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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7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at the brewery, 1.7.20. Dark brown medium creamy tan head good retention. Aroma of smoke, raisin, chocolate. Taste is roast, chocolate, earth, smoke, dark fruits, coffee. Medium full bodied. Well balanced. Smoke on the milder side but definitely noticeable.
Tried on 07 Jan 2021 at 22:07

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Pineapple and mango nose. Cloudy amber, thick head, good lace. Grapefruit, caramel, very slight vegetal presence. Full body, soft carbonation.
Tried on 28 Nov 2020 at 17:12

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
$3.65 pint can, WW. Murky orange with a soft off-white head. Melon, citrus, tropical fruit nose. Melon, pineapple, orange peel, light stone fruit. Smooth, almost creamy, not bitter at all. But also, not overly memorable. It is tasty, however.
Tried from Can on 27 Nov 2020 at 20:36

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Half liter bottle from Wine Warehouse, 11/15/20. Bottled 2/25/20. Waxed and capped. Hazy pale orange, large fizzy tan head, decent retention. Aroma of grape, apricot, funk, oak. Taste is peach skins, apricot, grape, pepper, vegetal notes, mild oak and hints of vanilla. Medium bodied, delicate, high carb, mild lingering tartness. Seems pretty fresh overall. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2020 at 21:34

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Super hazy orange coloured body with a very large, five to six centimetre tall tan and off-white very frothy head that leaves a spotty lace on the sides. Aroma of yeast, bread, grass, flowers, stone fruits and some flowers, all with a moderate amount of malt as well. Medium-bodied; Strong grassy and herbal notes up front with some stone fruits, light flowers and a crisp, white wine and mineraly note that has a slight medicinal astringency and deep bitterness from the hops, with a dry malt bite at the end. Aftertaste is relatively straight-forward with a good balance of malt and hops, but a floral, grassy and herbal bitterness is the strongest, with a light apricot and peach stone fruit flavour. Overall, a nice and dry, crisp, herbal and slightly astringent beer with a good balance of malt and hops, with a faint citrus sweetness that hits the right notes for the style and is very crisp. Good to sample and nice to sample if you prefer drier, crisper IPAs. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 12-September-2020 for US$4,29 sampled at my house here in Washington on 21-October-2020.
Tried from Can on 30 Oct 2020 at 05:51

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Waxed half liter bottle from the brewery, 10/20/20. Dark red, thin fizzy tan head that quickly fades. Aroma of funk, oak cherry, tannins. Taste is grape, pepper, funk, oak, caramel. Medium bodied, both warming and bright. Nicely done.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Oct 2020 at 23:26

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pint can thanks to hershiser2. Thanks! Hazy orange, medium creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of strong tropical fruit, vanilla, orange. Taste is tangerines, vanilla, orange, mango, pale malt. Hint of lemongrass. Medium bodied, low bitterness, well hidden booze. This is nice.
Tried from Can on 14 Oct 2020 at 02:24

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Clear golden and peach coloured body with a frothy off-white head, about three centimetres tall at first that fades relatively quickly and leaves a nice lace on the sides of the glass. Aroma of grass, citrus, hay, flowers and a faint malt graininess, with some dry yeast and a hint of alcohol noticeable. Medium-bodied; Relatively dry and herbal hops show at first with a light bitterness from grapefruit and flowers, but only a sliver of malt that's noticeable on the very end, a very biscuity and almost alternative/specialty grain that shows through and a hint of alcohol coming through at the end as well. Aftertaste is dry, grassy, herbal and almost showing as a lager with the biscuity yeast elements and pungent bitterness, mainly from the yeast, but also from the hops. Overall, decent, but too dry and grassy without enough complexity or range and showing not enough malts and the alcohol seems much more than 5,5 per cent. Nice enough to try super fresh (same day as purchase), but not worth buying for others who may have the choice. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Whole Foods in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia on 02-October-2020 for US$3,50 sampled at my house here in Washington just several minutes later on 02-October-2020 as well.
Tried from Can on 04 Oct 2020 at 06:37

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pint can thanks to hershiser2. Thanks and happy birthday! white grapefruit, leafy hops. Taste is melon, orange, tangerine, vanilla, pale malt. Medium bodied, juicy. Nice.
Tried from Can on 04 Oct 2020 at 01:40

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pint can from the brewery, 9/21/20. Slightly hazy gold large foamy off-white head, good retention. Aroma of floral, green, minty, earth, pine, pale malt. Taste is resin, lime, dank, green, grapefuit, pale malt. Medum bodied, juicy, moderate bitterness. Nice.
Tried from Can on 22 Sep 2020 at 01:21