDev +17.9%

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

HopChef44

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -11.6%

05-20-2013 00:40:07 | More by HopChef44

ShawnMH

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

05-19-2013 15:37:54 | More by ShawnMH

LambicPentameter

Kansas

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

05-19-2013 04:21:03 | More by LambicPentameter

J_Dub

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

05-19-2013 01:42:32 | More by J_Dub

jakeox

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -11.6%

05-19-2013 01:13:04 | More by jakeox

SightinColor

Missouri

3.75/5  rDev -11.6%

05-18-2013 23:29:07 | More by SightinColor

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3.75/5  rDev -11.6%

05-18-2013 20:49:59 | More by Photekut

DenverHopHead

Colorado

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

I was very pleased with this Colorado DIPA, as my expectations were not terribly high. It stands up to some strong DIPA competition. Not one characteristic stands out as being off the charts, but nothing disappoints either. I will have this again if I can get it fresh from the source, but otherwise I'd choose a handful of others.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 19:23:40 | More by DenverHopHead

jono0101

Missouri

4.75/5  rDev +12%

05-18-2013 16:05:35 | More by jono0101