Maharaja - Avery Brewing Company

tectactoe

Michigan

3.93/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Pours a nice copper and amber color with some shockingly excellent clarity; a light beige, creamy, fine-bubbled head tops this one off and leaves little bits of lacing on its way down the glass. Big-time pine and citrus hits your nose right away; mild pineapple, grapefruit, orange zest. The hop profile is lightly peppery, piney, and leafy. As it opens up, it becomes more weed, dank, and pungent. The hop bill is met with an equally powerful malt bill; sweet, toasty, steely caramel and light brown sugar on the nose. Again, there are some light spices, mostly reminiscent of white pepper, floating around in the aroma.

The taste hits big with a uniquely pungent and sweet hop flavor, alongside a faint cinnamon and white pepper spiciness. Upon tasting, the hop profile seems to be a little more floral and perfume-like than the nose would have you believe. Caramel malts are present, and heavy at that, maybe almost too powerful for a DIPA. Sweet bread and butter also comes alive thanks to the hefty malt bill. There's a nice sharp bitterness brought in from the leafy hops, followed closely by a nice, counterbalancing sugar-coated grapefruit flavor. Little bits of citrus sift into the aftertaste with a dying leafy and floral flavor from the hops. Medium-thick body with middle of the road carbonation.

Decent DIPA, although maybe a tad overrated in my opinion. Little heavy on the malt, I would've liked to see a little more hop flavors jumping out, although the hop profile was pretty unique in its own right.

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2013 23:31:11 | More by tectactoe

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

mkirkland80

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

05-18-2013 02:15:48 | More by mkirkland80

EricClayton

West Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

05-17-2013 19:38:59 | More by EricClayton

carlosega

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

05-17-2013 17:20:34 | More by carlosega

s1ckboy

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -11.6%

05-17-2013 01:06:20 | More by s1ckboy

OMsweetOM

California

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

05-17-2013 00:43:48 | More by OMsweetOM

JuniperJesus

Illinois

4/5  rDev -5.7%

05-16-2013 23:54:25 | More by JuniperJesus

Blashawright

Texas

5/5  rDev +17.9%

05-16-2013 22:32:02 | More by Blashawright

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

5/5  rDev +17.9%

05-16-2013 20:26:15 | More by ElizabethEleanor

Rainblows

Illinois

4/5  rDev -5.7%

05-16-2013 14:24:56 | More by Rainblows

Localdrinklax

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -5.7%

05-16-2013 05:12:54 | More by Localdrinklax

cp45

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

05-16-2013 00:37:27 | More by cp45

inanity

Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +17.9%

05-15-2013 23:46:52 | More by inanity

Mattco

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

05-15-2013 21:06:58 | More by Mattco