7.2/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz can poured into a tulip, canned 5/20/2014. Pours amber with two and a half fingers of off-white head. Light webby lacing. Aromas of citrus, light floral notes, tropical fruit. Tastes of caramel, citrus, tropical fruit, sweet malt. Malt forward. Medium-light body with a dry finish. Slightly malty and juicy mouthfeel, medium carbonation. Would like a bit more body but still a solid IPA. Glad to see some of Champion’s beers finally making it up to Northern VA.
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2014
at 23:08
4.9/10
—
Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Draft: Strong garlic aroma, lemon also present. Cloudy golden, headless. Bready lemon, very light banana. Stale malt. Thin mouthfeel. A swing and a miss. The local water must not be ideal for weizen beers. It’s the one style that is particularly weak in my area, much to my chagrin.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 May 2014
at 15:13
8.1/10
—
Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft: Charcoal and coffee nose. Mahogany pour, medium creamy tan head, coats the glass like a milk shake. Bakers chocolate flavor, followed by coffe and raisin notes. Creamy smooth texture, soft carbonation. Excellebt well rounded porter, full of flavor.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 May 2014
at 05:03
7.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at the brewery. Pours a hazy orange color with a medium sized frothy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of dry citrus, thyme, other herbal notes, lemongrass, pale malt. The taste is dry citrus, pepper, herbal notes, pale malt, mild bubblegum. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Apr 2014
at 20:17
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at Champion. Pours a hazy straw color with a large fizzy white head. Fair head retention. Aroma of pale doughy malt, brine, mild citrus. The taste is pale malt, briny finish. Medium bodied, high carbonation, refreshing.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Apr 2014
at 20:13
7.6/10
—
Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sweet malt nose, subtle, biscuity, zwieback. Clear copper, medium yellow head, abundant glass adherence. Lightly sweet malt which swiftly becomes very woody and pleasantly bitter. Decidedly unfruity and rustic, but that’s not really a bad thing. Soft and nearly cask-like. I don’t usually go for this type of beer, but I quite enjoyed it.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Apr 2014
at 09:01
6.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50th Champion rating! (And they’ve been open barely over a year). Draft at the brewery. Clear amber large creamy offwhite head.Good head retention. Aroma of berries, stone fruits, bitter citrus, tropical, pine hops. Thr taste is bitter pine, resin, herbal hops. Mild stone fruits in the background. Medium bodied, strong lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Apr 2014
at 13:36
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This is awesome. Pours cloudy dark brown with good head and lacing. Nice dose of robust malt. Finishes bitter. Roasty with dark chocolate and coffee - everything a good porter should be. Good stuff. Tap at DC Beer festival.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Apr 2014
at 09:46
5.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Pours golden orange with ok head and lacing. Cloudy. Some barley here. Ok for style. Tap at DC Beer festival.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Apr 2014
at 09:33
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft pour. Slightly hazy golden body with a small white head. Aroma was light malts, some grain character, light almost fruit notes, some yeast. Flavor was crisp malts, light and touch of grain. Pretty enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Apr 2014
at 23:09