

It’s usually the coffee that gets me to Portland, Oregon, but I wouldn’t mind a Blueberry Muffin milkshake. Theyve blown up in Portland and have now expanded from their Alberta St location over to NW. 170 reviews of Great Notion Brewing - NW28th 'Youve probably heard about Great Notion and their famous hazy IPAs. The space will also have beer milkshake versions of two of Great Notion’s most popular beers: Double Stack and Blueberry Muffin. COVID update: Great Notion Brewing - NW28th has updated their hours, takeout & delivery options. GNB has won numerous Gold and Silver medals over the years, including accolades at World Beer Cup, GABF, Best of Craft Beer Awards, and. We offer hazy, fruit-forward IPAs and culinary-inspired sours & stouts while striving to always keep beer fun. The food and service at GNB NW will be a bit elevated from its Alberta Street location, with dishes like an Imperial Caesar Salad, Steak Frites (with Painted Hills Ribeye, wild lavender butter, and demi-glace), and a Wild Boar Stroganoff. Great Notion is a brewery started by three friends and neighbors in Portland, Oregon. The new location will be overseen by Ryan O’Connor, VP of Operations at Great Notion, as well as Tom Hayden, General Manager and Javier Chin, Chef & Kitchen Manager. Fermentation tanks and brewing equipment are visible through a glass wall behind the taproom bar. The entry is covered in dark Shou Sugi Ban Japanese burnt timber, which contrasts the expansive natural light and cross-laminated timber. That led us to the idea of opening a morning coffee shop and adding some fun twists on our beers, like the Double Stack Beer Milkshake!”ĭesigned by ZGF Architects LLC and developed by OBS2LAN MGM LLC, the design of the new building acknowledges its industrial past while also using modern materials to create a warm and inviting space. “When we first opened the production brewery here, there was hardly anywhere to go to eat, drink or get a good cup of coffee.

“We are very psyched to open a fun-filled brewpub in the industrial part of Northwest Portland,” said Great Notion co-founder Paul Reiter. That all changed Monday when Great Notion announced the opening of its second taproom, restaurant, and coffee shop: Great Notion Brewing Northwest.ĭid You Know These Beer Styles Were Born in America? Sunday-Thursday, 11 am-10 pm, Friday-Saturday, 11 am-11 pm, 230 NW Lost Springs Terrace in the Timberland Center. When founder James Dugan showed me his production space, I couldn’t believe that it was so tiny. I even had the chance to collaborate on a Hop Culture x Great Notion beer and glass! Through it all, I wondered how a brewery with such a massive national reputation maintained such a small local footprint. I’ve not only had the chance to try more Great Notion beers, but I’ve watched with joy as they’ve started canning, and visited their taproom to interview the founders. The beer tasted like a liquid blueberry muffin! And lo and behold, I looked at the name scrawled on the crowler - Blueberry Muffin.įlash forward several years. The beer was made a few thousand miles away at the Great Notion Taproom in Portland, Oregon, but someone at Brew Gentlemen had a growler and was willing to share. I first tried Great Notion Brewing’s beer during a trip to Brew Gentlemen in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
