Maxim Brewery

Microbrewery in Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2007

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1 Gadwall Road, Rainton Bridge, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 5NL, England
Description
Maxim Brewery began full production in Houghton le Spring in 2007.

To brew the best beers possible requires the best brewery equipment available. Our 20 barrel brewery equipment was previously at the Canongate Brewery on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh’s historic Old Town. This was Scottish & Newcastle’s pilot brew house and as you would expect, was built to a very high specification. Indeed, it remains probably the best equipment of its size anywhere in the UK today. Our flexible Brewery with its special Lautering system allows us to brew between 3,000 and 17,000 pints per day and importantly ensures that we can maintain the highest quality and guarantee a regular supply of cask, keg and bottled beers to the drinkers of the North East and beyond.

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6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Prince Arthur (JDW), Fleet. Golden amber with a loose translucent head; apple aroma; medium body with a sweet grainy malt flavour; then some sour bitter hops to finish. A reasonable golden ale.

Tried from Cask on 04 Nov 2010 at 17:50


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

cask at standing order ... copper .. creamy off white head ... soft fruit malt ... little berry nose... light toffee malts .... little blackcurrant ...

Tried from Cask on 02 Nov 2010 at 05:15


4.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask på Milestone, Sheffield 1 Okt 10. Mørk brun med et lite kremskum. Svakt karamellisk aroma. Smaken litt søt med antydning til malt. 0 bitterhet.

Tried from Cask on 01 Nov 2010 at 07:06


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cloudy amber coloured body to a tiny, white head. Bittering malts to the nose. Caramel malts in flavour with hop resin beneath. Bitter end. More or less average interpretation of the style.Cask, half pint paired with food at Milestone, Sheffield 1 Oct 10.

Tried from Cask on 01 Nov 2010 at 07:02


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Morrisons. Copper colour, medium off-white head. Aroma of caramel malts and nuts. Flavour of caramel malts, light nutty and a bit fruity. Slight bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2010 at 14:58


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask handpull at Westgate, JDW, Canterbury. Brown/russet. Some caramel, some hop on finish. It’s a bitter. Touch of wateryness. It’s a bitter. Some sting on finish.

Tried from Cask on 31 Oct 2010 at 03:37


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol 25/10/10. Amber coloured with a slight, off-white head. Cereal malt aroma with a touch of fruit. Flavour was also malty, with a decent bitter finish. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 31 Oct 2010 at 01:51


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

27th October 2010
Spoons Fest! Clear amber beer. Residual head. Light dry palate. Low carbonation. Dry even malt. Fresh hop bitterness with a touch of banana. Finishes dry. Alright.

Tried on 30 Oct 2010 at 08:48


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

cask at GBBF 2010 ... amber ... bubbly white head ... soft musty lemon hop nose ... dry toffee malts ... light fruity hop... bit dull

Tried from Cask on 07 Sep 2010 at 22:11


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

12 oz bottle brewed by Vaux. Pours a clear dark amber - looks like the picture. Malty aroma. Medium body. Mild carbonation. It’s malty, and smooth, but there’s enough hop to balance. Decent beer. Probably a notch above Newcastle Brown. Not floral. Not really bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Jul 2010 at 20:47