Great Notion

Apologies for the typo. GNB and OH will have 10 taps each and Cloudwater will have 8.

 

I assumed the word "and" was missing.

 

Depending on what to go options are available, I will be stopping by tomorrow after landing in PDX before heading out to Bandon for some golf. Is there is an up to date list of the to-go options available anywhere other than just the Friday Tweets/IG posts? I didn't see anything on the website.

 

I don't think so but I saw elsewhere that they still have Guava Mochi and Mandela cans.

 

Thanks for the responses guys! I will just give a call when I land. A couple of the guys coming on the golf trip are big IPA fans and were hoping to get Ripe or JB, but beggars can't be choosers

 

Outside of the opening can release at Great Notion's new location, this had to be the biggest release since they started canning? What a combo indeed!

The line was freaking insane, as was the overall atmosphere. On the flip side, there were enough "MULES" to make a farmer blush. Just ridiculous!

 

this has to be mostly mules and traders right??? Each of these beers are good, but no way in hell i would ever stand in line for them

 

Because they're great beers, as I've said since I had my first beer from them. The product speaks for itself and drives the hype. The product, not anyone or anything else, but the product.

 

That's a nice little fantasy. They may well be excellent, but perceived quality is not the only force at play.

 

Whatever GN pays you, they should double it.

kidding.

but seriously, these are beers that are on tap all the time (or fairly frequently) and I will submit that they are very good (you can roll with great) but not anything that made me think "holy shit this is AMAZING". I've had both many times and to hear that there were insane lines to purchase cans just didnt add up, unless there were a lot of traders or mules

 

The line wasn't really that long at all, I can't imagine it was longer than the first 2 can releases.

 

It's particularly their hazy beers, they're ahead and have been ahead of many if not all of the breweries in the PNW when it comes to that style of beer.

Obviously a lot of people think the same way I do when it comes to their beers hence the demand and lines

 

Dang, sorry @John_M for late response. I was able to grab two 4-packs of each. I seen people with cases of the beer. I couldn't tell if it was a mixed pack of the two releases, or an entire case of one of the releases. I didn't hear or notice the allotment announcement.

As far as the lines, I've only been to the first release at new location (NW) and this one. Most of my visits were always at the Alberta location picking up crowler releases with virtually no lines at opening time. IMO, the lines for this release (Blueberry Muffin/Double Stack) appeared similar to grand opening. Then again, I could be totally off.

A few California people I talked to were emphatic that Great Notion is the most valuable brewery on the West Coast/PNW besides Monkish (Los Angeles) for trade purposes. I'm trying to figure out how they make their money considering the travel time, gas, lodging etc traveling up from California.

As always, there were people picking up beer and openly communicating they had zero interest in drinking them.

To be honest, the double stack is just a little too sweet IMO. Like others have said, everyone's opinion/taste buds differ greatly. The extra cans will be shared with family and friends. It's funny because two female family member's and co-workers can't seem to get enough of Double Stack.

 

Perhaps they're not in it to make money or aren't making any money, but instead feel the beers are so good they want to share them with others who they think will feel the same. That's why I send beers to other people I know, certainly not to make money.