The End Of Reason
Gigantic Brewing Company

The End Of ReasonThe End Of Reason
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From:
Gigantic Brewing Company
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
Quadrupel (Quad)
ABV:
8.3%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.7 | pDev: 8.65%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
42
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 02, 2020
Added:
Feb 11, 2013
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by Stiffler:
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Rated by Stiffler from Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

Jun 26, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by Velivolus1 from Vermont

Aug 02, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by gelasin from California

Jun 06, 2018
 
Rated: 3.99 by Kyle1234 from Oregon

Apr 27, 2018
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

3.77/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
22oz bottle - yup, sure sounds like a strong dark Belgian ale to me, despite the marketing objections to the contrary. Sigh.

This beer pours a clear, dark mahogany amber colour, with three fingers of puffy, finely foamy, and somewhat bubbly beige head, which leaves some decaying Hoodoo formation profile lace around the glass as it quickly sinks away.

It smells of gritty and grainy caramel malt, a bit of biscuity crackers, rather well-behaved Belgian yeast, brown sugar syrup, ethereal tanned leather, a faint black stone fruitiness, and very tame earthy, musty, and floral noble hop bitters. The taste is grainy and bready caramel malt, a muddled Yuletide spiciness, some laid-back Mediterranean fruity notes, a fading Low Countries yeastiness, and more banal earthy, leafy, and herbal hoppiness.

The carbonation is quite meek in its barely-there frothiness, the body a so-so medium weight, and mostly smooth, as the sugary character goes the long mile here. It finishes well off-dry, said maltiness holding the key to the lingering, um, reason?

Overall - yeah, this is not exactly the sleekest or most complex version of the style, but I give it points for a certain new world earnestness, one which I find lacking in most examples of such. Not much in way of booze intransigence either, for that matter, which makes for a heady, and generally enjoyable nightcap.
Apr 12, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Velivolus from Vermont

Apr 06, 2018
 
Rated: 3.88 by TheHopsman from Nebraska

Mar 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3.69 by BeerAndFilm from Oregon

Feb 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by meatyard from Florida

Aug 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Stephen_Purdue from Washington

Jun 23, 2014
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Reviewed by ThickNStout from Georgia

3.66/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
22oz bottle ordered from BeerShip.com. 9.49. No bottle date but if this site is correct, it was a one time release in early 2013. Served in a goblet.

Pours a ruddy mahogany with a finger and a half of yellowish tan head. The bubbles slowly fade to a thin halo and leave only ocassional dots of lace.

Smells of dark fruit, caramel, bready malts, brown sugar and a fairly mild Belgian yeast.

Taste follows the nose. Figs, plums, brown sugar, raisin bread, caramel, chocolate, toast, apple skins, woodsy note, clove, earthy tobacco, a little leather and some booze back there popping in and out between everything else. A pretty good blend overall.

Creamy medium body with soft but ample carbonation. Just a tad thin for the style. Dark fruit, caramel, chocolate and mild yeast linger in the long aftertaste.

A petite quad, eh? Fairly complex and hitting all the typical stylistic notes at somewhere around seventy to eighty percent. An enjoyable brew for sure but I'd probably prefer if they'd boost it to a full blown quad.
May 31, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by KevMo84 from California

May 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Kelp from New Hampshire

Dec 23, 2013
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Reviewed by GarthDanielson from Virginia

3.49/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a bomber into a chalice, the beer is a hazy, opaque, dark caramel-amber coloring with a filmy, sparse, light, off-white surface coating of head. Aromas of rich, sweet toffee, tangy caramel, vanilla highlights, date, fig, woody notes, and some earthy notes. Very rich and sweet nose. Flavors are very tangy sweet forward, almost sugary, with hints of booze throughout. Caramel, date, fig, nut, and hints of chocolate blast the forward tongue, but the tangy sweetness blows everything else away. You do start to get some woody and earthy notes underlying the sweetness, and a little bit of building warmth from the slightly elevated ABV. Mid-bodied, but almost too light for the flavor profiles. The aftertaste is so cloyingly sweet, with the tangy caramel continuing it's reign of dominance over your taste buds. Slick, slightly oily finish, with a lingering cloying feel. This seems a bit out of balance, for me, for the style. Tasty, but could use some tweaking.
Oct 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by Kylemif from Oregon

Oct 03, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by msubulldog25 from Oregon

Aug 06, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by kmeyer45 from New Jersey

Aug 02, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Hobbit from Oregon

Aug 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by bluckbeyes from Oregon

Jul 23, 2013
The End Of Reason from Gigantic Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 42 ratings