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OLD CHIMNEYS is a craft brewery started in 1995 by Alan Thomson, a Master Brewer with over 30 years experience. All our products are made from highest quality raw materials, most locally sourced.
In addition to our 12 regular beers, we brew occasional special ales and make a small quantity of cider.
Most of our beers are named after rare species found nearby.
Our brewery shop stocks all of our bottled products, which are all suitable for vegetarians, and we give a 10% discount per case of 12. Draught beer is available in 9 gallon firkins and 8, 17 or 34 pint polypins, and should be ordered in advance.
WINNER of numerous awards - including Overall Champion twice at both the Norwich Beer Festival and the
Cambridge Winter Festival.
AWARDED a rosette for consistent high quality in the Good Bottled Beer Guide, with star ratings given to three individual beers.
Featured in Rick Stein’s book the “GUIDE TO THE FOOD HEROES
OF BRITAIN”
In addition to our 12 regular beers, we brew occasional special ales and make a small quantity of cider.
Most of our beers are named after rare species found nearby.
Our brewery shop stocks all of our bottled products, which are all suitable for vegetarians, and we give a 10% discount per case of 12. Draught beer is available in 9 gallon firkins and 8, 17 or 34 pint polypins, and should be ordered in advance.
WINNER of numerous awards - including Overall Champion twice at both the Norwich Beer Festival and the
Cambridge Winter Festival.
AWARDED a rosette for consistent high quality in the Good Bottled Beer Guide, with star ratings given to three individual beers.
Featured in Rick Stein’s book the “GUIDE TO THE FOOD HEROES
OF BRITAIN”
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NEW BEERS FOR 2012
PARNASSUS is our new India Pale Ale, made from a blend of a pale ale with a strong hoppy stock beer matured for six months . The ABV is 5.5%, and it will be available in 500ml bottles.
DIAMOND JUBILEE is a very pale beer brewed with spelt wheat and weighing in at 4.8% ABV on draught, and 5.0% in 500ml bottles.
For the fourth year running, GOOD KING HENRY SPECIAL RESERVE is the highest rated British Beer on www.ratebeer.com and the only UK Beer in the World’s top 100.
And for a customer’s view of what we are about, see “A Bloody Good Little Brewery” (19th Dec 2009) on www.thebeerbear.blogspot.com
PARNASSUS is our new India Pale Ale, made from a blend of a pale ale with a strong hoppy stock beer matured for six months . The ABV is 5.5%, and it will be available in 500ml bottles.
DIAMOND JUBILEE is a very pale beer brewed with spelt wheat and weighing in at 4.8% ABV on draught, and 5.0% in 500ml bottles.
For the fourth year running, GOOD KING HENRY SPECIAL RESERVE is the highest rated British Beer on www.ratebeer.com and the only UK Beer in the World’s top 100.
And for a customer’s view of what we are about, see “A Bloody Good Little Brewery” (19th Dec 2009) on www.thebeerbear.blogspot.com