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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6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
Bottle (Thanks Joes for sharing!). Brown / amber color, smell off-white head. Average smell, taste malt, bitter and a little grassy. Low body and carbo.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2011 at 10:58

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
2008 bottle at RBESG Grand Tasting, held at Dean Swift. Black. Flat. Nise: coconut, vanlla, chocolate, something like bourbon. Flavor of huge coconut and other tropical fruits, vanilla, chocolate, candy, even some pineapple. Very sweet and tropical for a stout. Fun, though not a little bit weird.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2011 at 22:04

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
27.5 cL bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a small off-white head. Aroma is yeasty, caramelish and roasted malty. Fruity, caramelish and slight yeasty into a medium dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2011 at 09:07

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Bottled@The Chriso Pre-GBBF Shindig 2011 "Donkey Dork Lord Edition". Amber colour with a small white head. Aroma is fruits, some slight caramel and earthy notes as well. Flavour is sweet malts, some fruits, wood and mild earthyness.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2011 at 06:45

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled@The Chriso Pre-GBBF Shindig 2011 "Donkey Dork Lord Edition". Hazy yellowish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is apples, some fruits, mild yeast, some nectar, yeast and mild alcohol sweetness as well. Flavour is apples, some strange sweetness, mild toffee and some slight wooden notes.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2011 at 06:33

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig ’11. It pours light hazy yellow, with no head. The nose is tart apple, farmyard, sweet berry and lemon. The taste is juicy red apple, sour green apple, white grape, tart lemon and tangy fruit, with a pleasant dry-tart finish. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2011 at 11:26

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle (2005) at ChrisO’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2011. Clearish, red-brown pour with a small head. WTF is this? A beer that should not be aged. Kind of sweet with some leaves.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2011 at 23:13

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle at ChrisO’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2011. Pours hazy yellow with basically no head. Sugary apple nose. Flavor is sweet, lightly sour, with moderate apple presence, hints of salt. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Dries out well on the finish, more touches of sugar. Alright.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2011 at 22:41

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Bottle at Chriso’s. Aroma is cocoa, light coffee, wood. Roasty. Light body. Flavor of sweet chocolate, coffee. Light, thin, tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2011 at 12:26

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at Chriso’s. Berries, coffee, tangy and roasty. Very well balanced and delicious. Good shit.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2011 at 12:20