Great Notion Brewing

Microbrewery in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 6 Venues

Established in 2016

Contact
2444 NW 28th Ave, Portland, OR, 97210, United States
Description
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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7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Taster flight at Great Notion Beaverton. Hazy straw colored pour, very fine head. Fruity aroma, stone fruit with a touch of citrus. Taste is sweet, pears, nectarines, grapefruit peel.

Tried from Draft on 12 Dec 2025 at 23:23


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7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Taster flight at Beaverton location. Near black pour, thin ring of tight tan foam. Aroma is coffee followed by chocolate . Taste is roasty, coffee followed by milk sugar, subtle chocolate flavors.

16oz can from Tavour. Dark brown pour with beige ring. Aroma is cocoa. Taste brings the milk sweetness for a nice chocolate milk vibe

Tried from Draft on 12 Dec 2025 at 23:10


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7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Taster flight at GN Beaverton. Pale, clear golden pour, wispy head, lacing. Light grainy aroma. Taste is mellow, bready, grainy, with a subtle dryness throughout.

Tried from Draft on 12 Dec 2025 at 22:58


6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can at home. Clear yellow golden color, medium sized white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, citrusy hoppy, citrus peel, slightly metallic. Okay beer but a west coast IPA? Hmm no.

Tried on 09 Dec 2025 at 22:49


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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

16oz can from Tavour. Dark brown pour, silky beige head. Roasty aroma, sweet, chocolate. Taste is roasty, bitter, notes of coffee. Nice bitter bite.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 01 Dec 2025 at 03:20


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8.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 9

Can from Tavour. Pours clear gold with a large white head. Aroma is dankish, pine and spice. Med body. Somewhat malty but well towards dry. Dank it is, but the bitterness is not harsh. Some tropicals like citrus, but pine and spice seem prominent. A light smoke note? HInts of peach and pineapple. Lots going on with this. Good flavor.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 01 Dec 2025 at 01:13


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7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

16 oz can. Aroma is blueberry, marshmallow, sugary cereal. Pours hazy burnt orange with a fleeting beige head. Taste is mildly sour (5/10), fairly sweet, with some hop bitterness on the back end. Flavors of blueberry, cereal, and marshmallow and quite muffin like. Mouthfeel is a tad thin and watery.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 24 Nov 2025 at 01:36


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

16oz can. The mangosteen flavor comes through, which makes this a rather unique offering. Oaty hazy behind that. Definitely has a tropical fruit vibe. Good.

Tried on 21 Nov 2025 at 03:07


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can. Murky orange beer with a dirty cream head. Tangerine and berry aroma with tartness. Tart/light sour beer with vanilla and tangerine. Slightly thick bodied. Tartness/light sourness lingers with vanilla, tangerine, and berries.

Tried on 19 Nov 2025 at 02:34


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Tap at Smoke Eaters. Hazy orange with dense, white head. Faint tropical aroma and dusty, gritty flavor and mouthfeel.

Tried on 11 Nov 2025 at 20:50