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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6.9/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Orange pour. Lots of guava and fruit in this, quite drinkable for style. Tart finish. Tap at Snallygaster.
Tried from Draft on 15 Sep 2014 at 10:40

7.2/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
6 oz draft pour at Snallygaster 2014 shared by me. Yellow with off-white head. Aromas of funk, tart fruit. Tastes of tart fruit, vinegar, lemon lime. Medium-light body with a dry finish. Solid.
Tried from Draft on 14 Sep 2014 at 20:30

7.4/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can, Wine Warehouse. Amber with a large frothy off-white head. Smells of grapefruit, citrus, pine, flowers. Tastes of vanilla, citrus, pine, maple. Damn, I like this beer.
Tried from Can on 11 Sep 2014 at 14:33

8/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draft at the brewery. Pours a dark brown with a medium sized creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malts, citrus and tropical hops. The taste is bitter roasted malts, dark chocolate, nuts, citrus hops. Medium bodied. Quite a nice black IPA.
Tried from Draft on 06 Sep 2014 at 17:21

7.2/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft at the brewery. Pours a clear copper with a medium sized creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of herbal, pine, citrus hops, hints of tart blueberry. The taste is tart blueberries, citrus and tropical hops. Medium bodied, moderate lingering bitterness, mild tartness.
Tried from Draft on 06 Sep 2014 at 17:19

8.3/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draft at the source. Very dark maroon color, tan head with nice retention and lacing. Aroma of dark roast coffee, vanilla. Taste is nice smooth roast bitter cocoa and coffee. delicious.
Tried from Draft on 03 Sep 2014 at 08:34

6.5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft at the source. Crystal clear yellow color, medium white head. Aroma of plain lager. Taste is very lager like.
Tried from Draft on 03 Sep 2014 at 08:33

7.3/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at the source with jackl. Looks and acts like a Guinness. Aroma of very rusty coffee grounds. Taste is toffee, coffee. Light body.
Tried from Draft on 03 Sep 2014 at 07:57

7/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at the source with jackl. Clear golden amber color, white head. Aroma of floral fruit. Taste is bitter fruit.
Tried from Draft on 03 Sep 2014 at 07:56

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft at the source with jackl, pleasure drinking with you! Hazy golden yellow color, small white edge head. Aroma of coffee!! and light spice. Taste is mostly coffee.
Tried from Draft on 03 Sep 2014 at 07:54