Notch Brewing

Microbrewery in Salem, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2010

Contact
283R Derby St, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Description
Launched in 2010, Notch Brewing – named for the nick made to keep a record when you're having more than one – was the first brewing company in the U.S. to focus exclusively on session beer. At the time, we simply wanted to brew the beers we loved to drink because finding them was a challenge. Session beer has been enjoyed in every great beer brewing nation for centuries, yet in the U.S. it was overlooked. So we set out to brew the world’s classic session styles from the Czech Republic, Germany, England, and Belgium, as well as explore how session beer could fit with the U.S.’s hoppy beer infatuation. Over a decade later, we have a brewery built on the back of session beer and it’s proven two things: beer consumers like options, and session beer is a great one.

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7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Pours slightly hazed gold into a willi. Bright white head with excellent retention recedes to coat surface. Citrus and multigrain aromas. Soft with sweet white smarties and papaya upfront turning to lime in the medium length earthy finish.

Tried on 10 Jan 2026 at 22:30


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

16 oz can. Aromas of bread dough, grass, and mild yeast. Subtle herbalness throughout. Flavor shows me light biscuit/ dough / cracker backbone. Light-moderate floral bitterness on the finish. Body is correct for the style. It is ok.

Tried from Can from Greg & Jane's Beer and Wine on 07 Jan 2026 at 00:08


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Pour clear yellow gold into a willi. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to mottle surface. Lemon and bread aromas. Crisp with sweet malt, sourdough and lemon front to back. Lasting earth pith finish.

Tried on 29 Dec 2025 at 22:31


7

Tried on 07 Dec 2025 at 02:46


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours clear gold into a willi. Bright white head with good retention recedes leaving scant sheets. Mango and passion fruit aromas. Crisp with sweet mango and tangerine upfront turning to dusty pine in the medium length finish.

Tried on 01 Dec 2025 at 22:01


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours clear gold into a willi. Bright white head with excellent retention recedes leaving sheet lacing. Caramel and pitch aromas. Crisp with sweet pitch and spicy multigrain front to back. Lasting toasted pumpernickel finish.

Tried on 21 Nov 2025 at 22:07


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

From High Spirits

Tried from Can on 08 Nov 2025 at 03:37


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8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Brighton draught, 10/18/25.
As pictured.
Clean and bright with, thank God, zero toast or caramel. It's more like a clear NE IPA. The way God intended.
Juicy and floral with good but not overdone bitterness. Malty and dry. Citrus and light pine. Everything you want in a WC, nothing you don't.

Tried from Draft at Notch Brewing Company - Brighton on 18 Oct 2025 at 21:31


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7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Brighton draught, 10/18/25.
As pictured.
Lightly floral hops with timid malts. Maybe even a bit of citrus. Hard to get at the malt or yeast though.
Sweet corn and floral hops with some light citrus. It's clean and at least noticeably bitter, but the malt/corn is sweet and somewhat soggy. No biscuitiness or much of a crisp, dry finish. Hop flavors are a bit weird, too, bordering some soapiness.

Tried from Draft at Notch Brewing Company - Brighton on 18 Oct 2025 at 17:43


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

On tap at the river road tavern one night after work with the guys.

Tried from Draft on 02 Oct 2025 at 01:09