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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6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Creamy light brown good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Heavy malty and light hoppy aroma.. Some roasted notes. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter nice roasted finish. Oily palate.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2011 at 23:50

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at Cloisters. Pours bright amber with a reasonable head. The nose has an elegant strawberry note. The taste is of cake mixture and dried fruit. The palate is medium bodied and medium textured with a clean but elegant finish. Overall, a good beer.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2011 at 13:54

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Hazy ruby with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and dried fruit. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet finish. Very soft and full bodied. 071111
Tried on 07 Nov 2011 at 12:07

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle. It pours a clear, dark brown body and a small, dense, off-white head. Roasted malts tending towards coffee, dried fruits and some hoppy scents on the nose. The flavor has a nice roastyness, some coffee and chocolate hints, dried fruits, some bitterness and a little hint of something sourish. Full-bodied and dry. Long, roasted finish. Certainly a beer worth drinking. 111105
Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2011 at 07:42

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Ulfborg, Early Winter Tasting, 2011. Pours dark ruby amber with a small creamy white head. Fruity, dry and hoppy. Citrus, marmelade and caramel. Medium and smooth body. Nice
Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2011 at 07:41

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ FOneFan. Dark brown with small tan head. Aroma is malt, caramel and light nutty. Flavour is malt, caramel, fruit, light nutty, hops and a medium bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2011 at 07:41

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Clear dark reddish brown with a off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dried fruit, nutty and light yeasty. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. 051111
Tried on 05 Nov 2011 at 07:40

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are nuts, caramel, malt, fruits and hops. Nice and smooth.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2011 at 07:39

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
bottle at home ... hazy copper ... thin white head ... soft toffee fruit nose ... fruity malts ... ligth juicy hop ... ver middle of road ... but all round decent.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Oct 2011 at 15:13

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
bottle at home ... at Colins tasting ... golden ... thin white head ... sweet yeasty ... dark sugers nose... rcih sweet golden syrup ... oily ... soft yeast ... nice but not much going on
Tried from Bottle on 29 Oct 2011 at 07:40