Champion Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2012

Closed in 2023

Contact
324 6th St SE, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, United States
Description
Champion brewing company is Virginia's most progressive brewery, producing a wide variety of ales in two locations: our downtown Charlottesville tap room and our Belmont production facility. Our production brewery known as the 'missile factory' produces our core and seasonal beers on a 30-barrel brewhouse, at a current operating capacity of 15,000 barrels per year. Our original tap room produces constantly changing and innovative seasonals, one-offs, and barrel-aged wild beers.

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6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Grape nuts and lemongrass nose. Clear amber, medium head. Cereal, grass. Light body, moderate carbonation. I'd call this an APA.
Tried on 13 Dec 2019 at 02:52

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Pretty good. Super dry, to the point that it was almost too light but not quite really. But that super dry aspect seems appropriate for a real czech style pils they were aiming for. Fairly bitter, with grassy hopping. Very pale, almost straw color.
Tried on 28 Oct 2019 at 14:52

7.4/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Opaque ruby brown colour, huge frothy tan head, good retention, heavy lacing. Aroma roasted malt, coffee, licorice, dark fruit, molasses. Flavour light heavy sweet and mild bitter, roasted malt, coffee, dark fruit, licorice, bay leaf, brown suga, herbal notes. A lingering roasty bittersweet aftertaste, coffee groundings, earthy notes, spicy finish. Overall a pleasant stout, maybe a bit too sweet tastewise bit I can live with that's, very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2019 at 19:36

5.9/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Sampled from a can this beer poured a black color with orange highlights and a large foamy brown head that left decent lacing. The aroma was roasty and woody with anise and coffee. The flavor was bitter and roasty with floral hops and coffee. Very long finish. Medium body.
Tried from Can on 23 Sep 2019 at 23:34

6.5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 8
Can at home deep gold pour. Nose is over ripe fruit and agave. Tastes of melon, agave, aloe Vera, grapes, some vegetal. Medium bodied some alcohol hooch. Light oily texture.
Tried from Can on 16 Sep 2019 at 03:28

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
$2.00 can from Beer Run. Pours clear golden with a small white head that laces nicely. Pine, honey, orange peel, grapefruit, floral hop aroma. Flavor is pine, bread crust, resin, citrus peel, slightly burnt malt.
Tried from Can on 30 Aug 2019 at 23:30

5.3/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Can. Clear golden color with white head. Aroma is herbal, cardboard, grassy, some veggies. Taste is the same. Oily mouthfeel with low carbonation. Meh.
Tried from Can on 30 Jul 2019 at 05:28

7.9/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
12 ounce can into lager glass, canned on 6/12/2019. Pours slightly hazy pale golden/straw/yellow color with a 1 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, wood, peppercorn, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. A bit of fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice aromas with good balance of pale malts and earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of lemon, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, wood, peppercorn, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, wood, peppercorn, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome robustness and balance of pale malts and earthy hop flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Perfectly clean on lager flavors, with no fruity/yeasty notes. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is an excellent Czech pils. All around great robustness and balance of pale malts and earthy hop flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish; not overly aggressive. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Awesome clean pils malt showcase, with perfect Noble Saaz hop presence/balance. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp drying. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive spot on style example.
Tried from Can on 29 Jul 2019 at 21:26

7.9/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 6/11/2019. Pours crystal clear medium golden amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, onion, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and pale malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, onion, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, onion, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and pale malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Minimal warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is a very nice IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and pale malt flavors; very smooth, easy, and fairly crisp/clean to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish; not overly aggressive. Nice Simcoe, Cascade, Summit profile. Extremely vibrant, dank, earthy, and fairly juicy hop complexity; with a nice clean pale malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp resin drying. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example.
Tried from Can on 29 Jul 2019 at 21:09

6.2/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can. A bit oxidized catty hop nose. Medium light sugary body. Spicy sugar, muddled, cheesy iodine leaves, sugary aftertaste.
Tried from Can on 29 Jul 2019 at 17:19