Name – Maharaja Imperial India Pale Ale
Country – United States
Type – Double IPA
Appearance – Pours a clear deep amber color with a nice white head that laced the glass well.
Smell – Right upon putting my nose to the glass I was hit with big grapefruit hop scents. It was the most apparent smell of grapefruit I have ever had with an IPA.
Taste – Great hoppy taste that had a big grapefruit presence again. Some other sweet malt flavors in there as well.
While I am a big fan of Avery beers I think the main reason for getting this is because Maharaja was one of my favorite Three Stooges skits of all time. That is what I thought of immediately upon reading the bottle. And the beer is just as great as that skit was. Big bold smells and flavors that don’t go overboard. I highly recommend it. Great double IPA.
Overall Grade – A
3 Comments
Here is yet another brewery where I’m not a particularly huge fan of their normal line, but their singles are pretty damn good.
April 2, 2009 at 3:05 pmI can’t think of anything by Avery that I didn’t like. I find the IPA solid and their White to be one of the best American whites out there. Then Ale to the Chief and now this are great ones too. I would say this is in my top 5 of double IPAs now.
April 2, 2009 at 3:11 pmI like avery’s line up a lot too.
June 26, 2009 at 9:53 amAs far as the Maharaja goes, I think it is one of the best double IPA’s I’ve sampled.