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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7.5/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draft pour, dark brown color with a small tan head. Aroma was notes of roasted malts, touch of chocolate, with some elements of coffee. Flavor was pretty tasty - easy to drink chocolate notes, some coffee. Pretty enjoyable. Alcohol was totally masked in this one.
Tried from Draft on 14 Apr 2014 at 22:44

6.9/10 β€” Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft at the brewery. Pours a clear copper color with a large creamy tan head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of herbal, resin, pine hops, pale malts. The taste is citrus, tropical, plum, watermelon, resin hops, pale malt. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, strong lingering bitterness.
Tried from Draft on 31 Mar 2014 at 10:53

7.4/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft at the brewery. Pours a hazy golden color with a medium sized creamy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of strong coffee and cinnamon, mild peppers and a bit of smoke. The taste is coffee, wheat, cherries, peppers, mild spice. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 31 Mar 2014 at 10:50

7.2/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft at the brewery. Pours a slightly hazy amber with a thin creamy head. Fair head retention. Aroma of floral, herbal notes, pale malt and a hint of soap. The taste is strong lavender, spice, coriander, sweet caramel malt. Light bodied, low carbonation, decent balance.
Tried from Draft on 31 Mar 2014 at 10:48

7.1/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft at the brewery. Pours a dark brown color with a thin frothy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malts, vanilla, lactose. The taste is roasted malts, chocolate, vanilla, herbal hops. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness.
Tried from Draft on 05 Mar 2014 at 21:16

6.9/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Growler at the after party at Downtown Inn, RBWG 2014
Cloudy yellow with a medium sized white head and good lacing. Aroma of citrus and straw. Flavor is hay, yeast and citrus, super dry finish
Nice, would be a good thirst quencher in the summer.
Tried from Growler on 18 Feb 2014 at 16:59

6.6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Growler at RBWG 2014, thanks! Pours a cloudy earthy dull yellow with an off-white head that dissipates completely. Aroma has earthy wheat with a light tart lemon note. Flavor has a light lemony tartness but is mainly full of earthy wheat.
Tried from Growler on 16 Feb 2014 at 09:55

7.2/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft at the brewery. Pours a hazy bronze color with a thin creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of toffee, toasted malts, floral hops. The taste is toasted malts, toffee, strong citrus hop finish. Medium bodied, slightly boozy..
Tried from Draft on 10 Feb 2014 at 18:37

7.2/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Growler in the hotel room while wrapping uo RBWG 2014. Pours cloudy gold with a fine, creamy head. Mild lacto tang in the nose, hints of white peaches and lemon. Light sweet flavor, assertive tartness, lots of citric lemon bite. Light bodied with fine, spritzy carbonation. Clean, fresh sour lemon finish, slight metal and salt, a bit of tongue-blister, light citrus sugars. Moderateky dry. Very refreshing.
Tried from Growler on 09 Feb 2014 at 08:13