Old Chimneys
Client Brewer
in
Diss,
Suffolk,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Old Chimneys Brewery
- Out of business
Established in 1995
Contact
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.
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.
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
330ml bottle from The Offie, Leicester. Pours black with a small beige head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, toffee, chocolate, raisins, coffee, liquorice, molasses & burnt malt. Medium body. Dry bourbon finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2026
at 13:42
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is vanilla, oak, raisin, chocolate, toffee, taste is similar, rich, chewy. 8/9/9/8/8
Tried
on 23 Jul 2026
at 07:31
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is woody, oak, chocolate, cream, vanilla, some prune, taste is sweet toffee, creamy, chocolate, vanilla, oak. 8/9/8/8/8
Tried
on 23 Jul 2026
at 07:30
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2026
at 16:12
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2026
at 16:06
7.3/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
11/7/2026. Bottle at the ITFC England WCQF beer share. From Beautiful Beers, Bury St Edmunds. Lively pour. Aroma is very fruity, flowery, golden syrup, malty. Quite sweet, moderately bitter with a slight bite. Medium body, smooth, average carbonation. Sweet goodness, enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Beautiful Beers
on 11 Jul 2026
at 15:58
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Leftfield. It pours darkness brown to black with a small, fluffy white head. The aroma is quite a bit sweet than the OG version, creamy, milk chocolate, whisky soaked oak, dried fruits, fruit cake, vanilla custard, mars bar and maltesers. The taste is smooth, slick, heavy sweetness, thick, dark roasted malt, rich and charred oak, toasted brown sugar, rich and creamy, Irish coffee, creamy, vanilla custard, warming alcohol, Baileys, cakey, maltesers and mars bar with a slick, thick and sweet. Fulsome body, fine carbonation and slick mouth feel. Nice elements to it, but this a
Is a step too far in terms of sweetness and creaminess.
Is a step too far in terms of sweetness and creaminess.
Tried
from Bottle
from Left Field Beer
on 03 Jul 2026
at 12:26
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Весьма большой сюрприз для меня. Уникальный стаут. Я мечтаю что бы по аромату этого пива сотворили духи. Много кожи, легкая бочка, небольшая жареность, и какая то землянистая основа во всем этом. В целом прям уникально.
Tried
on 08 May 2026
at 23:19
8/10
Sweetish, slightly creamy with some licorice, dry earthiness, raisins, cocoa and roastiness, hints of ash, faint notes of tartness. Old skoolish
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2026
at 01:04
7.5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Feb 2026
at 19:00