# Old Chimneys Brewery — Diss, Suffolk

> Old Chimneys Brewery in Diss, Suffolk, England scores 4.16 out of 5 — Great, #1 in Suffolk. 74 beers tracked, mostly Stout / Porter.

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Old Chimneys Brewery is a brewery in Diss, Suffolk, England. We grade it Great, with a score of 4.16 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #1 in Suffolk. Of the 74 beers we track, 76% are Stout / Porter and 6% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 4.16 out of 5
- Grade: Great 😀 — Consistently produce world-class beer.
- Ranked: #1 in Suffolk · #38 in England · #1,721 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 74

## About

Founder Alan Thomson started as a brewer with Vaux Brewery in Sunderland in 1977. After spells with Greene King and Broughton Brewery, he started Old Chimneys in 1995. He closed the brewery in 2019 and is now a part time consultant brewer. 
Good King Henry Special Reserve, Old Chimneys' renowned Imperial Stout, is brewed under Alan's supervision at Grain Brewery.

## What they brew

- Stout / Porter — 76% of the beers we track
- IPA — 6% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 5% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 5% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 4% of the beers we track
- Other — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Farm Church Road, Diss, Suffolk, England
- Coordinates: 52.36591929999999, 0.9231451
- Website: http://www.oldchimneysbrewery.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Artefact Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/artefact-brewing-21804.md) — 3.75, Fine — Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk — 6.3 mi away
- [Rascality Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/rascality-brewing-29699.md) — 3.00, Limited — Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk — 6.9 mi away
- [Elmtree Beers](https://finding.beer/brewery/elmtree-beers-15510.md) — 3.47, Poor — Norwich, Norfolk — 7.3 mi away
- [Wagtail Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/wagtail-brewery-15507.md) — 2.98, Limited — Attleborough, Norfolk — 8 mi away
- [Drenchfoot](https://finding.beer/brewery/drenchfoot-25354.md) — 3.48, Poor — Thetford, Norfolk — 8.1 mi away
- [Humber Doucy Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/humber-doucy-brewing-co-18016.md) — 3.06, Limited — Stowmarket, Suffolk — 8.4 mi away
- [Ampersand Brew Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/ampersand-brew-co-14314.md) — 3.81, Fine — Diss, Norfolk — 8.6 mi away
- [Craft Academy](https://finding.beer/brewery/craft-academy-34054.md) — 2.68, Limited — Suffolk — 9.1 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england.md)

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