Champion Brewing Company
Champion Brewing Company | |
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Type | Brewery |
Founded | 2012 |
Founder | Hunter W. Smith |
Headquarters | Charlottesville |
Employees | |
Website | http://championbrewing.tumblr.com |
Champion Brewing Company is a brewery that opened in Charlottesville in the fall of 2012. [1] [2]
In 2013, plans were announced to increase production to 10,000 barrels a year. [3] The company began sellings cans of its Killer Kolsch and Missile IPA in the spring of 2014.
In February 2020, the company announced plans to open a location in Lynchburg. [4]
The company now is part of the Champion Hospitality Group and has plans to open a restaurant in Gordonsville in the spring of 2021. [5]
In mid November 2021, Champion Brewing Company announced a merger with Reason Beer with both brands being retained. Champion will move production from the Woolen Mills to Reason's headquarters in Seminole Place. [6]
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About
Founded by Suffolk-native Hunter W. Smith, the tasting room and first brewery site is located on Sixth Street Southwest, toward the southern end of the Belmont Bridge.[2]
References
- ↑ Web. New beer for Belmont, Nate Deseline, Work It C'Ville, Daily Progress, July 20 2012, retrieved July 23 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Web. The Champion: Smith eyes Thanksgiving brewery opening, The Hook, August 6 2012, retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ↑ Web. CBJ: Top local business stories of 2013, Nate Deseline III, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, December 29, 2013, retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ↑ Web. Champion Brewing to open downtown, Rachel Smith, News Article, Lynchburg News & Advance, February 7, 2020, retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ↑ Web. Adaptive re-use: Main Street Gordonsville landmark expected to open as Champion Ice House in spring 2021, Morgan Edwards, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, December 27, 2020, retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ↑ Web. November 16, 2021: Greystar presents 490-unit Old Ivy Residences to Places29-Hydraulic group; Champion Brewing Company and Reason Beer to merge, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Community Engagement, Town Crier Productions, November 16, 2021, retrieved November 19, 2021.