The End Of Reason - Gigantic Brewing Company

Hopmodium

Washington

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

03-11-2013 07:51:20 | More by Hopmodium

twelveinches

Washington

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

06-13-2013 06:02:15 | More by twelveinches

praxis16

Oregon

4/5  rDev +9%

06-08-2013 09:47:55 | More by praxis16

claspada

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

05-26-2013 16:27:57 | More by claspada

mkennedy119

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

05-06-2013 20:03:38 | More by mkennedy119

xnicknj

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

05-02-2013 22:44:08 | More by xnicknj

casapy

Idaho

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

04-29-2013 01:21:46 | More by casapy

harrymel

Washington

2.59/5  rDev -29.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5

Bottled: unk

Pours a rye bread brown with a etched surface of toasted cream foam. Smells of wood, hazelnuts, some grain, some flour, a bit of prune. Bitter, with some toasted grains, some dry charred character, a little bit of clove and alcohol. Medium on thin with moderate carb and a wet finish. Not very good.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 05:23:51 | More by harrymel

Kopfschuss

Oregon

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

04-18-2013 05:41:46 | More by Kopfschuss

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.9/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a Nostradamus flute glass. Pours a dark mahogany brown with a fine half finger light tan head with good retention and lacing. Mild aroma of caramel malt, dark stone fruit, slight alcohol. Flavor is a subdued sweet caramel malt, dark dried fruit, nuts, Belgian spicing, slightly earthy. Finish is a bit bland, but malty. Nice medium body with some creaminess. The sweetness and flavor components make this lean more towards a Scotch ale than a Belgian, although there are some Belgian yeast and spicing elements here. Interesting, but not noteworthy.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2013 02:34:49 | More by LiquidAmber

thebeerbeast

Oregon

3.25/5  rDev -11.4%

04-14-2013 21:09:15 | More by thebeerbeast

Reswald

Alaska

4/5  rDev +9%

04-12-2013 23:29:35 | More by Reswald

BeerOps

Illinois

4/5  rDev +9%

04-07-2013 20:21:08 | More by BeerOps

TheSevenDuffs

Ontario (Canada)

3.59/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

No freshness info apparent.
Bottle poured in to tulip.

A - Very dark brown, almost opaque with an amber glow along the bottom. A thin layer of light brown head formed on the pour.

S - Dark fruit, raisins, clove, spice and a hint of chocolate.

T - Raisin, plum, chocolate covered cherries, spice, cloves and dark caramel.

M - Medium body but a touch thin at times for the style. Light carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

03-27-2013 01:55:30 | More by TheSevenDuffs

dirtylou

Washington

3.74/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

22oz bottle, split, hill farmstead stemware

Muddy garnet - light tan lace, no retention. A "petite quad" - earthy, but sweet, light alcohol warming, brown sugar, tobacco, leather. A decent beer - no real wow factor, kind of reminiscent of a nice scotch ale.

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2013 04:02:50 | More by dirtylou

LampertLand

British Columbia (Canada)

3.84/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Gigantic Brewing's 'The End Of Reason' @ 8.3% , a BSDA served from a 650 ml bottle purchased for $9

A-pour is a caramel brown / amber in color with a small off white head leaving a minimal amount of lace along the goblet

S-pleasant , not overpowering , no wow factor

T-crisp tasting especially on the swallow has that Belgian earthness to it

MF-high carbonation , medium/full bodied , warms the body as consumed

Ov-ok/good beer , big beer

sample alongside Trappistes Rochefort 8 , Unibroue's 'Grand Reserve17'
& Lighthouse 'Belgian Black12 &'13'

prost LampertLand

Serving type: bottle

03-06-2013 05:51:45 | More by LampertLand

CookstLiquor

British Columbia (Canada)

3.76/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Poured from a 650ml bottle. Pours a deep amber colour. Not much to smell as far as the nose of this beer goes. A little bit of dark malt aromas. There's a little more on the palate, though nothing too complex. It's nutty, sweet and a lot like a Scotch ale, heavy on the malt, without much hops. Almost maple syrup like. You could reduce this down and pour it over pancakes. It's a good hearty, vaguely Belgian/vaguely Scotch dark ale.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2013 22:03:02 | More by CookstLiquor

cbnz

British Columbia (Canada)

3/5  rDev -18.3%

02-19-2013 17:10:10 | More by cbnz

HuskyinPDX

Washington

4/5  rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle opened on 2.7.13

A - Pours a dark amber-ruby hue with a one inch tan head with great retention.

S - Malt, plums, carmel, leather.

T - Malt, carmel, plum, tobacco, leather.

D - Heavy body and mediumb carbonation.

O - Fruity, but dark and heavy, very toabacco heavy and leathery.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2013 06:02:36 | More by HuskyinPDX

beerhorn12

Oregon

4/5  rDev +9%

02-15-2013 18:19:20 | More by beerhorn12

dirtyskunk

Colorado

3.96/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Deep near black with clear ruby highlights. Moderate head retention, poor lacing, great color.

Nose of burnt caramel, sweet dark bread, and molasses.

Sticky toffee, rum, molasses, slight hints of dark cherry and cloves.

Mouthfeel is a little sweet and cloying, could be dryer. Not terrible, but not terribly Belgian. To be fair, the bottle makes no claim about the style of the beer. A little more prickle in the carbonation makes up for some of the heaviness.

A bit unfair to call this a Belgian Strong when the Brewery makes no such claim, but the site requires categorization. A pretty looking beer with spot on coloring but lackluster lacing. Weak in the nose where strong dark beers have a lot of potential. Growing complexity on the palate, and a slightly cloying mouthfeel. Good, but not the best offering from Gigantic.

Serving type: bottle

02-11-2013 01:04:57 | More by dirtyskunk