Aged Avery Maharaja

I recently drank a 2013 and I think its quite good. A hopped up American barley wine. This beer has a big malt backbone so it stands up to time. That being said, this is such an awesome DIPA fresh with so much hop character that I prefer it fresh. I just bought like 6 bottles last year I ended up with a stragglers. Not sure I would want to drink it with any more age on it.

 

I've had a year old Maharaja before kept cold for the full year. Waste of cellar space IMO.

 

I just bought a bottle of Maharaja on Tuesday...didn't read the bottling date which was a huge mistake. Turns out the bottle was nearly a year old and absolutely disgusting. I would not suggest purchasing older bottles of this stuff. The beer was completely stripped of all hop characteristics, malt tuned up to intolerable levels and denatured alcohol finish. Needless to say I'm a little pissed I wasted $9 unknowingly on an older bottle of this crap. Glad I stumbled upon this thread...if anyone stumbles upon this...don't purchase older bottles unless you love malt and denatured alcohol.