Contact
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.
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.
6.3/10
—
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
6.1/10
—
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
6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 500ml. clear glass bottle.Clear medium to dark amber color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, fruity, sugar, light roasted. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100428]
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2010
at 03:15
4.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle 500ml. clear glass bottle.Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, toffee, sugar. Flavor is heavy sweet and light light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100428]
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2010
at 03:12
7/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Appearance: Redish brown. Some off-white head. Aroma: Some fruit and malt. Taste: Some malt, nutty. Smooth. Caramel? Info: 500ml bottle, 7/10-2009, 207/300
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2009
at 11:58
7/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (handpump) @ Fat Cat, Sheffield, England. @ [ RBESG 09 ]... brown ... thin off white head ... light malt ... light spice nose ... spicy not really ginger toffee malt.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Jul 2009
at 01:23
5.5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Fat Cat, Sheffield, England. @ [ RBESG 09 ]Clear medium to dark amber color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, spicy, chistmas spices, ginger, cinnamomn. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, and spicy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090717]
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2009
at 16:28
4.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask @ Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield. Dark brown color. Ginger and cinnamin in the aroma. Sweet flavor with ’ontbijtkoek’. Too sweet and spicy for my likings.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2009
at 07:20
4/10
—
Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Appearance: Amber brown, nice amount of head. Aroma: Malt and hops. Taste: Quite malty and bitter. Bitter aftertaste Info: 500ml bottle, 29/3-2007
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2008
at 04:41
6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home ... Deep copper brown ... That unpleasnet metallic hop nose ... Fruity malty hop ... touch lager ... just not very nice ... drinkable but thats all i’ll say... This one grew on me as it was easy drinking and went down smooth
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2008
at 11:59