Maximus
Maxim Brewery in Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England 🏴
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.32
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6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half pint at The Cricketers, Ipswich. Aroma is bready, malty, dark fruits and caramel. Decent body and a good example of the style.
Tried
from Cask
at
Cricketers (JDW)
on 30 May 2026
at 13:12
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Very dark brown with thin wispy head. Aroma of fresh, sweet malt. Tastes of dried fruits, malt loaf, caramel.
Tried
on 28 Sep 2023
at 21:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled 500ml (from England). Dark brown colour and small beige head. Nutty toffee in the nose. Light-bodied to medium-bodied. Toffee, nuts, soya sauce and alcohol in the flavour. Mmkay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2023
at 20:16
26/09/2021. WICKET GATE, 193 Front Street, CHESTER LE STREET, Durham, England (WETHERSPOONS)
Tried
on 31 Dec 2022
at 09:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 3 August 2022. Deep brown in colour with a thin, off-white, head. Brown sugar, red berries and prunes, bready malts, a hint of spice and green herbs, leading to a rich and vaguely boozy finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Aug 2022
at 16:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Hamilton Hall (Spoons), Liverpool Street, London. A dark ruby/brown coloured pour with a healthy creamy off white head on top. Sweet, malty, caramel, dark fruit taste and aroma. Really nice ale but served way too warm on a very hot afternoon in London.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jul 2022
at 16:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours a dark reddish-brown with a small off-white head. Toffee and liquorice are prominent in the aroma. In the mouth, there is a mix of dried fruit , chocolate, cherries and liquorice with an underlying malt base. This is a general slight sweetness, again with some bitterness underneath. Fruitcake and treacle in the finish. This is a pretty good traditional strong ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jul 2022
at 21:41
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
# 3033; 6/2022. Aroma of dried fruits, licorice, caramel. Clear brown body, tany head. Dried fruits, cherry, plum, herbal, caramel. Very good english strong ale. Pint, hand-pulled, pub, Bishop's Stortford, Central England.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2022
at 21:14
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Thin beige head left a spotty cover on a dark brown body. Toffee & caramel aroma. Medium bodied, soft on the tongue with a tingling sensation on the back. Toffee, malt, caramel & aniseed tastes with lightly hopped fruity finish. Standard ESB.
Tried
on 08 Mar 2022
at 20:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
50cl bottle from Asda. Medium white head. Clear amber pour. Malty bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2019
at 21:20