Avery Maharajaha - it's that time of year

All of the Dictator Series brews are outstanding in my opinion. The Maharajah is especially good and when this time of year rolls around I think I speak for all beer lovers on the front range that we search it out. Especially on draft. The bombers are fairly easy to find on the front range.

Here's the details on why this beer is so damn good. The Maharajah is a DPA weighing in at 10.4%. The red color is deep. It does  have a bit of booze hit to it. So I would call it a 'sippin' beer. The aromas are big. It smells intensely hoppy so you gotta love to burp the flowers to dig into this one. You can get some sugars in the aroma along with some citrus. Typical for a DPA but uniquely Avery. The hop and malt flavors are really well balanced. It's a bit chewy and leaves a nice slick on the tongue that makes the bitter/sweet linger for quite a while. I have been drinking this brew for a handful of years now and it's always had a rye flavor to it that makes it stand out. But no rye in it. Nice.

In two words I would call the Maharajah 'hopalicious' and 'smooooth'. Oh, this is a brew you want to drink last if you plan on drinking more than one kind of beer. The flavors hang out and don't leave. Nice.

cheers

D