Avery Brewing Company Maharaja

**Aroma:** “Juicy tropical fruit flavors of peach, pear, mango, cantaloupe, citrus, and passion fruit. Like a can of ripe fruit cocktail with a very fruity, very tart edge. The retronasal is dried apricot and tropical fruit juice. There’s a smooth wheat character beneath that brings everything together, along with some herbal and grassy notes as it warms.” **Flavor:** “Surprisingly intense passion fruit up front, with a pleasant tartness to balance the sweetness from the fruit and the wheat. Coconut flavors remind me of a Piña colada. The wheat character beneath serves as a secondary but supporting role, and the carbonation heightens the acidity, but also clears off the palate, encouraging more sips.” **Overall:** “An amazingly flavorful, fruity beer that surprises with an intense passion-fruit character that takes hold and doesn’t let go. And so. Much. Fruit. The beer does hide underneath somewhat, and it does feel like drinking a can of tropical fruit cocktail, but the passion fruit is very well executed.”

**Aroma:** “Lots of fruit at the front, with hints of red apple, cherry, and raisin. Bready, toasty malt sweetness is just a bit behind the fruit, with subtle caramel notes and some black pepper phenols.” **Flavor:** “Rich blend of bready malt and the fruity sweetness of cherry, apple, and pear. Alcohol and carbonation are well integrated with a creamy mouthfeel throughout. Some earthy spice adds to this beer. Solid body to balance out the high carbonation and a slight alcohol warming toward the end of the sip. Well-balanced, clean finish, leaning a bit on the sweeter side, but enough bitterness to keep it in check.” **Overall:** “A great example with the high points being a very nice fruity ester character balanced by enough malt sweetness and bitterness to keep it from being over the top. Well blended, rich, complex, and easy drinking.”

**Aroma:** “Huge caramel and toffee notes up front with a decent warming from the alcohol and some rum notes. Spices are a bit subtle, with notes of cinnamon and ginger. Smells like molasses and rum.” **Flavor:** “Intensely sweet caramel and vanilla notes, like candi sugar. Pumpkin flavors are pleasant and come through as candied pumpkin. Spices mostly show up as cinnamon (also allspice, clove, and nutmeg), but work well with the intense sweetness and rum-barrel character. Very sweet, from flavor to finish. Lots of warmth and heat from the alcohol.” **Overall:** “A slow sipper on the porch after Thanksgiving dinner. Big and bold, very rich and sweet, with great spice and sweet complexity, this is a beer that would be very well suited for aging, but it still drinks amazingly fresh. Incredible barrel character, malt complexity, and spices all mingle for a truly unique pumpkin beer experience.”