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Beer Magazine

BEER magazine is CAMRA’s award-winning quarterly magazine. Published four times a year it features some of the best-known beer, cider and pub writers.

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With over 220 CAMRA branch locations to enjoy beer, pubs or meet new people.

Has your local pub closed?

Pubs across the UK are being lost forever to conversion or demolition.

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Access incredible value through our member benefits

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CAMRA Voucher Scheme

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Description

Rising from the ashes of Sunderland brewer Vaux, Maxim was set up with a 20-barrel plant in Houghton-le-Spring in 2007. More than 100 outlets are supplied direct and two pubs are owned. A weekday phone and collect service is available for bottled beers and a brewery open night is held on the first Friday of every month.

ABV: 4.2%

Maxim - Scrumdown

Produced: Dec-Dec

Houghton le Spring

Premium Pale Ale

ABV: 4.7%

Maxim - Black Maxim

Produced: Dec-Dec

Houghton le Spring

Session Stout

ABV: 4%

Maxim - Space Hopper

Produced: Dec-Dec

Houghton le Spring

Premium Golden Ale

ABV: 4.4%

Maxim - Boxing Hare

Produced: Dec-Dec

Houghton le Spring

Session Bitter

ABV: 4.1%

Maxim - Delilah

Produced: Dec-Dec

Houghton le Spring

Session Pale Ale

ABV: 3.7%

Maxim - Surf n Sup

Produced: Dec-Dec

Houghton le Spring

Premium Bitter

ABV: 4.5%

Maxim - Stampede IPA

Produced: Dec-Dec

Houghton le Spring

Session Blond Ale

ABV: 3.9%

Maxim - The Great Escape

Produced: Dec-Dec

Houghton le Spring

Session Pale Ale

ABV: 4%

Maxim - Ruby Max

Produced: Dec-Dec

Houghton le Spring

Premium Bitter

ABV: 4.5%

Maxim - Coffee Porter

Produced: Dec-Dec

Houghton le Spring

Differently Produced Speciality Beers

ABV: 4.5%

Maxim - John Bull Stout

Produced: Dec-Dec

Houghton le Spring

Strong Stout

ABV: 5%

Maxim - Oystercatcher

Produced: Dec-Dec

Houghton le Spring

Premium Bitter

ABV: 4.8%

Maxim - Maverick

Produced: Jan-Feb

Houghton le Spring

Brown Ale

ABV: 4.6%

Maxim - Hapi

Produced: Dec-Dec

Houghton le Spring

Session Golden Ale

ABV: 4%

Maxim - Hapi Christmas

Produced: Dec-Dec

Houghton le Spring

Premium Golden Ale

ABV: 4.5%

Maxim - Raspberry Porter

Produced: Dec-Dec

Houghton le Spring

Flavoured Speciality Beers

ABV: 5%

Maxim - Azacca Pale

Produced: Sep-Oct

Houghton le Spring

Session Bitter

ABV: 4.3%

Maxim - Vienna

Produced: Dec-Dec

Houghton le Spring

Differently Produced Speciality Beers

ABV: 4%

Maxim - Timelord

Produced: Dec-Dec

Houghton le Spring

Session Blond Ale

ABV: 4%

Maxim - AMARILLO

Produced: Dec-Dec

Houghton le Spring

Session Bitter

ABV: 4%

Maxim - Santa's Soot

Produced: Dec-Jan

Houghton le Spring

Old Ale

ABV: 5%

Maxim - Santastic

Produced: Dec-Jan

Houghton le Spring

Premium Golden Ale

ABV: 4.5%

Maxim - Chinook

Produced: Jul-Aug

Houghton le Spring

Premium Pale Ale

ABV: 5%

Maxim - Treacle Toffee Stout

Produced: Sep-Oct

Houghton le Spring

Session Stout

ABV: 4.5%

Maxim - Christmas Pudding Ale

Produced: Nov-Dec

Houghton le Spring

Flavoured Speciality Beers

ABV: 4.8%

Maxim - Cashmere

Houghton le Spring

Session Pale Ale

ABV: 4.3%

Maxim - Eclipse

Produced: Feb-Mar

Houghton le Spring

Old Ale

ABV: 4.6%

Maxim - Pacific Sunrise

Produced: Apr-May

Houghton le Spring

Premium Pale Ale

ABV: 4.5%

Maxim - Double Take

Houghton le Spring

Session Pale Ale

ABV: 4.5%

Selected Beer - Maxim - Double Maxim

Maxim - Double Maxim

CAMRA tasting notes

Hops give a gentle bitterness to the dominant fruit, which reduces on drinking. A complex beer with a butterscotch smell.

Brown Classic Malty Fruity Smooth Caramel

Produced: Regularly Brewed

Vegan No

Gluten Free No

Style: Brown Ale | ABV: 4.7 | Colour: View Beer

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