Old Chimneys Good King Henry Special Reserve

Brewed by Old Chimneys
Style: Imperial Stout
Diss, England

Bottled. A pitch black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet mlaty with notes of prunes, alcoho, and oxidation. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of prunes, alcohol, grapefruit, wood, and soy sauce. The alcohol leaves a slight burn in the mouth.

(Bottle 27,5 cl) Courtesy of madsberg/Chris o. Vintage 2002. Pours completely opaque black with a light brown head. Aroma of raisins and bourbon - or oak rather. Quite full-bodied with loads and loads of roasted malt, dried and overripe fruit accents. Again some oak and vanilla appears in the flavour. The bitterness is very subdued. A very satisfying brew. 270607

Bottled at RBESG. Black as night, beige head. Evident vanilla and oak aroma with cocoa and coffee underneath. Fairly sweet with full body. Careful soft chococlate and coffee flavour. Quite reminiscent of Kaggen, but with more oak and sweetness. Less salty licorice and more oak than in the regular version. Very well made.

RBSG07. From 33 cL bottle (2002 version). Aroma with barrel notes and dried raisins. Very dry and slight acidic going very dark roasted malty into the finish.

Bottle from Phil_L, cheers mate! Lovely roasted aroma yet with a slight burning alcohol note. Solid roasted malt flavour with a nice smoothness of chocolate. Lovely liqourice bite. Ends warming alcohol flavoured and acidic roasted malt. Lovely

Bottle 275ml @ home. [ My UK Beer # 1000 ]
[ Courtesy of Mes_and_Sim ]. [ Vintage 2005 ]. Clear dark black color with a large, creamy, excellent lacing, fully lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, burnt, chocolate, dark berry - forest berry, cigar - tobaco, wood, oak, light alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration. Body is full, texture is oily - syrupy - creamy - smooth, carbonation is soft - flat. Plain and very very complex and very easy to drink ... give me more ;o)) (020708)

Bottled. Black colour, small beige head. Aroma is vanilla, roasted malts, wooden sourness, some chocolate and vanilla. Flavour is the same along with some warming alcohol feeling as well as mild coffee in the finish. A very balanced brew.

Bottle, 2002-vintage. Dark brown coloured with a beige head. Aroma of dried fruits, liquorice and chocolate with dusty notes. Roasted flavour of liquorice, dried fruits and chocolate.

Date: 06/23/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, RBSG 2007
Vintage: 2002

opaque brown, wispy tan head, so thick it stains the glass, sweet dark and milk chocolate aroma, rich chocolate flavor, light vanilla sweetness, no bitterness

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4