Old Chimneys Good King Henry Special Reserve

Brewed by Old Chimneys
Style: Imperial Stout
Diss, England

Thanks to beerbill for sharing this. Deep black beer with no head. Lightly salty and sweet aroma with a light cherry aroma and a lot of black licorice. Very roasty and complex with notes of soy, rich leather and a nice earthy tobaccoish flavour. There is a treacly sweetness on the back. Very British tasting. Rich and intense with a lingering dark sweetness. Really earthy and vineous. Aniseed flavour behind the leathery flavour. A bit of pepper among all the deep malty complexity. Very tasty stuff.

275 ml bottle dated 2006 courtesy of a trade with cgarvieuk, thanks Craig! Pours a gorgeous black cherry color with a few glints of deep red when held against light. When swirled in the glass, this beer has very nice legs akin to a fine red wine. Very lovely aroma of that is filled with caramel, rich malt, vanilla, and some alcohol vapors. The flavor is lightly roasted malt, caramel, vanilla, and very mild tobacco. There is some mellow warming from the alcohol after the swallow that in no way interferes with the enjoyment of this beer. Excellent!

<i>Bottle shared by Mes, thanks!
Vintage 2005</i>
Black color; generous creamy head, reducing fast. Wonderful aroma, roasted malt, chocolate, light leather, but mostly a very good cheesy touch. Good body strength, perfect mouthfeel, massive caramel and chocolate flavor, with vanilla, light liquorice, leather, light fruity sourness; artfully blended together. Lovely!

rbesg08 grand tasting, bottled. this awoke my taste buds from their mid-session slumber. pitch black with a thin cream head, chocolate cream aroma, plenty of cherry ripe flavour with some hints of pipe tobacco, school desk and sherry. exquisite

2006 Bottle thanks to Gabriel. Poured a dark brown almost black with no head. Aroma is oak, dark fruits, and raison. Taste is oak, dark fruit, raison, with a hint of smoke and alcohol. Smooth with a nice warming finish. Unique and good. Thanks Gabe

Bottle (2006)from craig. 11.2 oz bottle shared with wolf. Light black in color, no head not even a bubble? Nice aroma of vanilla, fruity raisons and oak. Taste is dark fruits, raisons, touch of vanilla. Fruitier then I expected. Not trace of alcohol in the taste. The carbonation was level was non exsisting. This beer had the characteristics of a red wine. Unique. Good beer, thanks craig!

Bottle shared at pauls tasting, 2006 vintage. Pours a black body with a thin off white lacing. Sweet chocolate with a fruity plum and fig body. Light rum character with some whiskey notes. Sweet milk chocolate and light minerals.

05. pitch black. strong alcohol nose, whiskey nose with a strong chocolate fudge scent. great taste, chocolate , rummy sweetness . rich, strong, beautiful, the alcohol does not dry this out, but it is apparent. some peanut butter lingers. thats pretty good, not great, but pretty good.to quote Marcus.i like it more. 5 8 8 4 17