Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A cloudy amber pour with a loose white head; tropical fruit aroma; rather thin in the mouth with a dry black currant taste, some biscuity malt and hedgerow bitterness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours a slightly hazy bright copper with a small foamy white head and good lacing. There’s a vague aroma of pineapple and tropical fruits, but nothing much. In the mouth there’s an initial dry hoppiness which is quite offputting. Flavours start off with tropical fruits (mango, guava) then progress into nuts and pumpkin. Finish is very dry. Not for me !
Cheeseboard (6269) reviewed Simcoe Kid from Maxim Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at The Carnival Inn (JDW), Bridgwater Nov 2014. Pours clear golden with a white cap. Aroma: fruity hop, tangerine, peach, lemon, light floral. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, fruity peach, tangerine, grassy. Light to medium body with soft carbonation.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Raspberry Porter from Maxim Brewery 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2019 - London. Pours deep brown with a bubbly, tan head. Light to medium sweet with notes of toasted brown bread, moderate jammy raspberry. Medium bodied with fine carbonation; decent condition. Finishes with more brown bread, mellow cocoa, raspberry. Enjoyable beer.
Downender (11275) reviewed Lambton's from Maxim Brewery 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Punchbowl (JDW), York 12/2/2020. Golden in colour, with a tight, white, head. A hoppy pale ale with plenty of sharo lemon fruit, citrus hops, biscuity malts and moderately dry finish. Fine.
Olut (21769) reviewed Raspberry Porter from Maxim Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Wetherspoon Spring Beer Festival 2019. Cask @ Cuthbert Brodrick, Leeds. Black with an off-white creamy head. Raspberry dominates what would be a stated roasted malts brew without it. These are evident but subdued and very sweet.
Martinsh (3610) reviewed Double Maxim (Cask) from Maxim Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at Moon Under Water, Wolverhampton Pours the classic “bitter brown” colour, with a good cream head. The aroma is mainly malts, but with some nuttiness. In the mouth toffee predominates, mixed with dark fruits to give an overall sweetness. Finish is creamy, with some hops appearing at last. A straightforward brown ale – but a quality one that is a pleasure to drink.
Marduk (26467) ticked Double Maxim from Maxim Brewery 6 years ago
Grainy, mild hops, porridge
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Raspberry Porter from Maxim Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Cask at GBBF'19, day one, 06/08/19. Black with a well presented tan cap. Nose is chocolate, mellow roast, brown sugars, red berry tang. Taste comprises chocolate, raspberries, light roast, toffee. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Ok porter … does what it says on the tin.
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Samson (Cask) from Maxim Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask, hand-pulled pint in my local Wetherspoon's on 22nd Oct 2019. Chestnut/mahogany coloured body, beige foam on top. Hedgerow fruits and maltiness in both the aroma and taste.