Golden Champion - Badger Brewery, Hall and Woodhouse

peensteen

Ontario (Canada)

3.58/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pale golden colour, 1 finger sticky white head with some lace left behind. Smell is of bready malt, hoppy, big floral notes come forward, elderflower, sweet in the nose and at times traces of butter. Taste is bready with chewy malt, floral, nice bitterness throughout, sweet at points and mildly hoppy. Fell is quite nice, touches of cream, understated mild carbonation, decent weight and fairly smooth. Pretty enjoyable, not bad for the style, quite pleasant and refreshing.

Serving type: bottle

07-07-2011 14:59:56 | More by peensteen

Robert-Simmonds

United Kingdom (England)

3/5  rDev -17.6%

06-12-2013 21:55:54 | More by Robert-Simmonds

pin

Australia

3/5  rDev -17.6%

05-21-2013 17:59:03 | More by pin

BigBry

Alberta (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

05-17-2013 20:09:10 | More by BigBry

Ciocanelu

Romania

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

05-09-2013 12:04:36 | More by Ciocanelu

Poserdisposer

Alberta (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +23.6%

04-13-2013 06:17:58 | More by Poserdisposer

Ivanhoes_Backpack

New Brunswick (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

03-11-2013 15:07:42 | More by Ivanhoes_Backpack

leaddog

Alberta (Canada)

3.9/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance- Pours a pale copper with a finger width of white bubbly head.

Smell- Straw, floral notes, citrus, grassy

Taste- Light grass and citrus flavours are predominate followed by floral notes and buttery malts. Finishes with a light bitterness.

Mouthfeel- Medium bodied with light carbonation and a slight fluffiness.

Overall- A pleasant EPA by Badger. I enjoyed the citrus and floral notes to this brew. The aromas could be more pronounced but otherwise very drinkable and worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

11-19-2012 02:35:37 | More by leaddog

NeverBlameTheBeer

United Kingdom (England)

5/5  rDev +37.4%

11-11-2012 01:10:47 | More by NeverBlameTheBeer

cfalovo97

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -17.6%

11-07-2012 02:37:26 | More by cfalovo97

Molson2000

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +16.8%

09-09-2012 23:24:51 | More by Molson2000

StJamesGate

New York

4/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Corn silk blonde with stiff pitted snow white foam. Lots of fresh lemon zest on the nose with cream cracker crumbs and sweet nectar underneath.
Bread crust and unripe peach with sweet floral and tangerine ending.
Lychee ending and slightly spicy linger. Round, chewy, light verging towards medium.

Not sure I know the taste of elderflower very well, but there is definitely a perfumed thing here layered with fruity sugar and EKG spice. It might all be a bit too fragrant to make a true summer drinker, but it's far more complex than the average blonde.

Quite rightly regarded as Badger's best.

Serving type: bottle

08-08-2012 19:51:30 | More by StJamesGate

MEP

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

08-05-2012 16:59:41 | More by MEP

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.6/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

500ml clear (sigh) bottle.

This beer pours a clear pale golden amber hue, with two fingers of puffy, honeycombed white head, which leaves a nice round webbed pattern of lace around the glass as it evenly sinks away.

It smells fairly fruity, with some orange rind, slight generic tropical notes, and soft under-ripe melon, a bit of oily, bready malt, and a distractingly skunky, weedy hoppiness. The taste is bready, softly biscuity, buttery malt, a mild orchard fruitiness, some ethereal spice notes, and a nice even leafy, woody hoppiness.

The carbonation is quite tame, the body medium-light in weight, and decidedly smooth. It finishes rather off-dry, the bready malt facing the culmination of a slowly burgeoning pepper spiciness, together with the faithful earthy, leafy hops.

Wow, another clear-bottle Jekyll and Hyde deal - skanky Heineken on the nose, and then, presto - a surprisingly tasty ale, once through the rabbit hole. I quite like the peppery spice notes of this offering, which would indeed complement the label's gustatory suggestions. A very drinkable pale ale, nicely sweet and balanced; just have a look-see at the opening act - it could use some work.

Serving type: bottle

06-28-2012 03:53:50 | More by biboergosum

cervezango

Bolivia

4/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

this beer is nice, honey type suger mouth feel and taste, a little tangy also a bit of menthol in the after taste, that cool methol feel is nice, very refreshing for an ale. hazy gold ale with half finger o' head and lotsa lace , smells like apple ,hops a little grass.

its not all fun and games, as it warms up in your mouth you a get a ncie little hops bite, but still this beer would be great for after a long hike on a hot day or the fourth of july or somthing(except for that its an ENGLISH pale ale). ive had one other beer from this brwery and it was ok, "the hopping hare" which was decent, but this is real nice, would be a great begginers beer but is also as complex as you like.

a very happy beer, sunny beer.

wow its all ready gone...

Serving type: bottle

05-02-2012 00:02:12 | More by cervezango

phaedrusovchaos

Romania

4.5/5  rDev +23.6%

04-10-2012 08:53:08 | More by phaedrusovchaos

liamt07

Ontario (Canada)

3.7/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Bottle from the LCBO, 500ml into a tulip. Best before April 12, no year indicated.

Clear orange, with a white head. Bubbles don't last too long, and leave a thick film and some lacing. Sweet and fruity on the nose, a bit floral and some melon. Taste has some bitterness, more honey-like sweetness and some fruit notes - perhaps some juicier citrus. A bit bready, and some moderately harsh bitterness. Decent flavour, perhaps a bit old, but toned down bitterness could make this nicer. More definitely suited to warmer days.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2012 01:05:17 | More by liamt07

BGDrock

Ontario (Canada)

4.05/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

From notes:

Appearance: nice golden (duh) colour, with a slight rosiness; good, surprisingly thick head

Aroma: lightly fruity, and you really do get a hint of tangerine as suggested on the bottle; a hint of hops turns up after a few sniffs

Taste & Mouthfeel: first thing that sticks out is a sort of creaminess in texture; not as sweet as expected (which is good) and not too hoppy either; the fruitiness becomes more apparent with time

Overall: would say it is well balanced, but there isn't that back and forth between malty and hoppy, it just hovers in the middle. An excellent beer with great mouthfeel

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2012 00:59:02 | More by BGDrock

Rlombardi75

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +9.9%

01-27-2012 02:03:12 | More by Rlombardi75

mintjellie

Ontario (Canada)

4.08/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Deep golden colour with a somewhat retentive off-white head that laces spottily. It's aroma shows pungently floral and peppery top notes with an underlying bready base note. Upfront baked biscuit flavour, followed by fruity pear, spice, and floral notes midpalate. Finishes with hay, honey, and mild lingering bitterness. Light-bodied with low carbonation, it goes down quite smoothly. A tasty golden ale that strikes a good balance between sweetness, spice, and delicate bitterness. A fine summer ale with an aroma reminiscent of the season itself.

Serving type: bottle

12-31-2011 18:37:56 | More by mintjellie

gulden

Australia

4.5/5  rDev +23.6%

12-20-2011 01:04:56 | More by gulden

djcreepshow

Nova Scotia (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

12-16-2011 05:12:28 | More by djcreepshow

kelvarnsen

Ontario (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

11-30-2011 19:50:17 | More by kelvarnsen

RedAleMan

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +3%

11-21-2011 02:04:05 | More by RedAleMan

MeisterBurger

Ontario (Canada)

3.53/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This has been in my fridge for a while, and with it being the last day of summer I figured it'd be a good one to go out on.

Pours golden with a tinge of orange topped by a thin head and lots of lacing. Looks good.

Aroma of light pine and earth with hints of citrus.

Taste is bready and biscuity with a hint of grain, ginger, honey, apple with a pleasing floral bitterness in the finish.

Medium mouthfeel, low carbonation.

Not a particularly great fit for a cold September night, but this would have gone down really easily in the earlier part of the summer for sure.

Serving type: bottle

09-23-2011 02:44:55 | More by MeisterBurger