 On 1 May 2011, Reid scored five points from midfield when Kilkenny suffered a 0-22 to 1-07 defeat by Dublin in the National League final.On 3 July 2011, he won a fifth consecutive Leinster Championship medal in spite of being held scoreless in Kilkenny's 4-17 to 1-15 defeat of Dublin in the final.Reid was dropped from the starting fifteen for the All-Ireland final against Tipperary on 4 September 2011.