Old Chimneys

Client Brewer in Diss, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Old Chimneys Brewery - Out of business

Established in 1995

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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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5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottle, 5.8%. Hazy golden colour. The flavour is quite yeasty with a rough hoppiness.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2008 at 17:40

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle, 5.6%. Weak marmelady hop aroma. Hazy orange colour. The flavour has the same marmelade as aroma, grassy hoppiness, some yeast.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2008 at 17:31

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle, 4.1%. Grainy and dusty aroma. Hazy copper colour. Small white head. The flavour has some spicy hoppiness. Bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2008 at 17:30

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
50 cL bottle, as Stony Lane Medium Cider. Pours hazy and slight pale-ish yellow with a small fizzy and white head. Spiced and dry apple phenolic aroma. Acidic and spiced flavour. Lingering phenolic dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2008 at 11:49

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
50 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a lacing off-white head. Tobacco and slight herbal hops aroma. Mild malty and light fruity with a mix of bitterness and fruity accent. Medium dry and bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2008 at 11:48

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
50 cL bottle. Pours cloudy orange with a lacing white head. Smooth hoppy fruity aroma. Mild yeasty and herbal to spiced hoppy with a distinct bitterness. Dry and slight herbal finish with a clear bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2008 at 11:48

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle Pours clear and golden orange with a slowly collapsing white head. Mild spiced and slight wooden aroma. Flavour is mild breadish and fruity with a light spice note and dryness into the finish. Light yeasty too. Ends bitter and dry with a mild fruity note.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2008 at 11:47

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
50 cL bottle. Pours cloudy orange with a dense and creamy off-white head. Classic english hops with a light fruity note and bitterness coming through in the aroma. Mild bitter and slight fruity hops aroma. Light yeasty too. Light malty too. Nice bitterness into the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2008 at 11:46

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
50 cL bottle. Pours slight cloudy and orange with a creamy white head. Mild yeasty and slight hoppy aroma. Light citric hops flavour and distinct bitterness. Light citric and bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2008 at 11:46

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden deep amber to brown with a diminished light tan head. Mild roasted and slight acidic aroma. Flavour is roasted and mild acidic. Light bitter and smooth to acidic roasted into the finish.

50 cL bottle as Old Chimney Meadow Brown, courtesy of fonefan. Pours dark brown with a fully diminished white head. Mild chocolate and roasted malt aroma with a light acidic note. Mild roasted and acidic base flavour. Ends slight bitter and acidic.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2008 at 11:45