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Great Notion Brewing is a project started by three friends; Andy Miller, James Dugan, and Paul Reiter. All three guys met each other out of coincidence, they live on the same street in North Portland. Andy and James met each other while home brewing in 2010, and began developing recipes and building a friendship. Together they have 25 years of brewing experience with medals in the National Homebrew Competition for fruit lambic and Double IPA. Paul Reiter has a degree in business and finance with a focus on start-ups and creative enterprise . In April of 2014, the boys finally got together and shared some home brew. On this night they enjoyed a Stout with hand smoked Vienna malt, a 3 year old Peach Sour, and a 10% double IPA. It’s fair to say, on this night, Great Notion Brewing was born.
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johnnnniee (7623) reviewed
Blueberry Muffin from Great Notion Brewing
9 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sample at EBF Saturday Lightly hazy deep golden color without much of a head. Tart berry and sweet sugary maltiness. Very well done beer tastes just like a liquid muffin.
Tried on 05 Feb 2017 at 15:25
GenDV138 (9261) reviewed
Peanut Brother from Great Notion Brewing
9 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle pour at the RateBeer Best 2017 Grand Tasting/Bottle Share. Black with tan head. Aromas of peanut butter, roasted nuts, dark chocolate. Tastes of peanut butter, dark chocolate, a little chemical note. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2017 at 00:40
Bytemesis (16558) reviewed
JB (Juice Box) from Great Notion Brewing
9 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft sample @RB Best. Pours cloudy yellow with a medium creamy off-white head that dissipates with great lacing. Aroma is old school grapefruit and pine, perhaps a hint of mango. Flavor is light bitter, light sweet. Medium body, creamy mouthfeel. Huh. Not seeing why this is getting the ratings it is.
Tried from Draft on 01 Feb 2017 at 20:00
fiulijn (28377) reviewed
Stacks of Coconut from Great Notion Brewing
9 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8

2020-02-15, growler, said 11% ABV, 10-4-8-3-17=42
Huge aroma, pure maple syrup, dark chocolate. The alcohol is very strong, so that the mouthfeel is drier than expected; dark chocolate flavour, roasted coconut, some maple, with a touch of smoke in the finish. I'm a bit disappointed by the low sweetness.

2017-01-25, tasting at Matt's; crowler; 9% ABV, 8-4-8-4-16=40
Black color, almost no head. Strong coconut aroma, like those coconut shower creams. Moderately sweet, chocolate, coconut, lactose, some toasted coconut in the final.
A bit weird, but very good nevertheless.
Tried from Growler on 25 Jan 2017 at 23:43
Oakes (34715) reviewed
Stacks of Coconut from Great Notion Brewing
9 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Dark brown. Not much head. The aroma is a very nice, fatty, coconut aroma, Very sweet, coconut, quite sweet like arroy-d, nice sweet central american coffee...though you could argue the condensed milk of Vietnamese coffee is in there.
Tried from Can on 25 Jan 2017 at 23:41
mcberko (49191) reviewed
Stacks of Coconut from Great Notion Brewing
9 years ago
8.9/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Crowler, pours jet black with a small brown head. Aroma is amazingly intense, with shitloads of coconut upfront, followed by dark chocolate -- wow. Flavour is incredibly intense, with shitloads of coconut dominating upfront, followed by lightly sweet dark chocolate. Wow, this is intense. Orgasmic mix of coconut and dark chocolate. Fantastic.
Tried from Crowler on 25 Jan 2017 at 23:33
Kyotolefty (16149) reviewed
Stacks of Coconut from Great Notion Brewing
9 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Oily coconut nose, chocolate, and a touch of coffee. OVer the top coconut flavor with a harsh, bitter finish and a little maple syrup. This is way too much coconut, but fun. Liked Double Stack much better.
Tried on 04 Jan 2017 at 19:27
stevoj (19093) reviewed
Keep Brooklyn Weird from Great Notion Brewing
9 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Crowler thanks to Darrel. Hazy golden pour, small airy head. Fruity aroma, somewhat tropical. Taste continues with the juicy fruity flavors, small hoppy bite. Really nice textures throughout.
Tried from Crowler on 01 Jan 2017 at 15:45
ineedbeer (4146) reviewed
Stacks of Coconut from Great Notion Brewing
9 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7
Poured from a crowler. Aroma is very coconut forward, but it’s very fruity and has a sun tan lotion character. Moderate chocolate notes with some light roast. Pours a dark brown to black with a medium sized, medium thick, light mocha head that recedes to the edges where it lingers off a bit. Light lacing and moderate legs. Flavor is rather sweet with some moderate coconut notes and some medium tropical fruit notes. Still has a bit of a suntan lotion character. Some moderate chocolate notes and light roast notes. Medium bitterness and some light alcohol spice. Mouthfeel is fairly full bodied with a silky, oily character and moderate carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a decent beer but it has a weird coconut/tropical fruit note to it. Good mouthfeel and sweetness.
Tried from Crowler on 30 Dec 2016 at 23:55
poisoneddwarf (5713) reviewed
Lunacy from Great Notion Brewing
9 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Crowler from the brewery, filled yesterday at the release party. Aroma is wet dishrag, earth, yeast, moldy citrus. As nasty as I describe that, it’s not bad. Pours milky orange with a long sustaining white lacy head. Taste is medium bitter, yeasty, very earthy. Not bad, but Ripe and Juice Jr. were much much better.
Tried from Crowler on 24 Dec 2016 at 23:53