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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7.3/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8
from can, golden with a white head. Aroma is quite hoppy, grass, pine, straw, orange, bright and clear. Taste is smooth, quite bitter, grassy, pine, citrus, resinous, mango, pineapple, peach, a bit simple but ok ipa.
Tried from Can on 08 Jul 2018 at 19:19

5.5/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Pours a very nice scarlet from a can. Light fruit tea aroma similar flavor, dry. Thin and watery not terribly flavorful. Okay beer.
Tried from Can on 30 Jun 2018 at 01:11

6.6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at Hughies. Pours a clear amber with medium frothy off white head that lasts. The aroma is strong hibiscus, pine, citrus, resin. Medium body, dank, hibiscus, nice sweetness, bitter finish, good.
Tried from Draft on 14 Jun 2018 at 05:15

7.3/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
12 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy pale golden yellow color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with decent retention, that reduces to a minimal spotty lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of tart/sour lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape. hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/acidic yeast and light-moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of tart/sour lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape. hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate lactic tartness and light yeast spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape. hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast and light-moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/tartness balance, and zero puckering flavors after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from tartness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/acidic balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol expected of 3%. Overall this is a good Berliner. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast and light-moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the mellowly acidic/drying finish, not overly lactic. Very flavorful and not too watery for the ABV. Nice fruity lacto complexity and solid pale/wheat malt backing. A nicely enjoyable offering. Pretty standard tasting, and well made style example.
Tried from Can on 13 May 2018 at 01:01

6.6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap at Richmond taproom
Clear copper colour, medium-sized off-white head. A bit honeyish, barley aroma. Medium-bodied. Sweetish, honeyish and malty. Hides ABV well, clean easy sipper.
Tried from Draft on 03 Apr 2018 at 19:55

6.6/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap at Richmond taproom
Dark ruby colour, small beige head. Toasted aroma, a bit of chocolate. Light to medium-bodied. Toasted, some sweetness, chocolate. Clean but simple.
Tried from Draft on 03 Apr 2018 at 19:54

4.5/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Tap at Richmond taproom
Dark nut brown colour, small beige head. Light toasted aroma. Light-bodied. Light caramel, light nutty toastyness. But very, very, watery. Not much substance.
Tried from Draft on 03 Apr 2018 at 19:52

4.9/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Tap at Richmond taproom
A bit hazy yellow colour, tiny white head. A bit grainy, worty aroma. Light-bodied. Grainy, sweetish, worty. "Brewpub pils".
Tried from Draft on 03 Apr 2018 at 19:50

7.2/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Lots of coffee like Guatemalan hills. Dark chocolate and roast. Caramel. Creamy consistency. Black pour with good head and lacing. Cereal and toast. Bitter finish. Can.
Tried from Can on 26 Mar 2018 at 00:21

7.4/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft at Lost & Found. Dark, inky black, tiniest ring of head. Roasty aroma, bitter, burnt toast, dark chocolate. Taste is all of the above and silky smooth.
Tried from Draft on 21 Mar 2018 at 01:17