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.
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from the brewery. Poured a hazy medium amber with a frothy white head. The aroma is rich fruit alcohol, yeast and malt. The flavour is medium to strong bitter with a yeast liqourice bitter alcohol malt palate. Medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Half was to a Belgian tripel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2013
at 11:55
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared thanks to Jmgreenuk. Pours hazy amber with an off white head. Aroma of fruits, toasted malt. Flavor is light moderate sweet and bitter. Soy in the palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2013
at 11:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
275cl bottle courtesy of and shared with jmgreenuk. Thin white head. Clear amber pour. Short bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2013
at 11:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from the brewery. Poured a clear dark brown with a thin off white head. The aroma is weak malt hop. The flavour is medium bitter with a caramel malt coffee treacle hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. There is lots going on here. A lovely beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2013
at 11:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared thanks to Jmgreenuk. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma of overripe fruit, prunes, raisins and caramel. Flavor is light moderate sweet and moderate bitter. A touch of coffee and smoke in the palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2013
at 11:26
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
50cl bottle courtesy of and shared with jmgreenuk. Thin white head. Clear burgundy pour. Nice bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2013
at 11:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from the brewery. Poured a slightly hazy medium amber with a big frothy white head. The aroma is big ginger and a hint of citrus. The flavour is medium sweet with a super zesty carbonated ginger palate. Medium bodied with fizzy carbonation. It’s like an alcoholic ginger beer. If you like ginger you will love this. If you don’t, then.... er, you won’t !
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2013
at 11:12
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
50cl bottle courtesy of and shared with jmgreenuk. Thin white head. Clear golden pour . Tastes like shandy. Not bad
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2013
at 11:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared thanks to jmgreenuk. Pours clear pale golden with a big bubbly white head. Aroma is full on lemon and ginger. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and bitter. Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2013
at 11:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from the brewery. Poured a crystal clear light amber with a thin white head. The aroma is fresh damp citrus. The flavour is light bitter light sour with a watery yeast, grapefruit citrus palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Super refreshing. Ideal in the summer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2013
at 11:02