Old Chimneys

Client Brewer in Diss, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Old Chimneys Brewery - Out of business

Established in 1995

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Hopton End Farm, Church Road, Market Weston, Diss, IP22 2NX, England
Description
Old Chimneys Brewery was started in 1995 by Alan Thomson, a Master Brewer who celebrated 40 years of brewing in 2017.

Located in Market Weston on the Norfolk/Suffolk border, Old Chimneys has achieved an enviable reputation for beer quality. The flagship brand,
Good King Henry Special Reserve, has for 8 years been the highest rated English beer on ratebeer.com

Alan ceased brewing at Market Weston in April 2019 to concentrate on collaborative brewing with top quality brewers in the UK and abroad,
starting with Grain (Norfolk), Northern Monk (Leeds) and Wylam (Newcastle).

The regular Good King Henry is now brewed under Alan’s supervision at Grain Brewery. The strength has been increased to 10% abv, and for the first time in 20 years it is available in KeyKeg as well as cask.

Changed to a client brewer as of 2019 on Brewver as Alan continues to brew elsewhere with the Old Chimneys name, mostly at Grain Brewery.

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Old Chimneys Amber Porter
Amber Porter Amber Porter
Porter   4.8% ABV
Out of Production
Porter 4.8%
6.68
2
Old Chimneys Arrowhead
Arrowhead Arrowhead Out of Production
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter 5.0%
6.74
3
Old Chimneys Barbastelle
Barbastelle Barbastelle
Porter   6.4% ABV
Porter 6.4%
6.77
4
Old Chimneys Black Rat
Black Rat Black Rat Stout - Milk / Sweet 4.5%
6.53
5
Old Chimneys Black Swan
Black Swan Black Swan
Stout   7.0% ABV
Stout 7.0%
7.26
6
Old Chimneys Brimstone
Brimstone Brimstone
Lager - Pilsener   6.1% ABV
Lager - Pilsener 6.1%
6.36
7
Old Chimneys Burr Medic 2023
Burr Medic 2023 Burr Medic 2023 Brewed at/by Artefact Brewing
Out of Production
Porter - Imperial Baltic 9.2%
7.59
8
Old Chimneys Centenary 4X
Centenary 4X Centenary 4X Out of Production
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter 4.2%
6.42
9
Old Chimneys Charlock
Charlock Charlock
Porter   5.6% ABV
Out of Production
Porter 5.6%
5.65
10
Old Chimneys Diamond Jubilee
Diamond Jubilee Diamond Jubilee
IPA   5.0% ABV
Out of Production
IPA 5.0%
6.34
11
Old Chimneys Dry Cider
Dry Cider Dry Cider
Cider - Dry   6.3% ABV
Out of Production
Cider - Dry 6.3%
6.50
12
Old Chimneys Fighting Foxes
Fighting Foxes Fighting Foxes
IPA   6.5% ABV
Out of Production
IPA 6.5%
6.60
13
Old Chimneys Fighting Foxes #2
Fighting Foxes #2 Fighting Foxes #2
IPA   6.7% ABV
Out of Production
IPA 6.7%
6.70
14
Old Chimneys Fighting Foxes #4
Fighting Foxes #4 Fighting Foxes #4
IPA   6.7% ABV
IPA 6.7%
6.43
15
Old Chimneys Firecrest
Firecrest Firecrest
Strong Ale   7.0% ABV
Strong Ale 7.0%
6.75
16
Old Chimneys GoldCrest
GoldCrest GoldCrest
Golden / Blonde Ale   4.4% ABV
Out of Production
Golden / Blonde Ale 4.4%
6.30
17
Old Chimneys Golden Pheasant
Golden Pheasant Golden Pheasant
Golden / Blonde Ale   4.7% ABV
Out of Production
Golden / Blonde Ale 4.7%
6.29
18
Old Chimneys Goldilocks
Goldilocks Goldilocks
Wheat Ale   8.6% ABV
Out of Production
Wheat Ale 8.6%
6.91
19
Old Chimneys Good King Henry (-2019)
Good King Henry (-2019) Good King Henry (-2019)
Stout - Imperial   9.6% ABV
Out of Production
1 Batch
Stout - Imperial 9.6%
7.98
20
Old Chimneys Good King Henry (2019-)
Good King Henry (2019-) Good King Henry (2019-) Brewed at/by Grain Brewery
Stout - Imperial   10.0% ABV
1 Batch
Stout - Imperial 10.0%
7.76
21
Old Chimneys Good King Henry III
Good King Henry III Good King Henry III Brewed at/by Grain Brewery
Out of Production
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial 10.0%
7.73
22
Old Chimneys Good King Henry IV
Good King Henry IV Good King Henry IV Brewed at/by Pastore Brewing and Blending
Out of Production
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial 10.5%
7.56
23
Old Chimneys Good King Henry Special Reserve
Good King Henry Special Reserve Good King Henry Special Reserve
Stout - Imperial   11.0% ABV
14 Batches
Stout - Imperial 11.0%
8.39
24
Old Chimneys Good King Henry V
Good King Henry V Good King Henry V Brewed at/by Grain Brewery
1 Batch
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial 9.8%
7.99
25
Old Chimneys Great Raft Bitter
Great Raft Bitter Great Raft Bitter Out of Production
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter 4.1%
6.19
26
Old Chimneys Hairy Canary
Hairy Canary Hairy Canary
Golden / Blonde Ale   3.9% ABV
Out of Production
Golden / Blonde Ale 3.9%
6.10
27
Old Chimneys Herald of Winter
Herald of Winter Herald of Winter Traditional Beer - Old Ale 5.7%
7.18
28
Old Chimneys Hopton Bells Ap-peal
Hopton Bells Ap-peal Hopton Bells Ap-peal
Strong Ale   7.0% ABV
Out of Production
Strong Ale 7.0%
6.55
29
Old Chimneys Horn of Plenty
Horn of Plenty Horn of Plenty IPA - Imperial / Double 9.2%
6.62
30
Old Chimneys IPA
IPA IPA Out of Production
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter 5.6%
6.62
31
Old Chimneys King Alfred's Cake  Baltic Porter
King Alfred's Cake Baltic Porter King Alfred's Cake Baltic Porter
Porter - Baltic   8.2% ABV
Porter - Baltic 8.2%
7.36
32
Old Chimneys Le Cardinal
Le Cardinal Le Cardinal Brewed at/by Artefact Brewing
Farmhouse - Bière de Garde 6.4%
7.56
33
Old Chimneys Lords & Ladies
Lords & Ladies Lords & Ladies Barley Wine - Barley 6.0%
7.52
34
Old Chimneys Medium Dry Cider
Medium Dry Cider Medium Dry Cider
Cider - Dry   6.0% ABV
Out of Production
Cider - Dry 6.0%
6.21
35
Old Chimneys Military Mild
Military Mild Military Mild
Mild   3.4% ABV
Out of Production
Mild 3.4%
6.44
36
Old Chimneys Natterjack
Natterjack Natterjack Out of Production
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter 5.2%
6.02
37
Old Chimneys Orange Dawn
Orange Dawn Orange Dawn Brewed at/by Briarbank Brewing
Out of Production
Barley Wine - Barley 10.6%
7.32
38
Old Chimneys Orange Dawn (Barrel Aged)
Orange Dawn (Barrel Aged) Orange Dawn (Barrel Aged) Brewed at/by Briarbank Brewing
Out of Production
Barley Wine - Barley 10.6%
7.23
39
Old Chimneys Oxeye
Oxeye Oxeye IPA - Imperial / Double 9.4%
6.73
40
Old Chimneys Pale Ale 1914
Pale Ale 1914 Pale Ale 1914 Out of Production
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter 5.7%
6.61
41
Old Chimneys Parnassus
Parnassus Parnassus
Strong Ale   5.5% ABV
Strong Ale 5.5%
6.69
42
Old Chimneys Passenger Centenary Ale
Passenger Centenary Ale Passenger Centenary Ale
Strong Ale   5.7% ABV
Out of Production
Strong Ale 5.7%
6.41
43
Old Chimneys Polecat Porter
Polecat Porter Polecat Porter
Porter   4.0% ABV
Out of Production
Porter 4.0%
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44
Old Chimneys PSA (Parnassus Stock Ale)
PSA (Parnassus Stock Ale) PSA (Parnassus Stock Ale) IPA - Imperial / Double 9.6%
6.89
45
Old Chimneys Purple Emperor
Purple Emperor Purple Emperor
Porter   7.5% ABV
Out of Production
Porter 7.5%
7.12
46
Old Chimneys Ragged Robin
Ragged Robin Ragged Robin Out of Production
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter 3.6%
6.60
47
Old Chimneys Red Admiral
Red Admiral Red Admiral 4 Batches Barley Wine - Barley 11.4%
7.69
48
Old Chimneys Red Clover
Red Clover Red Clover Out of Production
Traditional Beer - Old Ale 6.2%
6.79
49
Old Chimneys Red Stag
Red Stag Red Stag
Strong Ale   7.2% ABV
Out of Production
Strong Ale 7.2%
6.67
50
Old Chimneys Redshank
Redshank Redshank Barley Wine - Barley 7.5%
7.21
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Score 6.86
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