KG: Has it been difficult to open a new place in a new state? There’s a downtown Ballard with some nicer restaurants. But when they get hungry, I don’t know what they do. Instead of bar hopping, people brewery hop from tasting room to tasting room. There’s a ton of breweries within a 5 block radius. PR: Ballard is the beer capital of Washington. KG: How’d you choose Ballard as your new neighborhood? And we’ve done collaboration beers with our friends at Fremont, Reuben’s Brews, and Cloudburst. PR: We started doing more tap takeovers up there. KG: How have you gotten your name out in a new market? That’s different than where I grew up with on the East Coast. We’ll say hi in the street and we’ll look at you. They care about being nice to each other. On the whole, people really care for their local communities and the environment. Seattle is kind of just a bigger version of Portland. Portland is a pretty small city and the next biggest city is Seattle. But right now, the easiest way to get our beer to customers is to create exciting places for people to come drink. In the future, maybe we can even create mobile taprooms. To do that, we can create our own taprooms, or even ship it. From the beginning, our business model has been to sell our beer direct to customers. Reiter says the upcoming location at 5101 14th Avenue NW is still in the works and should open later this year.Paul Reiter: We started talking about Seattle a couple years ago. The location at at 6235 Airport Way S (not too far from Lowercase Brewing) was actually supposed to be the second outpost in the city for the brewery, but its original plans to set up shop in Ballard have been delayed. Co-founder Paul Reiter tells Eater Seattle he is hoping to soon bring shelf-stable Great Notion snacks from the Portland kitchens, as well as brainstorming about possibly turning a railroad car space into a food truck. As for food, currently customers can bring food in from neighboring Georgetown businesses, such as Fonda La Catrina or Falafel Salam, to eat on the patio, but it’s still working on getting items served on-site. The brewery is most known for its culinary series of beers, such as Mochi (Japanese mochi ice cream flavors), Jammy Pants (berry jam), and Baklava (nuts and honey).Īt the Georgetown spot, there will be a couple of Seattle-specific beers available, including a double IPA called The Sound (brewed with citral, amarilla, and vic secret hops) and a sour called Squatchbat Larry (made with mixed berries and vanilla). According to Eater PDX, “a conversation about Portland beer that doesn’t include Great Notion Brewing is an unfinished conversation,” and many line up for weekly can launches of pastry stouts, fruited sours, and hazy IPAs. Great Notion has built a strong following in Portland and scored several medals at the World Beer Cup, along with other accolades. There’s also seating on an outdoor, tented patio and a painted railroad car parked outside for some neighborhood-specific flair. It has 20 beers on tap, while cans are available to preorder through an app. A year after its expansion to the city was first announced, Great Notion officially opened its Georgetown location earlier this month. One of the more popular breweries in Portland has set down roots in Seattle.
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