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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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Šnyt pour at Notch - Brighton, pours a dark amber brown with a medium beige head. Aroma has plenty of clean, toasted bready malt, and gentle nuttiness. Flavour is much the same, with toasted bready malt and gentle nuttiness, finishing very dry. Cleanly-made. Solid.
Tried from Draft at Notch Brewing Company - Brighton on 03 Aug 2026 at 02:09

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Šnyt pour at Notch - Brighton, pours a clear pale yellow blond with a medium white head. Aroma has a nice bright Saazy hop spicineee, with a crisp crackery malt backbone. Flavour is bright, with lots of spicy Saazy hoppy goodness, backed with biscuity malt. Bright, clean and well-constructed. Very good.
Tried from Draft at Notch Brewing Company - Brighton on 03 Aug 2026 at 02:08

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Šnyt pour at Notch - Brighton, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma has soft herbaceous notes and crisp bready malt. Flavour is crisp and smooth, with herbaceous hops, bready malt, with a lightly bitter finish. Solid tepidly-hopped helles.
Tried from Draft at Notch Brewing Company - Brighton on 03 Aug 2026 at 02:06

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Šnyt pour at Notch - Brighton, pours a clear blonde with a large white head. Aroma has moderate spicy Saaz hops, straw, and crisp crackery malt in good balance. Flavour is crisp, with moderate hoppy bitterness, light-to-moderate spiciness, and crisp crackery malt. Clean and bright, but I want more hoppy bitterness / Saazy goodness. Solid.
Tried from Draft at Notch Brewing Company - Brighton on 03 Aug 2026 at 02:00

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On tap at Alewives, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Aroma is fairly relaxed, with soft grassy hops and bready malt. Flavour seems more authentic, revealing that spicy Saaz hop character, bready malt, and some frass. Far from the cleanest Czech pils out there but it’s drinkable enough.
Tried from Draft at Alewives Taproom on 02 Aug 2026 at 02:34

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Solid pils. Lots of nice noble hops profile. Pours clear golden with decent head. Snappy crisp finish. Tap at Kettles and Grains.
Tried from Draft at Kettles & Grains on 18 Jul 2026 at 23:05

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours deep amber into a weizen glass. Tan head with good retention recedes to nothing. Banana and spicy pumpernickel aromas. Soft with sweet banana bread and spicy rye-raisin bread front to back. Lasting spicy banana bread finish. Different.
Tried on 12 Jul 2026 at 22:12

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Canned 473ml. -from Damon's Beverages Bangor. Blackish coloured, medium sized pale beige head, chocolate and mild roasty nose. Roasty, chocolate, notes of caramel and bitterish finish. Not bad at all.
Tried on 17 Jun 2026 at 19:22

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Draft at Paragon, 6/6/26. Unclear golden color. White head. Nice spice, grain, dough aroma and flavor. Highly drinkable. Good flavor and feel.
Tried from Draft at Paragon Tap & Table on 06 Jun 2026 at 22:32

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pours deep dark gold into a willi. Micro head with excellent retention recedes leaving trailing spiders. Caramel and hot fresh bread aromas. Soft with sweet caramel, mild smoke and toasted multigrain upfront. Medium length earthy bark finish.
Tried from Draft on 04 Jun 2026 at 22:33