Great Notion Brewing Unbalanced Breakfast

Unbalanced Breakfast

 

Great Notion Brewing in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

  Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular
Score
7.22
ABV: 6.5% IBU: - Ticks: 27
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8.6
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Great Notion Unbalanced Breakfast 6.4%

I’ve gotta say this smells and tastes like a stack of blueberry pancakes with maple syrup. It had thick fluffy beige foam on a not so attractive amber brown body which makes it perfect for my metal glass. The coffee comes through in the finish but I’ve gotta say this is ba lazy Sunday breakfast in a glass. Great.

It’s been awhile since I’ve had something from Great Notion but I’ve gotta say this is among the best I’ve had from them. #keepbeerfun indeed.

Tried from Can on 16 Jan 2026 at 15:51


8

Tried on 26 Mar 2025 at 12:35


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Hazy pale red pour and an ok head Solid aroma. Fruity and some licorice Moderate sweet and a fine balanced acidity Fine carbonation level. Easy to drink Solid complexity Strong maple, fruity, coffee and blueberries in the flavor [Can from a trade with ChrisOfstad]

Tried from Can on 27 Mar 2023 at 16:19


7

0,473 litre Can, from a trade, at home. Cloudy/ Murky Redish with pinkish head. Malts, hops, yeast, maple, blueberries, coffee, sweetness, Smooth.

Tried from Can on 27 Jan 2023 at 20:43



8.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pint can from Happy’s Market. Pours a amber-brownish color with a small head. Smells exactly that way you would expect it to, based on the description. Blueberry pancakes with maple syrup and hints of coffee. The same carries through the flavor; maybe a bit more coffee influence. I can’t imagine that I’ve ever had a truer breakfast beer.

Tried from Can on 20 Aug 2022 at 17:31


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pale brown...ugly coffee berry blend. The aroma is this hilarious catastrophe...a dumpster fire strapped to a train wreck loaded onto a sinking ship...tragicomedy in a glass. Smells like maple berry coffee shit, tastes pretty good despite having the same flavours...and totally entertaining the whole way through.

Tried on 24 Dec 2019 at 21:04


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Poured from the tap. Orangey pink with off white head. Aroma of coffee and light blueberry. Taste of blueberry purée, mild coffee, and hint of maple syrup. Surprisingly great!

Tried from Draft on 17 Dec 2019 at 01:11


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pours a cloudy, pinkish-copper, with minimal head. Aroma of blueberries, cereal, maple syrup. Flavors of blueberries, maple syrup, coffee, breakfast cereal. That combo may not sound too great, but the whole thing comes together surprisingly well. It has just the lightest touch of sourness, coupled with a slight sweetness.

Tried on 29 Sep 2019 at 18:00


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample at MBCC2019 First Session, Copenhagen. Colour is clear orange with small white head. Coffee, some fruits, dryness, sweetness and some sourness. Interesting and strange.

Tried on 24 Aug 2019 at 09:36