SSBubbles wrote:What is double please - and have you ever had a 'snakebite'? Lovely but lethal

Double Maxim, the Sunderland bottled Ale:
A great brown ale name once brewed by Vaux, and now by the revivalists at Double Maxim, under Vaux's old head brewer. It pours a golden/brown colour with a thick creamy head. The nose has a really punchy brightness of red fruits and hops, with plenty of burnt, toasty notes filling in. On the palate it is medium-bodied, with a nice chewy texture and full, broad palate of bold, citrussy fruits mellowed by toast and a touch of toffee.