Double up for Maxim
BREWERY WINS TWO AWARDS AT NATIONAL BEER FINALS
Maxim Brewery is a winner again.
The Rainton Bridge-based Maxim has won two national awards at the Society of Independent Brewers’s Independent beer awards judged at BEER X in Liverpool.
Samson keg won Gold in the North East region category of Standard Mild and Pale Ales and went on to be runner-up in the national competition.
Maximus, Double Maxim’s stronger big brother, was already a regional Gold winner and picked up the National Silver award for one of the best Strong Beers in the bottle category.
Brewery boss Mark Anderson was in Liverpool to pick up the awards and was very pleased to have two beers in the finals of the national competition – and revealed the firm is set to take on the big boys with a new product.
“It is always pleasing to pick up an award or two in recognition that not only do we produce consistently great quality products but also that we are judged to produce some of the best beer in the country when judged against hundreds of other small independent brewers,” he said.
“While we now have a great product, the aim is to try and get the beer on to the bar of local pubs and clubs. It may take some time but we will get there.”
Maxim was set up nearly 20 years ago by Mark and colleagues from Vaux to rescue the Wearside brewery’s beers when it closed.