Old Chimneys Good King Henry Special Reserve

Brewed by Old Chimneys
Style: Imperial Stout
Diss, England

Serve in Snifter

Bottle - Thanks Paul - Pours black with a dark brown hue around the top - nice amount of oak and a little smokiness in the nose - dark chocolate in the taste with more on the palate - I got zero booziness in this 11% beer. Easy drinking, great beer. England you have out done yourself.

275ml bottle courtesy of biggsbowler. Thanks Randall! Been hunting this one for awhile. Pours black, small off white head. Nose is amazing with bourbon, sherry, port notes and chocolate with a hint of biscuit. Flavor is silky smooth, with hints of smoke, chocolate, whiskey. Palate is full but not boozy in the least. This is an amazing beer.

Thanks a lot to madmitch for that one. The small bottle looks good, the beer in the glass deep black, small head. Heavy malty aroma. Starts very strong, deep malty, not too dry. Earthy-woody notes, background with hints of vanilla. Well balanced but intense finish of malt, wood, earth. Goes down burning. Definetly a beer to enjoy.

2007 275ml bottle via trade with ygtbsm94 - Pours a dark brown color with a thin tan head that didn’t last long. Faint spotty lacing. Aroma is roasted malt, dark fruit, light oak and vanilla, and hints of smoke and chocolate. Flavor is the same as the aroma but a little more intense. The alcohol is noticeable, but not stomach warming. Very light carbonation. Medium to full body. A good beer, but not quite worth the BA Speedway I traded for it.

2009 vintage tasted blind at cgarvieuk’s. Dark brown/black, thin espresso head. Big vanilla, molasses, raisin nose. Sweet syrupy plum front, some dark chocolate, rum & raisin malts. Some booze, deep spices too. Coffee and roast notes on the finish. Fantastic.

275 ml bottle sent by cgarvieuk to bsuedekum- thanks for sending, Craig, and for sharing, Blake! Bottled 16.11.09, best by 16.11.19. Pours a dark, almost opaque coffee brown with a small dark tan head that sticks around as a thin film all the way down. Darker head than the regular GKH. Aroma of charred oak, syrupy chocolate, vanilla, dark fruits, licorice, and earth. Dark fruits are even more apparent as it warms. Flavor of chocolate, roast - very malty - oak, vanilla, earth, subtle ash, and more dark fruits. There’s also something we couldn’t quite pin down that seemed unique to this beer. Full-bodied, with a rich, smooth, roasty, malty mouthfeel and low carbonation. Excellent.

2006 bottle from the legend FONEFAN! Thanks Jan!! Aroma has notes of dark dried fruits, roasted malts, chocolate, smoke, peat, sweet malts, and faded resin malts. Black hue with a very small brown head that fully diminished and left no lace. Flavor is very sweet and medium bitter. Palate is very full bodied and oily soft. Overall a lovely Impy but a little past it’s prime. The malt base is nice and complex but the hop profile is totally gone. However, since I’m a fan of Barely Wines this works very much to my favor. The aromas along with the slight oxidation leaves a very nice sipper of an Impy. Smooth and rich. I enjoyed this one.

Brewed 13 November 2008, 275ml purchased direct from the tiny brewery. Poured with a thin brown head after encouragement from gravity. Smooth, velvety mouthfeel, molasses, Madeira port, Green & Blacks organic chocolate, raisins, banana, the taste sensation goes on. Not like any stout I’ve ever tasted, in fact not like any beer I’ve tasted! Oatmeal? Figs? There’s so much in there, I found myself sipping the last few drops, I don’t want to open my 2009 bottle but how to follow this? Suitable for vegetarians and vegans. And saints and angels. And kings and queens. I feel a 200 mile round trip coming on...