Salem Lager
Notch Brewing in Salem, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Helles Regular|
Score
7.36
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Bavarian Helles / 4.5% ABV Bright and clean with subtle malt sweetness
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7/10
Tried
on 09 Mar 2026
at 23:56
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from the Packie
Pours a light gold color with a touch of haze and a decent sized bubbly white head that slowly recedes. Crisp bready crackery with earthy floral to counter. Seems lacking in body, but tasty.
Pours a light gold color with a touch of haze and a decent sized bubbly white head that slowly recedes. Crisp bready crackery with earthy floral to counter. Seems lacking in body, but tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2026
at 02:43
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
pours blonde with a white head. Aroma is bready and sugary. Taste is low bitterness. Bready sweetness. Smooth and easy.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Feb 2026
at 18:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to mug.
Appearance: copper color with a two finger white foamy head which trailed off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: herbal, floral, grassy hops with some subtle honey and clean cracker malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a malty sweet quality; finishes crisp and malty
Texture: light bodied, sessionable, very smooth along the tongue
Overall: nicely done Helles lager worthy of coming back to.
Can to mug.
Appearance: copper color with a two finger white foamy head which trailed off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: herbal, floral, grassy hops with some subtle honey and clean cracker malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a malty sweet quality; finishes crisp and malty
Texture: light bodied, sessionable, very smooth along the tongue
Overall: nicely done Helles lager worthy of coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Feb 2026
at 13:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Pint can from Jow. Thanks. Pours a crystal clear 14k gold color with a small white head that slowly dissipates. The aroma is light with herbs, sweet corn, and some mild citrus. The taste is light corn, grass, some cracker malts, bit of lemons and spicy noble hops. The palate was thin and crisp, but not watery, and the carbonation was lively. Finishes medium in duration and dry. Overall: Really good helles, goes down easy. Not one of my favorite lager styles but I definitely would drink this again.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Sep 2025
at 13:57
6/10
Malty, light, crisp. Not too sweet. Easy drinking lager.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Sep 2024
at 01:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16oz can. Poured a clear yellow color with a small, fizzy white head. Aroma was big crispy malts, light herbal and grassy character. Flavor was pleasant malt, biscuit. Crisp.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jul 2024
at 03:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz can shared by James, 4/6/24. Clear pour, white head. Grainy and herbal. Bread and grass. Pretty tasty stuff. 7/4/8/4/16 16 oz can from Half Time, 7/23/24. Pours a mostly clear gold, fizzy white head. Dough, lemon, grass, grapefruit, and some pine. Bready. Herbal. Bright. Clean and very drinkable. 7/4/8/4/16
Tried
from Can
on 06 Apr 2024
at 23:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
5 oz taster. A near clear yellow appearance. Soft aroma of honey malt and yeast. Crispy texture with a clean finish. Highly drinkable
Tried
on 19 Nov 2023
at 22:56
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Canned 2/2/22, drunk 3/28/22. Clear, brilliant, pale-golden with a large white head that steadily recedes to cover. Nectarine, herbal and spicy hop notes, strong mineral, soft black pepper and hints of delicate honey create an aromatic and balanced nose. White grape becomes prominent, adding gentle acidity that works perfectly against the deep maltiness. Clean and no alcohol noted. In the mouth it's crisp on the finish, but ever-so-soft through the middle, with a supple, well-attenuated maltiness that brings light honey and bits of biscuit alongside the herbal and peppery hops. White grape-like acidity and deep minerality with lingering bitterness balancing the lovely maltiness. Wow, this is absolutely stunning and with so much incredible flavor for a mere 4.5% abv,
Tried
from Can
on 29 Mar 2022
at 20:16