Reason Beer

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

Established in 2017

Closed in 2022

Contact
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 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
16 ounce can from Beer Run and shared with Brigadier. Black, large foamy tan head good retention. Aroma of roast, chocolate, nuts. Taste is roast, cherry, chocolate, caramel, nuts. Medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness.
Tried from Can on 18 Jan 2020 at 23:14

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Tap at brewery. Pours copper with heavy carbonation and a soft off-white head. Aroma is smoked malt (lovely), earth, brown leaf. Flavor is smoked malt, wood, earth, brown leaf, cracker, brown grass, hint of buried sweet fruit. REALLY nice.
Tried from Draft on 08 Jan 2020 at 23:02

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Tap at Reason. Hazy gold. Nose is orange peel and juice. Flavor is very citrusy: orange peel and juice, floral hops. Good malt backbone. Nice.
Tried from Draft on 08 Jan 2020 at 22:59

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Reason. Slightly hazy pale gold with a white head. Aroma is very woody, cracker, sour grasses. Flavor is wood, sour leaf, earthy with light fruity notes, almost vanilla, dust. Well made, for sure, but something in there is throwing me off (can’t put my finger on it. Maybe it’s not the beer but the massive freshly smoked pot aroma wafting off the guy next to me that’s reminding me of one specific night that did not end up well. And the longer I sit here the more I think that might be the case, so not faulting the beer too much).
Tried from Draft on 08 Jan 2020 at 22:22

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16 ounce can from the brewery ,12/23/19. Hazy amber, large foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of grapefuit, floral and leafy hops, melon, a hint of vanilla, pale malt. Taste is dank, melon, tropical fruit, pale malt. Still a bit of that vanilla. I'd believe you if you told me this was a milkshake IPA. Medium bodied, moderate lingering bitterness.
Tried from Can on 23 Dec 2019 at 22:29

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Keg at the brewery, 12.23.19. Clear pink. Aroma of bright funk, berries, pepper, mold, green olives, rubber. This is a good funk. Very good. Taste is funk, pepper, green pepper, vinegar, pale malt, mild tart berries. Thin, delicate.
Tried on 23 Dec 2019 at 20:42

6.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Keg at the brewery 12.23.19. Hazy pale yellow, no head. Biscuity aroma with lacto, lemon, and a hint of iodine. Taste is lemon, oak, biscuit malt. Medium bodied, crisp, lingering tartness. Refreshing. Solid.
Tried on 23 Dec 2019 at 20:37

7.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at the brewery, 12.23.19. Clear vibrant gold, large foamy white head good retention. Aroma of pale malt, floral hops. Taste is pale malt, grassy hop. Medium bodied, crisp. Bud but better.
Tried on 23 Dec 2019 at 20:33

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Keg at the brewery, 12.23.19. Hazy copper, large creamy tan head good retention. Aroma of toffee, tea, cherry, anise. Taste is caramel, toffee, dates, cherry, chocolate. Medium bodied.
Tried on 23 Dec 2019 at 20:11

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keg at the brewery, 12.23.19. Hazy orange large frothy tan head good retention. Aroma of pale bready malt, earthy, floral, citrus hops. Taste is pale bready malt, lime, grapefruit, mango. Thin, moderate bitterness.
Tried on 23 Dec 2019 at 20:07