The Golden Champion
(has 1 batch)
Badger Brewery (Hall & Woodhouse) in Blandford St Mary, Dorset, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.29
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From mid 2018, this is being rebranded to ‘The Golden Champion’ and with a reduced ABV of 4.5% (previously named 'Golden Champion" with an ABV of 5%).
The subtle elderflower aromas of this delicately floral brew are reminiscent of a summer's evening.
The subtle elderflower aromas of this delicately floral brew are reminiscent of a summer's evening.
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4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
# 2880; 4/2022. Alc. 4,5% Aroma of honey, skunk, biscuit and flower. Clear gold body; white head. Sweet, honey, cardboard, flowery. Weird sweet golden ale. 0,5 l, clear glass bottle, supermarket, Lincoln (Lincolnshire, England).
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2022
at 21:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Brilliant white foamy head stayed on a lively golden body. Fruity aroma with pale malt. Medium bodied, nicely carbonated with a soft cloying back. Fruity berries, wine gums, sweet hops & hints of apple with a jam like finish. Nice one.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2021
at 19:01
7/10
Bottle from Waitrose. Label says: The Golden Champion 4.5%. Pours a clear golden colour with a thin to medium sized throthy white head. Light notes of floral and citrus on the nose but not a lot else. Taste has a lot more floral notes, bready with elderflower, citrus lemon, a touch of caramel, biscuit, ginger and peppery spice. Very subtle gentle bitterness throughout. Quite complex. Thin to medium body with a smooth oily mouthfeel. Nice beer actually and also a little unusual which is good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2021
at 20:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Co-Op, Kentish Town on 5th March 2021. Pours clear amber with loose, pale tan foam soon decaying to a ring and film, with scant lacing. Leafy hop aromas with caramel malts. Grassy and leafy hoppiness in-mouth with sweet and nutty malts, both flavour foci prevailing through the finish. Zingy mouthfeel and a light to medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2021
at 23:34
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from local Asda – now 4.5% Pours a golden yellow with a generous but transient white head. Some malty notes in the aroma, but it’s only slight. In the mouth there is an initial sweetness followed quickly by grainy malts, citrus hops and corncob. Finish varies from mouthful to mouthful ! Sometimes sweet, sometimes dry, sometimes ginger – weird ! The more I tase, the more I like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2020
at 17:06