Golden Champion
Badger Brewery, Hall and Woodhouse

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From:
Badger Brewery, Hall and Woodhouse
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
English Pale Ale
Ranked #70
ABV:
5%
Score:
82
Ranked #24,572
Avg:
3.62 | pDev: 11.6%
Reviews:
62
Ratings:
107
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 08, 2024
Added:
Aug 13, 2002
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  12
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Ratings by Stocean1:
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Reviewed by Stocean1 from Canada (ON)

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A - semi-clear amber colour with a white one finger head with sticky lacing

S - pale malt ith some grassy hops

T - pale malt with some decent bitterness but not much else

M - medium body with little carbonation - dry and bitter on the back end

O - an ok offering however with so many other superior pale ales around one I will not be picking up again. Not much interesting about this beer.
Jul 08, 2011
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Reviewed by BurtonRed from England

4.3/5  rDev +18.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
Good lord it looks like the quintessential pale ale with a resilient two finger head and deep rich golden honey colour. Smell is also a punchy aroma of hops and sunflowers. Taste is a lot less aggressive and is basically a very nice fizzy drinkabke pale ale
Jan 08, 2024
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.35/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
March 2004: (500 ml bottle). Deep golden colour, good head. Nice hoppy and elderflower aroma. Elderflower is probably what I get in the flavour too, but I've never eaten elderflowers, so I can't really tell. There's some caramel and a reasonably decent hoppiness, but it's a bit too sweet IMO. A bit alcoholic too, despite only 5% ABV.
Jun 10, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by paulish from New York

Oct 05, 2021
 
Rated: 4.23 by Daneve76 from Australia

Jun 23, 2021
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Reviewed by James94 from England

3.78/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L: Clear golden colour, small amounts of head and lacing
S: Elderflower, wafer, Turkish delight, some skunkiness
T: Hints of elderflower, caramel, biscuit
F: A bit too much initial carbonation, quite light bodied

O: 3.75
Feb 22, 2021
 
Rated: 3.22 by EdmundBlackadder from Ohio

Jan 18, 2020
 
Rated: 3.84 by Rymish from Colorado

Oct 02, 2019
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

2.62/5  rDev -27.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
500ml bottle bought from Waitrose London. Lable states it is 4.5% [not the 5% in the beer summary shown here]. Also, for what it's worth, the lable is illustrated with a harvest mouse and some barley heads, rather than a horse.
L Quite rich golden colour. Head clears quickly to lacing.
S Fresh with a somewhat slight perfumed aroma, somewhere between citrus and lychee.
T Indeed, perfumed/lychee in spades on the front. Clean and light tailing into a perfumed dryish finish.
M Light for 4.5%. It feels like I could drink this (if I liked it) all night long and little might befall me.
O. The lable suggests it has 'floral hints of elderflower'. Perhaps that comes from the hops, as elderflower isn't listed as an ingredient. It's all quite too floral for me, and rather a distraction.
Aug 15, 2018
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Reviewed by cyrenaica from Canada (ON)

3.15/5  rDev -13%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
500ml bottle
5.0% ABV
Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada)
July 18, 2011
$3.50
The beer poured a translucent gold colour with a 1/2" off white rocky head. The aroma was grassy malt, plenty of citrus (lemony), and spice. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt, dish soap, light fruits, and a citrusy finish.
Mar 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.21 by Kiro from Russian Federation

Mar 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.41 by georgeanthorpe from England

Mar 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by maxist from Russian Federation

Jan 22, 2018
 
Rated: 4.04 by Ricrob81 from England

Aug 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.53 by windowside from Germany

Jul 13, 2017
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Reviewed by Spike from England

3.67/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From a 500ml brown glass bottle.
L: Clear, golden amber colour. Two-fingers of foaming white head recedes to a decent cap leaving spotty lacing.
S: Floral and honeyed.
T: Light honey plus a hint of elderflower (as stated accurately on the label).
F: Light body, lovely smooth mouthfeel, a hint of carbonation and a dry-ish finish.
O: Lots of floral characteristics. Looks appealing. Very easy drinking. A solid English golden ale. Would be very good on a summer afternoon.
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This is a new review in Jan 2024. A massive improvement on the 5% ABV, bottled in clear glass, skunked dross I first reviewed in Nov 2016.
Nov 05, 2016
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Reviewed by stcules from Italy

3.14/5  rDev -13.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Orange - bronze. One finger of foam, decent.
A lively fruitiness in the smell, lightly spiced. Tea notes. A bit of orange-tangerine.
Similar note in the taste, a bit more fruity and flora. And a bit more sweet.
Some tea and light citrus in the aftertaste, on a malty base.
Light and refreshning, but not a masterpiece.
May 09, 2016
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Reviewed by Andrewharemza from Australia

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From bottle, pours a clear golden colour with a finger of white head that disapates quite quickly. Aroma floral, earthy, grassy. Taste orange, lemon, citrus, bready, biscuit. It's okay.
Apr 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.69 by Martine from England

Mar 24, 2016
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.76/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Now this is a delicious ale.Nice mellow caramel/toffee aroma, taste is similar with dry hop bitterness. Mouthfeel is creamy,with a light lingering dry finish. I could drink this one for a while.
Jan 19, 2016
Golden Champion from Badger Brewery, Hall and Woodhouse
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 107 ratings