BWBB

Hello Everyone!

It's been about two weeks since my last BWBB, and given that its called bi-weekly, it's time for the next installment! I'm not sure if you remember, but when I was in Colorado I had the chance to sample some local beers. One of the breweries out of Boulder is called Avery. Well when I was out last night, I noticed that they had Avery's Maharaja Imperial IPA on tap...so yeah, of course I ordered it. I think I've said this before, but Imperial IPA basically means really intense. It's sort of like an IPA on steroids and with lots of alcohol. (A few weeks ago I blogged about Oskar Blues' Gubna Imperial IPA...this is a very similar beer to that.)

Quick facts:
Maharaja weighs in at 10.3% abv. And yes, you can definitely taste it. I think Mom and Christina almost vomited when they tried it...haha.

It pours a really dark orange almost copper, as you can see above.

Loads of hop at the beginning with a woodsy aftertaste. Also, some hints of citrus and floral...grapefruit(?)

The aroma was a bit disappointing. I like when my beer smells like it tastes, but this one just didn't do that. I would expect a bigger, bolder smell from an imperial IPA.

Maybe a bit expensive at $6 considering I only had 12oz, not a pint.

Overall, a good beer. However, I actually preferred Gubna from Oskar Blues. Maharaja was not bad by any stretch, but it lacked aroma and failed to delivery a great aftertaste. I am inclined to give Maharaja 6.5 pint glasses out of 10. Certainly, I would drink it again, but I would probably try some other IPAs first. I have been a bit underwhelmed by my two Avery beer experiences, so they better really impress me on their third try.

Well, that's it for this week's BWBB. I actually had a request for a soccer preview blog....ok, maybe it wasn't a request exactly, more like a suggestion. But that sounds good. I'll try to get one up in the next few days. So look forward to that, haha.

Until next time....