Following the closure of Vaux Brewery Sunderland and Wards Brewery, Sheffield on 2nd July 1999, the Double Maxim Beer Company Ltd was established the following year by ex Vaux and Wards employees. The initial aim of the new business was to sell and market the famous Northern beers from the Vaux and Wards portfolio in bottles that discerning beer drinkers had drunk for years The brewhouse includes a Cereal Cooker, Mash Tun , separate Lauter Tun and Two Copper Whirlpools. The long term aim for the business was always to return to brewing in the North of England. The success of the bottled beer business and support of our consumers has made this possible with the new purpose built site at Houghton Le Spring. We have two large 80 brl conditioning tanks that are used for storing beer before being shipped to Robinsons for Bottling or Canning. The 20Brl brewery was previously the Canongate Brewery and was located on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. This was S&N's pilot brew house built to very high specification and is probably the best equipment of its size anywhere in the UK. Double Maxim Beer Co bought all the plant and equipment in 2006 and spent most of 2007 commissioning the brewery. The last two years have seen a steady growth of the business and we now have been joined by two Brewers ex Tyne and Federation Breweries who are able to produce some fantastic new cask beers for new and existing customers. The renamed Maxim Brewery is now able to brew bottled beers that are available across the UK and can now brew and sell cask beers in the North East and Yorkshire. Cask beers regularly available are Samson (4% ABV), Double Maxim(4.7%ABV), Wards Best Bitter (4%ABV), Lambton's (3.8%ABV) and Maximus (6.0%). Seasonal Beers are now being regularly produced for example Boxing Hare a 4.1% Spring Chocolate Ale and Swedish Blonde 4.2% a fruity pale ale. WITH ITS COMBINATION OF VAUX, WARDS, FEDERATION and NEWCASTLE BREWERIES EMPLOYEES, S&N EQUIPMENT FROM EDINBURGH, HISTORIC NORTHERN BRANDS AND NEWLY CREATED BEERS. MAXIM BREWERY IS PROUD TO CONTINUE TO BE PART OF THE GROWING INDEPENDENT NORTHEAST BREWING INDUSTRY. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR BEERS