Champion
Newbarns Brewery in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland 🏴
Brown Ale Regular|
Score
6.99
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Champion is our nod to a classic Brown Ale from the North East. Brewed with a blend of Vienna malt, a blend of crystal and dark malts, and just a touch of smoked malt, this brown ale is as complex as it is easy-drinking.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 08 May 2026
at 22:40
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg at Jolly Judge. It pours clear deep brown with a dense khaki head. The aroma is earthy, woody, brown bread, leather, nuttiness and toasty spice. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, toasty grains, brown bread, ryvita, cacao nibs, coffee, earth, leafy, nutty and leather with a drying finish. Average body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Nice ode to McEwan's.
Tried
from Draft
at
Jolly Judge
on 07 May 2026
at 17:37
7/10
Tried
on 10 Jan 2026
at 11:42
7/10
cask at graf 2024 ...dark black ..thin tan lacing..soft sweet woody caramel toffee malts nose ..soft sweet chocolate Roast malts ..soft woody caramel toffee malts
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jun 2024
at 19:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at graf. Pours deep brown, nose is caramel, toffee, some chocolate, taste is nutty, caramel, chewy.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jun 2024
at 18:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Hazy brown, beige head. Malty caramel aroma. Flavour has caramel, malt, a dash of chocolate, a little malt. Good body, super drinkable.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2024
at 13:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Pours clear amber brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of toffee and faint smoke. Taste adds chocolate and something metallic. Bready finish.
Tried
from Can
on 11 May 2024
at 13:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from Against The Grain. Dark brown body with no head or lacing. Lively carbonation. Aroma of treacle and toffee. Flavour of rust and earthy malt. Thin to medium body with a slick mouthfeel. Soft fizz. This is just ok and not as nice as I had hoped.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Feb 2024
at 00:14
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep brown with orange chinks. Beige, foamy head. Nose - brown bread, cocoa, chocolate cereal and toffee. Taste - toffee, chocolate and brown bread, almost Jamaica cake. Palate - medium bodied, lightly creamy middle but mainly roasty through the finish. Overall - lovely stuff! Proper near!
Tried
from Can
on 23 Feb 2024
at 18:24