Great Notion Brewing - Berkeley

Staff is rude and bad vibes, wouldn’t be back with all the amazing options in Berkeley.

BBA 11PM is redonk. Easily rivals Prarie BOMB. Wonderful job y'all. Opening it w/ that wax(?) required a feat of engineering but once I got it popped all is forgiven. I'll grab some more next week, A+

Always a lovely selection of brews here. Honestly, they don't seem to make good IPAs here, but I do enjoy their fruity and sour beers very much. They had a lot of new brews this visit so ended up getting a sampler to try out the new beers. It's a small location so it can get pretty crowded, especially on the weekends, but well worth it for fruity and sour beers.

Love the sours. They do everything a little different here! A no brainer when you're waiting for a train! Quiet vibes inside usually

Cool little bar. Lots of different micro brews definitely like their West Coast style Brew. Hummus is also very good

We just came from there. It was lovely. They have a location in Berkeley, CA
We will definitely check that out when we get home.

RACIST establishment. Unless you’re white don’t come here. You can read all the previous 1 star reviews and see it’s all written by POC who were dismissed/ignored like me. That’s not a random coincidence. I came here purely because they have this amazing food truck outside, and while ordered I noticed in the food trucks window they had a menu for this place. I went inside to ask about something on the menu and was completely dismissed. I asked about “underberg” or something similar on their menu because it claimed to aid gut health etc and the workers looked at me like I was stupid! I was ready to sit down and spend money on beers, but with that experience and badgering for an answer about a menu item I was ok. No “How can I help you today” or “Let me know if you have questions.” Unprofessional establishment. You lose out on money not prioritizing customers who come and sit down. Hope the bartenders conversations with each other were life changing while they ignored me!!

10/10 great service! Sam made the entire night! Dom was very friendly and service was amazing! Everything I ordered tasted great and served quickly. Would come back for sure. Also had a wall of dog pics by the bathroom which was very cute.

Katie behind the bar is the best beer guide. Follow her lead!

I love this place and their beer! I first had one at Alvarado Street Brew in Monterey, CA. They’ve got great sours and fruit forward IPAs for me and beer that tastes like beer for my BF. I wish they had more seating but that’s not a reason to rate below 5 starts. Maybe they will open a bigger location in Alameda or Oakland ?? DOG FRIENDLY

Please never stop making the black cherry cream soda !!! I’ve never tasted a cherry soda that compared anywhere near this. This soda has tied for #1 only rivaled by Shonen elderberry cream soda. You guys are amazing. Good beers too!

They have a nice outdoor patio

Pretty good beer with a great vibe.

Amazing beers. Everything was great. Sours were great. Hazys were amazing. BA stout was awesome. Had to get some 4pks to go.

was pretty good on Tuesday until when the 90 decibel trivia contest started and the dogs started barking....