Reason Beer

Microbrewery in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Reason Beer - Out of business

Established in 2017

Closed in 2022

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1180 Seminole Trail, #290, Charlottesville, VA, 22901, United States
Description
OUR REASON

We are a 30-barrel production brewery and tasting room located in Charlottesville, VA.

Reason Beer was born of 20 years of friendship and more than a decade of brewing between founders J. Patrick Adair, Jeff Raileanu, and Mark Fulton.

Since leaving Charlottesville in the early 2000s to pursue their education and careers, Mark, Jeff, and Patrick stayed in constant contact through a shared passion for beer and love for their hometown.

In 2017, after three years of careful planning, recipe development, and design, we have reconvened in Charlottesville to create a world-class brewery.

Reason Beer was founded by three lifelong friends returning home on a mission to make the world’s greatest craft beer. We strive to create beers that exemplify balance, creativity, and flavor.

What’s your Reason?

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7.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Waxed and capped half liter bottle from the brewery, 3/12/22. Hazy yellow, thin fizzy head, poor retention. Aroma of wheat, tart lemon. Taste is lacto, tart lemon and stone fruit, wheat. Crisp, tart. Delicious. 19.2k!
Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2022 at 05:46

7.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Waxed and capped half liter bottle from the brewery, 3/10/22. Bottled 7/30/20. “Drink fresh or cellar for a year or more.” So, I should drink it sometime between the day its bottle and the end of space and time? Got it. Classy wax, with an actual seal pressed on top of the cap. I’ve already got a pretty lengthy rating and haven’t even opened it yet! Doesn’t look great. Murky dark brown, looks like mud. Large tan cola-like head fades quickly. Lots of visible carb. Aroma of cider apples, caramel, vegetal notes, bit of funk. Taste is funk, leather, tart apples, caramel, oak. Slick, high carb. Interesting beer. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2022 at 05:41

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle from the brewery and shared at the inaugural Prohibition Club, 11/13/21.Hazy yellow, thin creamy off-white head, good retention. Aroma of brett, lemon, tannins, oak. Taste is stone fruit, lemon, oak, pepper. Bright, clean. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2021 at 02:24

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
$2.95 pint can from WW. Amber with a small off-white head. Brown leaf, caramel, toasted honey nose. Roasted malt, caramel, cereal, toasted honey, brown leaf. Tons of flavor here.
Tried from Can on 19 Sep 2021 at 01:19

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pint can, WW. Pale gold, small white head. Cracker, light floral notes in the nose. Green grasses, light citrus peel, light cracker, light floral hops. Tasty for a simple lager.
Tried from Can on 16 Jun 2021 at 23:45

8/10
Black Merlot pour. Thin foam. The taste is like Hershey's Special dark chocolate and a vanilla caramel flavor. Palate is caramel with a hint dark chocolate
Tried on 10 Apr 2021 at 00:20

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
32 cent pint pour at reason. Slightly hazy gold with not much of a head. Nose is dish soap, citrus. Flavor is dish soap, lemon zest, cardboard. Thin, but is a session. Decent flavor for a season though.
Tried on 21 Feb 2021 at 21:00

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap at Reason. Dark brown with a beige head. Nose is cocoa, light peat. Flavor is cocoa, milk chocolate, light peat, roasted malt. Tasty.
Tried from Draft on 21 Feb 2021 at 20:25

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at the brewery, 2.21.20. Hazy orange large creamy offwhite head good retention. Aroma of leafy hops, orange, papaya, hint of lemon. Taste is tropical fruit, mandarin orange, melon, other generic citrus. A tad bit thin, mild bitterness, crisp. Nice. Would be a good warm weather beer.
Tried on 21 Feb 2021 at 20:08

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pint can thanks to hershiser2. 1/13/21. Hazy orange, large foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of mango, papaya, pale malt. Taste is tropical fruit, melon, citrus pale malt. Medium bodied, low bitterness. Tasty.
Tried from Can on 14 Jan 2021 at 05:24