On Tuesday, Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood gained yet another beer destination. When Great Notion Ballard officially opened at noon at the corner of NW 51st Street and 14th Avenue NW, it became Great Notion Brewing’s fifth location, and its second location to open in 2020, after the company opened a taproom on Seattle’s Airport Way South in August. For the time being, the new spot is only selling merchandise and packaged beer to go, but CEO Paul Reiter says that when COVID restrictions are eased again it will become an all-ages taproom with indoor and outdoor seating and full dining service. And although the menu hasn’t yet been finalized, Reiter says it’s getting close.

“We really wanted to launch a fried chicken / hot chicken concept, but with COVID we are working on something better suited for to-go,” he explains. “[We] landed on some amazing new sandwiches featuring our own bbq sauces, hot sauces, mustard sauces, etc., that have Great Notion beer in them, such as our carolina gold mustard sauce featuring Ripe IPA, or our maple ancho hot sauce with Double Stack [Imperial Stout].”

Great Notion began scouting potential Seattle locations in the summer of 2019, and while a single address in Ballard was the original plan, construction delays led the company to pull the trigger on a space in Georgetown first.

“A wine tasting room was going out of business and we had the opportunity to hop on it super quickly,” Reiter says. “The rent was decent, it was on a great street and it was available ASAP. So we said why not?”

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