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Brewed by John Smiths (Heineken UK)
Style: Scotch Ale
Tadcaster, England
Serve in Thistle

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RATINGS: 142   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.23   EST. CALORIES: 219   ABV: 7.3%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Available filtered in 500ml bottles.
Used to be known as No 1; then in 1997 it was re-named No 1 Champion Ale after winning a Tesco bottled beer competition; renamed in 2004 to Champion.
Production moved from Fountain to John Smiths in Dec 2004. Also see Gordon Highland Scotch.

1.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
HarryFlashman (469) - Chatham, Kent, ENGLAND - FEB 15, 2009
I didn’t like this much - too sickly sweet for me, also very flat. Not great, but what would you expect from the sweaties?

2.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Rune (4667) - Tromsø, NORWAY - DEC 14, 2008
500ml bottle bought at a Wine Rack store in St Andres. Dark brown body colour. Low, off-white head leaving frail laceworks on the glass. Slightly sweet aroma of burnt malt. Dark malts in the forefront of the flavour followed by roasted grain. Warming alcohol beneath. Soft in the mouth, but still almost full bodied [01.11.2008].

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
yespr (20653) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - NOV 28, 2008
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden deep amber to hazzlenut brown with a lacing off-white head. Mild spiced and solid roasted malty aroma. Dark breadish roasted flavour yet with a distinct sweetness and toasted caramelish note. Dark and roasted into the finish with a declining sweetness. Malty sweet finish. Nice one.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Stefano (1676) - Esbjerg, DENMARK - OCT 21, 2008
Reddish brown colour with a nice off-white head. Sweet malty aroma with notes of fruit. Flavour of malts, caramel and hops. Dry hoppy finish.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Bullit (3198) - Burgos, SPAIN - OCT 7, 2008
Dark brown colour, firm foamy off-white head. Aroma has caramel and dried fruits. Flavour has mainly caramel malts, with some fruits. Medium bodied and soft mouthfeeling. Finishes sweet. Decent beer.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Bragesnak (3671) - Aarhus, DENMARK - AUG 3, 2008
From COOP, Auchterader, Scotland. Canned, 250708. Dark brown with beige head. Aroma of caramel. Flavor of malt and fruits. Not balanded.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
larsniclas (4227) - Billdal, SWEDEN - JUL 27, 2008
Bottled. Dark brown with a creamy, off-white head. Sweet toffee-aroma. Sweet fruits and some licorice in the flavour. Dry bitterness.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Beth101 (444) - West Yorkshire, ENGLAND - JUL 15, 2008
Mid/dark brown in colour with an off white head. Smell of malt fruit and chocolate. Taste of chocolate and apples. Smooth.


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