![]() Portland breweries including Little Beast, Baerlic, and Gigantic had already begun shuttling beer around the city, but West, a former computer programmer, took it a step further. He decided to keep his bar staff employed by turning them into delivery drivers. Nat West, the namesake founder of Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider, closed his North Portland taproom just before the shutdown. ![]() “We'd say, 'Look what's going on in Portland: There's a bunch of incredibly wonderful things happening because people are putting these brewpubs in.' They just didn't want to do it at that time, but now they'd be more open to it.” Special delivery ![]() “We'd talk to property owners, we'd show them our business plan and we'd show them our capital, and they'd say, 'Oh, I don't want to cut a trench drain, I don't want to do this to my facility, I don't want to do that,'” Taylor says. At the time, there were just three active breweries in Hillsboro ( Vertigo, Ambacht, and McMenamins' Cornelius Pass) and only two in neighboring Beaverton (Cascade Brewing founder Art Larrance’s Raccoon Lodge, which was later known as the Lodge at Cascade Brewing, and an offshoot of McMinnville’s Golden Valley Brewery.) Suburban beer snobs had to schlep into Portland to sample most of the city’s beers. It's a big change from just a decade or so ago, when Alan Taylor, brewmaster for Portland's Ascendant and Zoiglhaus Breweries, first visited Hillsboro to scout a location for Zoiglhaus. Even those that aren't building brick-and-mortar locations have found a booming market for their beer on the shelves of Washington County supermarkets and convenience stores, and via home delivery from DoorDash-style services. I’m not a huge fan of pork or even fried chicken so I tried some and while it was good, it definitely isn’t for me.A growing number of Portland's flagship breweries are settling down in the city's populous western suburbs, a trend that's accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. These were house pork cracklings featuring Tilting Hog Ranch pork with a malt vinegar dipping sauce. It was amazing, almost like something I would plan on ordering at Bollywood Theatre. Like the Tostones, this isn’t something I’ve ever had before. Grilled sharp cheddar, spicy roasted serranos, pickled sweet peppers and neufchatel. I’ve never tried anything like this and I loved it. These were fried green plantains, covered in buffalo sauce (like wings) with a mojo jicama slaw. I’ll never be able to go back to plain ketchup after this. It’s like once you have chocolate chips in your banana bread, you can never go back to plain banana bread. While the fries were great, the curried ginger was AMAZING. Sweet Potato Waffle Fries with curried ginger ketchup.(Northwest Breakfast Stout aged on a ridiculous amount of Vermont maple syrup and locally roasted coffee beans.) Beckie says it was waaay to sweet and watery. Single Stack – this was a special tasting of the beer that started Double Stack.Beckie says it was definitely “dank” with powerful flavor but didn’t have the boozy finish that a lot of IIPA’s have. Slammed with notes of pineapple, pine and stinky dank goodness. It’s dry hopped with over three pounds per barrel and fermented with local wild flower honey. This Double IPA is saturated with hop flavor. The Merry Dankster DIPA – their tribute to Ken Kesey and his merry band of pranksters.Beckie says this beer was a great coffee stout and would make a great beer to add to a float. It’s a one of a kind brew and a unique flavor experience. Coffee and Cream – on nitro – is a Cream Ale on specially roasted whole bean Columbian coffee in partnership with Clutch Coffee Roasters.Beckie says this beer was tart at the finish, but still refreshing. Zest is the beer that will guide you into the spring time. Zest – Their take on a German style Berliner Weisse, the lemony tartness in this refreshing wheat beer comes from a two stage fermentation with Lactobacillius and Brettanomyces.The creative and delicious food menu at Great Notion Brewing was created by our chef and long time friend, Ryan O’ Connor. The Great Notion cofounders are: James Dugan, brewing & marketing, Andy Miller, brewing & operations, and Paul Reiter, finance & strategy. When it comes to brewing creative craft beer, they realize the immense talent within this city and been inspired by many, in Portland and beyond.
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