Pils
Notch Brewing in Salem, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Czech Pilsner / Světlý Regular|
Score
6.75
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Notch Session Pils salutes the unfiltered session pale lagers of the Czech Republic: crisp, herbal, and hoppy.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: copper to yellow color with transparency to it and a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely
Aroma: floral, herbal and grassy hops with a light clean semi-biscuity malt bill
Flavor: meshes the hops to the malts semi-sweetly with a clean crisp finish of the same
Texture: light bodied, sessionable, good smoothness, and the carb is done right
Overall: nicely done Czech lager I'd return to.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: copper to yellow color with transparency to it and a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely
Aroma: floral, herbal and grassy hops with a light clean semi-biscuity malt bill
Flavor: meshes the hops to the malts semi-sweetly with a clean crisp finish of the same
Texture: light bodied, sessionable, good smoothness, and the carb is done right
Overall: nicely done Czech lager I'd return to.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Feb 2026
at 13:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Notes from March 2011 Nice extra thrown in by my trading buddy up in Beantown. Ommegang Anniversary glass. Still pretty chilly. Big, lumpy, textured white head. Clear, classic amber body. Wiry waves of lace. Smell is green & herbal. Hops seem a tad sharp. Very dry biscuit malt & noticeable alcohol. Almost a notion of fruit as it warms, but no. :P Bittergreen, leafy, & a touch iron-y. A bit sharp. Sizable amount of hops used. Malt is cracker dry with barely any sweetness. I would of enjoyed a little more of a grain profile personally. Frothy, but not all that carbonated. Still pretty crispy because it's so fresh. Alcohol seems slightly bigger then the paltry 4% stated. Feels more acidic then your standard American brewed Pils. Pretty clean for a contract brew. Shouldn't be surprised, because Ipswich makes good beer.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Nov 2024
at 01:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz can from Half Time, 7/31/24. Pours a clear golden color with a white head and moderate lace. Grainy and bright. Herbal and grassy. Touch of lemon. Fairly dry. Flavorful. No complaints. 7/4/7/4/16
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jul 2024
at 20:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Taster pour from a can at The Beer Store, Salem. Clear yellow with thin head. Aroma and taste are more a European pale malt than Pilsner per se. Neither is bold. Clean, refreshing, light bodied. Fine but nothing amazing or recommendable. Built for multiple pints--true dat! Supercharged macro but perhaps forgivable at 4% ABV.
Tried
from Can
on 26 May 2024
at 15:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
16 oz draft. Bready malt, weak hop.Very crispy, bright pils. Awesome to pair with dinner.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jun 2023
at 02:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can and draft since debut, most recently on draft at The Hill Tavern, late October 2022. Clear, bright, well-carbonated, blonde-golden with a sizeable, white head. Soft, delicate, floral hops and plentiful honey and biscuit-like-like malts balance. Clean, no alcohol. Soft, malty, quite hoppy with assertive but not overdone bitterness. Dense malts with lots of texture and good attenuation. A great beer, and one that shows up in a lot of places lacking in great beer.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Nov 2022
at 16:48
2.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2
Yellow with a strong, pungent, bitter hop aroma. Taste is like a slightly off Czech Pilsner, with that crisp hop finish .
Tried
on 22 Oct 2020
at 23:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
12 oz. can at The Sevens Ale House in Boston, Mass. Clear yellow pour with a white head and very good retention. Semi-crisp pils malt with a touch of citrus sweetness. Low bitterness. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Oct 2017
at 22:45
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Can shared by Jeff, thanks. Gold color. Light bitterness and malt flavor Good malt but lacks a hop profile that a good pilsner needs. Soft, smooth palate.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jun 2016
at 19:44
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bukowski, Boston tap: poura gold with a white head. Aroma is grainy and lightly hoppy. Taste is lightly bitter. Not exactly watery. Very slightly sweet. Does work as a czech pils. Pretty good.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Sep 2015
at 17:30