Great Notion

Discussion in 'Northwest' started by maltmaster420, Jan 22, 2016.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
Page 80 of 94
  1. weaverr

    weaverr Zealot (729) Jun 10, 2008 California

    I do this joke all the time and I'm not sure if people get it anymore. Thank you for the solidarity.
     
    #1581 weaverr, Oct 9, 2018
    jpbebeau, stevesbeer, distantmantra and 3 others like this.
  2. Boldbrew

    Boldbrew Initiate (0) Jun 26, 2017 Minnesota

    What is the Other Half collab they are releasing this week?
     
    #1582 Boldbrew, Oct 10, 2018
  3. JN1

    JN1 Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2014 California

    That was 'Homecoming'. I hear the brewpubs are getting overflow today. I was there yesterday and was hoping it would be on tap at Alberta but they were waiting for another keg to finish.
     
    #1583 JN1, Oct 15, 2018
  4. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
    Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Thee "a bit late" Friday update:

    1. Can Release Sat., Oct. 27th at 12 noon at 2444 NW 28th Ave.: We have a limited amount left of Boo Berry Muffin and Juice Jr., both in 16 oz cans. Also, the first 100 ppl will have the option of buying a special 3-Crowler Pack of of Strawberry Taffy, Double Fudge Brownie and Double Stack at a special price!
      [​IMG]
    2. Our Next Lager: Come check out Luna, an India Pale Lager dry-hopped with Citra, on tap now at Alberta
    3. Upcoming Events:
      1. Portland - Come celebrate our homey’s 100 year years in business - America’s oldest homebrew store, F.H. Steinbart’s with their festival tomorrow. https://www.merctickets.com/events/57547270/f-h-steinbart-s-100-annviversary-beer-festival-presented-by-the-caputo-group
      2. San Diego - Watch out for a big GNB Tap Takeover at Blind Lady Alehouse on Sat., Nov 3rd
      3. Seattle - Watch out for tap takeovers at Brouwers on Nov 13th and Chuck’s (2 locations) on Nov 14th
     
    #1584 John_M, Oct 27, 2018
  5. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
    Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    ^^^

    While I don't ever edit the email newsletters I receive from Great Notion (other than to take out the swag ads and the social greetings), I confess I almost did this time. Maybe it's just a personal pet peeve of mine, but if you gushingly describe special pricing for the lucky first 100 people in line, perhaps you should consider actually including the price tag, so everyone can see just how "special" that pricing is (and maybe decide for themselves whether it's special enough to run on down to the brewery on Saturday extra early, just so they're one of the lucky first 100).
     
    #1585 John_M, Oct 27, 2018
    Strangestbrewer, jakecattleco, NWer and 5 others like this.
  6. Rip_City

    Rip_City Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2016 Oregon

    Was in the area last Saturday and decided to stop by and pick up a 4pack of boo berry to give to my cousin in Vancouver, bc. Holy F. First time to see a beer shit show. Also the first time to see handtrucks at a brewery.
     
    #1586 Rip_City, Oct 28, 2018
  7. SouthernSips

    SouthernSips Zealot (570) Aug 7, 2018 Mississippi
    Trader

    Care to elaborate? lol
     
    #1587 SouthernSips, Oct 29, 2018
  8. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Well, are you talking about customers bringing hand trucks?

    Was it just a couple folks, or more widespread? I was under the impression that the early mania had subsided.
     
    #1588 BBThunderbolt, Oct 29, 2018
  9. dphi

    dphi Zealot (534) Apr 14, 2013 Oregon

    Check John's post above, limited crowlers of adjunct stouts will bring the crowds, I have some friends that go to most of the releases on Saturdays and even they skipped this one knowing it'd probably be crazy.
     
    #1589 dphi, Oct 29, 2018
    kemoarps and BBThunderbolt like this.
  10. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
    Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    I'll be very curious to hear what others think of the strawberry taffy and double fudge brownie. I tired the taffy and coconut version of both beers at the pub yesterday, and wasn't hugely impressed by either. Neither beer is in the same league with double stack, I would argue.

    I'm sure I'm wrong about this, but if I didn't know better, I'd wonder if GN wasn't using crowlers of DS to unload the crowlers of taffy and fudge brownie they have on hand. Just speaking for myself, I wouldn't be interested in a crowler of either beer on its own.
     
    #1590 John_M, Oct 29, 2018
    anvindr and distantmantra like this.
  11. derftron

    derftron Pooh-Bah (1,663) Feb 8, 2012 Oregon
    Pooh-Bah

    was BA Double stack ever released?
     
    #1591 derftron, Oct 29, 2018
  12. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
    Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    I don't believe so. If I recall correctly, I think they mentioned that it will likely be released in November? Don't quote me on that, but I think there was some mention of this in one of their previous newsletters, or a prior post in this thread.
     
    #1592 John_M, Oct 29, 2018
  13. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
    Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    The last info I heard was in this thread around the end of August:

    https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/great-notion.378684/page-38#post-6157182

    Among other things, the post says "Stay tuned for more info in about 3-4 more weeks," which would've been around the end of September. Maybe the beer isn't ready yet.
     
    #1593 vurt, Oct 29, 2018
  14. ChugChugPass

    ChugChugPass Initiate (0) Jun 16, 2017 Washington

    They have commented on BA DS on random Instagram posts and whatnot; last info was November maybe December.
     
    #1594 ChugChugPass, Oct 30, 2018
  15. Beerdoo

    Beerdoo Aspirant (230) Oct 28, 2015 California
    Trader

    I agree with John on the Strawberry Taffy and both of the Fudge Brownies. Both were lacking compared to everything else. I visited GN a couple weeks ago for the first time and loved the Double Stack, Boo Berry, Baby Blue and especially the Fruit by the Foot. That was my first time trying any of them and they lived up to the hype.
     
    #1595 Beerdoo, Nov 2, 2018
  16. anvindr

    anvindr Zealot (608) Jan 6, 2016 California
    Trader

    Completely agree about fudge brownie. Did not like that beer 1 bit. I thought strawberry taffy was okay but definitely not close to double stack. I would have stuck around to buy a crowler of DS but super not interested in the 3 pack of crowlers.

    It was my first visit to portland and I visited Great Notion, Breakside, Upright, Hair of the Dog, Cascade, and Modern Times. I would put my Great Notion visit in the bottom 3 of that list easily. The beer all seems over sweet and gimmicky with DS being the only one to pull it off well enough for me to want more than a 2 oz taster. Seems like a beer place for non beer people. (which is fine but like im surprised GN is held in such high regard on BA)
     
    #1596 anvindr, Nov 2, 2018
    BBThunderbolt, kemoarps, rrock44 and 1 other person like this.
  17. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
    Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    I know this has become a pretty long thread now, but if you skim through it, you'll see there is some disagreement regarding the quality of GN beers. There are a couple of folks who seem to think they're making world class beers, and are the greatest thing since sliced bread, but I think the majority of PDX locals find their beers to be hit and miss, but that they generally are making above average NE style, adjunct laden IPA's (as well as sours, stouts, and so on). At least that's the impression I've gotten from reading over this thread.

    Personally, I probably visit GN once every 2 or 3 months. Some things they make I tend to like better than others (as you would expect), though sometimes the level of sweetness and "fruitiness" of the beers wears on me. At least to my palate, some of the stouts seem a bit off as well, with something of a medicinal flavor at times (that I didn't care for). On the other hand, some of the pale ales and IPA/DIPA's I've really enjoyed, and I do think DS is an excellent stout (especially considering that it sees no barrel aging).

    I assume GN has gotten something of a national reputation (in a positive way), as every time I go, it seems like most of the crowd are from out of town, and have just stopped on by to see what all the fuss is about, or to pick up some cans/crowlers. That being said, I'm not entirely sure I understand what you mean when you say it seems to be a "beer place for non-beer people." My impression is that even die hard "west coast IPA" aficionados find some of the beers made by GN to be pretty good, and God knows a lot of their stuff seems to be in very high demand on the beer trading forums.
     
    #1597 John_M, Nov 2, 2018
    Strangestbrewer, Jsimansk, NedStarkravingmad and 5 others like this.
  18. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
    Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    FWIW, I'd put them in the bottom 3 of that list too. (Which is still a good ranking in a very good list.) I wouldn't put them in my Top 5 favorite Portland breweries, but they'd make my Top 10 pretty easily.

    Would they be in my Top 10 Oregon breweries?

    (Thinks about it.)

    Nope. Probably the Top 15 though. Probably.

    That's because they tend to get the most attention for styles I don't particularly care for. Hazy IPAs. Candy/pastry/dessert beers embellished with adjuncts. Big fruity beers. Stuff that is very popular at the moment. To that end, I'd change your last comment a bit to suggest that Great Notion is "a beer place for new beer people."

    That's not an insult to Great Notion, to new beer, or to new beer people, btw. I've had some great beers from Great Notion, and I'd be happy to drink them again. And it's great that they're establishing themselves as a brewery that experiments and takes chances. I'm glad such breweries exist, even if they aren't my first choice for day-to-day beers.

    Heck, I'd still like to try Great Notion's lager, just to see what their take is like. And it would make me very happy if their lager is a good one. (Assuming, of course, that it's easy to find.)
     
    #1598 vurt, Nov 2, 2018
    kemoarps, ExVashonGujy, jakecattleco and 3 others like this.
  19. anvindr

    anvindr Zealot (608) Jan 6, 2016 California
    Trader

    I agree that they make some seriously good IPAs. Over-Ripe was very very good when I had it. And Double Stack is great. The majority of their tap list on my visit just felt gimmicky/ too sweet. glad to hear that locals pretty much agree ish with my take on the place
     
    #1599 anvindr, Nov 2, 2018
    kemoarps likes this.
  20. ChugChugPass

    ChugChugPass Initiate (0) Jun 16, 2017 Washington

    They make a lot of sweet beers; which hardly anyone else in the PNW is doing, it's why they are popular and why they are divisive. I personally hope they keep it up.
     
    #1600 ChugChugPass, Nov 2, 2018
    66jzmstr likes this.
Page 80 of 94
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.