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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7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
borefts 2016 tasting.. Dark brown... Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet toffee roast spice malts nose.. Soft spice malts.. Soft toffee fruit
Tried on 22 Sep 2016 at 13:46

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sampled @ Pre-Borefts-Tasting 2016. Trübes dunkel orange goldenes Bier mit geringen leicht beigen Schaumkrone. Geruch fruchtig hopfig, grapefruit. Geschmack sehr hopfig bitter, grapefruit, lange Bitterkeit.
Tried on 22 Sep 2016 at 12:56

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle shared at the pre Borefts tasting. Thin white head. Hazy amber pour. Biscuit aftertaste
Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2016 at 12:54

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at Pre-Borefts tasting. Hazy amber with light beige head. Dry light roasted malts, soft grass and some flowers, caramel. Light sweet and medium bitter. Medium bodied with a bit slick dry feel.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2016 at 12:53

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Fruchtig bitterer, eher weicher Antrunk. Spritzig, dunkle Malznoten. Milde Herbe im Mittelteil, kurzer Nachhall. Rund. 9/10/10/9/9/10
Tried on 22 Sep 2016 at 12:53

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at the pre-Borefts tasting, Den Haag, 2016. Poured a hazy medium amber with a frothy short-lived white head. The aroma is dry yeast, floral medicinal hop, some fruit. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light crisp, spicy, woody hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2016 at 12:53

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at pre borefts 2016 tasting... Copper.. Big tan head.... Soft sweet toffee fruit nose... Dry dark fruit roast... Dry fruit.. Soft toffee malts
Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2016 at 12:51

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 9
bottle at home ,,, massive thanks to Chris for bringing this back from a family trip ... dark brown black ... massive tan head ... soft sweet dusty chocolate roast malt nose ... dark chocolate .. rich berries .. soft toffee licroice roast malts .. rich malts ...
Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2016 at 15:15

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at craig’s. Pours deep ruby, nose is sweet toffee, berries, little varnish, taste is dry, roasted, bitter, light chocolate.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2016 at 15:15

6/10
Tried on 30 Aug 2016 at 14:29