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.

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8.4
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Split by Sir Alex. Thanks. Pours Black with a small beige head. Sweet, soft and sophisticated. Dried fruit and Chocolate. Super Nice. 4.4

Tried on 03 Jan 2026 at 07:56


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared by SirAlex with Bonanzajoe. Thanks. Pours Black with a small head and lacings. Great depth and sophistication as always with G.K.H. Tobacco, ashes, coffee and wood. Dope. 4.4

Tried on 03 Jan 2026 at 07:51


9.5

Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2025 at 18:32


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

bottle at cloisters ...dark black ..thin tan lacing ..soft earth big fresh oak nose ..soft sweet oak6..chocolate roast malts ..dark sweet chocolate roast malts ..long soft oak

Tried on 14 Dec 2025 at 20:04


8.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

bottle at cloisters ...Dec 14 2025 ...dark black ..thin tan lacing ..soft sweet chocolate Roast malts ..Light oak ..sweet chocolate roast malts nose ...dark chocolate roast malts ..heavy rich chocolate roast malts ..big oak .. Heres to you dad . i miss you

Tried on 14 Dec 2025 at 19:35


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at cloisters 14th December 2025 ...soft blackcurrant ..soft sweet earthy berries soft cardboard nose .soft chocolate roast ..Light oak ..ling sift blackcurrant chocolate ..definitely showing a lot of age ...Heres to you dad . i miss you

Tried on 14 Dec 2025 at 19:22


8.9
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

bottle 2023 at home ...dark black ...thin tan lacing ..soft sweet caramel chocolate roast malts nose ..soft sweet creamy vanilla soft roast ..dark woody oaky chocolate

Tried on 13 Dec 2025 at 18:37


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Cask@Dark Beer Fest 2025, The Hope, Carshalton (27/11/2025) - roasted sweet malty with layers of chocolate, dark caramel, liquorice, full bodied with nice soft cask mouthfeel, wooden red wine washed lingering warming malty finish . Lovely.

Tried from Cask at Hope on 27 Nov 2025 at 19:51


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; clear amber pour with a thin white head, aroma has honey and light citrus, taste has some bready malts, hint of spice, rich honey

Tried from Bottle from Cotteridge Wines on 27 Jul 2025 at 08:54


9.1
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle at home and this is something good. Stunning colour in the glass with lasting lacing. Huge and rich nose and a deep and rich fruit and savoury taste that is perfectly balanced. The mouthfeel goes on and on. This is a superb beer.

Tried from Bottle from BEER:shop on 13 Jul 2025 at 17:56