Great Notion

If you click that link in @dphi 's post above, towards the end they talk about it. Yup, they plan brewing beer by "early fall" and having the whole taproom/restaurant open by late fall/early winter. Good luck to 'em.

 

Ahh, totally missed that link. To be fair, breweries are usually fairly simple buildings, but that still seems like a really optimistic timeline. Hopefully things progress smoothly, I'm not really down with breweries that play the hype game, but I do like their beer overall, and they were probably the most kid friendly brewery I've been to. Was going to stop in Sunday, but they didn't open until 12 and we were in the neighborhood around 11:30 and didn't want to wait. Surprised the weren't open already, maybe something to consider in the future.

 

Hi, I'm one of the GNB owners. You can for the most part count on some Crowlers on Wednesdays and Fridays and then surprise ones maybe 1-2 other days throughout the week to show some love for ppl that can't make those days.

Double Stack is tomorrow and Mandela IPA on Friday.

Regarding our new brewhouse, we received permits and started construction a few weeks ago. We still hope to open our brewhouse and start canning beer this Autumn. The brewpub/kitchen will follow a few months later, most likely early 2018.

Thank you again VERY much everyone for all your support. Btw, we most likely will be hiring a few new brewers in the next 2-3 months so if any brewers out there are reading this that have canning line experience (this is a requirement. Bonus points for Cask ACS experience!), please email your resume to [email protected] and put Brewer Resume in the subject.

 

congrats on the expansion sir! I visited GNB 2 months ago, and I loved everything about it. The only thing I missed out was the black shirt. I asked but they don't sell the black ones, only for employee's. Hope to visit again!

 

Since nobody mentioned it (recently) I also wanted to inform you that if you do happen to visit on a crowler release day be prepared for long lines and related behavior. I only mention it because depending on your personality (and your desire for crowlers) there are some that prefer to stay far away on release days to avoid the shitshow.

 

To be fair, one just has to avoid the opening craziness. I got there probably an hour after opening Saturday and the place was a bit over half full, pretty low-key, and the whole crowler crowd seemed to be gone already. Had a couple with the better half and enjoyed both very good service and Wildling, which was quite tart but tasty.

 

I'm planning on visiting early on a Monday, Wednesday or both. Luckily our air bnb is almost in walking distance! Thanks for the tips everyone.

 

That is a fair point. I guess that's primarily what I was referring to. If you get there on a release day after the crowlers are gone then it's likely back to normal.

 

Thanks man! You seem to be quite the local scene aficionado based on some PNW threads i'm lurking in! Me and my east coast buddy are planning on hitting every dang brewery in Portland and then trying to get a bottle share going at De Garde with an Untappd friend who lives in Portland sometime the week of Aug 1st.

If you're interested in a meet up out there with some out of towners, send me a PM

 

When I visited in May, GNB had juice box 200 crowler release on a friday. I came about 30mins early to be safe. It was unnecessary to stand in line, as it didn't sell out till maybe 12:45 (IIRC)

I'm sure Double stack and stouts will be crazy, maybe no instant sellouts for their IPA's. Not sure why, b/c juice box was incredible. Better than DS and blueberry muffin, tbh.

 

I was in Portland on Friday of last week. I went in to Great Notion with the family about 12:15 and we sat down to order–no line, decently busy; they let me know they had crowlers when we sat down.

After a few tasters and putting in a food order, I asked about the crowlers and was informed Blueberry Muffin had already sold out. I guess I should've asked for one immediately.

I didn't see a line, since I wasn't there at open, but if you do go and there are crowlers, it's probably a good idea to order what you want immediately.

 

Good luck, there's a lot of them.

 

I think it also greatly depends on how they announce the release (or if they do at all). They seem to be all over the place on this. Sometimes it's via Facebook, sometimes via another form of social media, sometimes all forms of social media, sometimes not at all.

 

Literally at least 30 breweries on our list. There for 6 days so I think it's doable! You guys have Lyft right???

 

Hi. Newbie on GNB. Do they only sell prefilled crowlers at the moment? No on the spot crowler fills right? Also, how many different beers do they usually release every week? Thanks for the inputs.

 

I'm fairly certain that all the information you're looking for is on this very page.