Maharaja - Avery Brewing Company

pmcadamis

Illinois

4.8/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

A - A big foamy three finger head rises above a red-orange (grapefruit juice) brew and stays around for quite some time. Enormous amounts of chalky, sticky, crusty lace sticks to the glass. The brew is slightly cloudy, and the color is amazing. Head retention is outstanding...especially for a high ABV beer.

S - Big time funky grapefruit and tangerine. Lots of apricot and canned mandarin oranges here too. Smells wonderfully juicy and hoppy, and the citrus is backed up by sweet syrupy malt notes. There is an almost sea salt air freshness to this, and a big earthy funk lays down some real complexity.

T - Big grapefruit hops with a lot of herbal notes too. Extremely fruity and fresh with huge mandarin orange syrup flavors, bitter herbs and grasses, and some nice salty....almost fishy notes. Green tea and fish food come to mind also. Tastes tropical to me...lots of jungle fruits (like mango) and herbal grassy flavors.

M - Sandy, gritty, juicy, acrid, and extremely dry. This stuff sucks the moisture out of your mouth and leaves a gritty dirty feeling behind. The aftertaste lasts for days....I'll be intermittently tasting big herbal hops the rest of the night for sure.

D - Outstanding. There really isn't anything about this one not to love...I couldn't drink more than one bottle though. An outstandingly complex and satisfying DIPA. This doesn't have quite the malt muscle of other top notch DIPAs though, but it makes up for it with the earthy herbal complexity and juicy freshness.

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2008 19:22:50 | More by pmcadamis

ahbithwabm

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-20-2013 02:09:00 | More by ahbithwabm

TonyTalon

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

06-20-2013 02:04:18 | More by TonyTalon

kustard

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-19-2013 20:01:28 | More by kustard

kal4478

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +12%

06-19-2013 18:55:11 | More by kal4478

heavenlyStash

California

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-19-2013 06:07:00 | More by heavenlyStash

RDW

Nebraska

4.75/5  rDev +12%

06-19-2013 04:09:48 | More by RDW

stanowsf

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-19-2013 01:53:25 | More by stanowsf

ajtorres311

Florida

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-18-2013 14:50:51 | More by ajtorres311

MattGoose

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -23.3%

06-18-2013 14:24:27 | More by MattGoose

cletusdog

California

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-18-2013 03:04:26 | More by cletusdog

Sludgeman

District of Columbia

4.58/5  rDev +8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Release No. 17, 2013. Poured into a fluted beer glass.

A balanced big IIPA. I love this beer. Heavier and sweeter than Stone's Enjoy By. Almost a barleywine, if not actually one. But no denying that this is a great beer.

A - Pours an orange/amber. Initially beer was cloudly, but allowed to warm and the haze disappeared almost but not completely. A half-finger beige rocky head, which quickly disapates, but better lacing than one might expect.

S - Resiny and sweet floral, ENTICING, a hint of lemon, maybe a bit too sweet (-)

T - Moderately malty, honey sweetness, that sweetness you taste with some whole wheat breads.

MF - Medium to heavy body, smooth with some lasting bitterness and some alcohol warmness that lasts into the finish (-).

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2013 02:26:17 | More by Sludgeman

Halluxone

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-18-2013 00:53:29 | More by Halluxone

Dyelawn

Maine

3.5/5  rDev -17.5%

06-18-2013 00:46:46 | More by Dyelawn

phooky

New York

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

06-17-2013 18:40:02 | More by phooky

CesarLopes

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

06-17-2013 17:58:26 | More by CesarLopes

carterbt

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-17-2013 03:20:45 | More by carterbt

jpizzle

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-16-2013 22:07:27 | More by jpizzle

aeroparrot

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

06-16-2013 21:38:40 | More by aeroparrot

grittly

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

06-15-2013 22:07:10 | More by grittly

mtbdonn

United Kingdom (England)

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

06-15-2013 21:09:01 | More by mtbdonn

Jeremy_H

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -11.6%

06-15-2013 12:23:43 | More by Jeremy_H

TreyIsWilson

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

06-15-2013 03:16:41 | More by TreyIsWilson

NorthSideSean

Illinois

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-15-2013 02:52:26 | More by NorthSideSean

brittanyshelby

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

06-15-2013 00:17:45 | More by brittanyshelby