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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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Orange and grapefruit nose. Cloudy orange, medium head, good lace. Orange and grapefruit. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried on 12 Aug 2020 at 19:13

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Half liter bottle from the brewery, 5/8/20. I needed to pick a special beer due to my job. This goes to the family that is now broken with a child in foster care despite the fact that so many different family members care deeply for her but are unable to care for her. It's odd to be in a hearing that results in every party agreeing but which is also emotionally draining due to the pain everyone expressed. And to follow that up with learning that one of my clients, E.M., passed away. What a day. So I needed something special and picked this. Poured some out for the lost. Clear red, some haze at the bottom of the bottle. Medium tan head, good retention. Aroma of caramel, cherry, vinegar, funk, some candied cherry. Taste is funk, oak, cherry, lemon, pepper. Medium bodied, lingering tartness. Nice beer. Worthy.
Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2020 at 01:50

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
$3.65 pint can, WW. Murky gold with a soft off-white head. Mango, orange peel, floral nose. Flavor is orange peel, mango, green hops, light grapefruit flavor.
Tried from Can on 26 Apr 2020 at 19:52

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Pretty decent NEIPA. Mango with some passion fruit. Pours hazy orange. Light green onion. Some caramel. Hop tang finish. Can.
Tried from Can on 16 Apr 2020 at 02:38

8/10
Orange pour. Thin foam. Zesty orange mango nose. Sweet mango and hop taste.
Tried on 11 Apr 2020 at 01:24

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Mango nose. Opaque orange, thin head, nice lace. Pronounced mango, subtle dandelion note. Full body, easy carbonation.
Tried on 11 Apr 2020 at 01:09

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Nice and clear light amber and copper coloured bodyw ith a smooth, two centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of grass, resin, pineapple, flowers and pine with a lot of hop bitterness around and some alcohol and sweetness, as well! Medium to Full-bodied; Strong rich malt backbone at first with a pungent, grassy flavour, some flowers and a biscuity malt presence, with the pleasant sweetness from the tropical fruits and light honey bite with the strong yeast and alcohol astringency at the very end. Aftertaste is sweet and resinous with a lot of pungency and showing perhaps, too much alcohol with a biting hop bitterness that is nice and shows the complexity through the hops. Overall, a nice 'slightly' Imperial IPA with a good hop profile and a good balance throughout - very nice to sample as a local-ish beer. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Whole Foods in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia on 08-July-2019 for US$2,99 sampled just eleven days later at home here in Washington on 19-July-2019.
Tried from Can on 21 Mar 2020 at 06:14

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Deep dark brown coloured body with a thick, three centimetre tall deep light brown head - very nice! Aroma of roasted malt, burnt sugars, bunches of nuts, raisins, grapes and a lot of very bitter spice notes. Medium-bodied; Ultra burnt and roasted flavours dominate without much sweetness at all, only showing a dash of pitted fruits, raisins and some nuts - this really is about the bitterness and pungent grain throughout. Aftertaste has a touch of dark chocolate (~75 per cent cacao) with a touch of lactose (for the creaminess), showing some moderate sweetness and then ending with the more pungent roasted grain and oatmeal bitterness. Overall, a very deep and pungent beer - even for porters, and showing more grain and oatmeal than others in the style, with a deep and satisfying character - just not sweet and quite bitter. Nice to try! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Crystal City Wine Shop in Arlington, Virginia on 22-November-2019 for US$2,96 sampled just eight days later on 30-November-2019 at home in Washington.
Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2020 at 06:18

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Coconut and cocoa nose. Cola brown, medium tan head, great retentiom. Coconut, cola, cocoa. Medium body, soft carbonation. Great transitions.
Tried on 08 Feb 2020 at 20:38

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
16.9 ounce bottle shared with Brigadier. Black, thin fizzy head. Aroma of roast, dark chocolate, oak. Taste is chocolate, raisin, vanilla, whiskey, oak. Medium bodied, a bit of booze. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2020 at 23:53