The Champion
The Black Abbey Brewing Company
- From:
- The Black Abbey Brewing Company
- Tennessee, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #1,209 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #33,517 - Avg:
- 3.63 | pDev: 11.85%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 9
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 27, 2022
- Added:
- Nov 22, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 18
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
No description / notes.
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Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
3.8/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
strong ale has a slight taste of a belgium
Sep 27, 2022
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.88/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz undated can from Chattanooga TN into a pint glass in November 2018.
Pours with a clear, deep amber colored body and a moderate size, semi-durable white head. A thin partial coat of sticky lacing is left on the glass.
Fruity, herbal, resinous and floral aroma.
The flavor is more herbal, with more obvious input from grains. Very good balance and surprisingly harmonious mix of herbal-resinous-fruity hops and bready malts. Moderate strength and bitterness for style.
Medium+ body and medium carbonation with a relatively dry finish.
Nov 27, 2018Pours with a clear, deep amber colored body and a moderate size, semi-durable white head. A thin partial coat of sticky lacing is left on the glass.
Fruity, herbal, resinous and floral aroma.
The flavor is more herbal, with more obvious input from grains. Very good balance and surprisingly harmonious mix of herbal-resinous-fruity hops and bready malts. Moderate strength and bitterness for style.
Medium+ body and medium carbonation with a relatively dry finish.
Reviewed by BigGold from Mississippi
3.78/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Had poured from 12-oz. can, bottom stamped “CREATED NOT MADE,” “BORN 07302018,” trade from colleague, into nonic pint.
“Victory with Hops and Smoke”?!? Presumably it is the smoked malts that provide an interesting back end to the opening fruity aroma, and the clear although subtle smoky finish to this entertaining beer.
Nov 13, 2018“Victory with Hops and Smoke”?!? Presumably it is the smoked malts that provide an interesting back end to the opening fruity aroma, and the clear although subtle smoky finish to this entertaining beer.
Reviewed by tuckercampbell from Tennessee
3.71/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Malt forward with only a bit of bitterness. Rounded smoky flavors and a sweet aroma. It's fairly easy to drink once you get used to the smokiness. Cheers!
Jul 18, 2017
Reviewed by BBThunderbolt from Kiribati
3.5/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Thanks to Grizzarky for this one from NBS BIF #5. 12oz can poured into 12oz Bearded Iris tulip. Poured a lightly hazy medium orange-amber color with about an inch of white head that had good retention and lacing.
The aroma was malt forward (perhaps due to age? Canned on date of 8/13/16. Maybe I shoulda gotten to this one sooner. Ooopsie.), with just a bit of citrus hops in the nose. The hops were brighter on the tongue, but the beer is showing its age.
The body was medium and nicely smooth. Drinkability was good, my glass went down quickly. Overall, a good, solid, typical example of the style. worth trying if you see it.
Jun 18, 2017The aroma was malt forward (perhaps due to age? Canned on date of 8/13/16. Maybe I shoulda gotten to this one sooner. Ooopsie.), with just a bit of citrus hops in the nose. The hops were brighter on the tongue, but the beer is showing its age.
The body was medium and nicely smooth. Drinkability was good, my glass went down quickly. Overall, a good, solid, typical example of the style. worth trying if you see it.
Reviewed by Grizzarky from Tennessee
3.65/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours light brown, with a medium off white lingering head, that left heavy lacing.
Aroma is English malts, light smoke, toast.
Taste follows the nose with biscuity, lightly smoked malts, balanced by floral hops that don't over power.
Mouthfeel and carbonation are perfect for a pale ale. Not thin but not overwhelming.
Overall i would consider it more toward an English style pale than American. It will stay in my rotation for when I'm craving a less hop forward pale ale.
Jan 04, 2017Aroma is English malts, light smoke, toast.
Taste follows the nose with biscuity, lightly smoked malts, balanced by floral hops that don't over power.
Mouthfeel and carbonation are perfect for a pale ale. Not thin but not overwhelming.
Overall i would consider it more toward an English style pale than American. It will stay in my rotation for when I'm craving a less hop forward pale ale.
Rated by LukeGude from Iowa
3.75/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Respectable pale ale, not as exciting as some IPAs, had on tap at Villager Tavern
May 31, 2016
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