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

Panda at home, thanks to Dave, 07/07/21. Clear golden pour with a well appointed white crown of bubbles. Nose is smoked malts, biscuit, light bonfire, toasted grains, cereals. Taste comprises smoked meats, straw, grains, campfire, smoked malts, light residual sugar, hay bale, cereals. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced smoky whisper. A solid exponent of the style.

Tried on 07 Jul 2021 at 17:27


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can at home picked up from CW online. Aroma is earthy nutty malts, toast, light tang, apple A reddy mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting beige head. Flavour is composed of rich earthy toasty malts, chestnut, autumnal brown leaves, light spice. brown bread, brown sugars. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, fine carbonation, light spicy. Really authentic. Really nice.

Tried from Can on 03 Jul 2021 at 00:23


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Tried on 30 Jun 2021 at 21:35


8

Tried on 30 Jun 2021 at 20:07


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can. Dark brown with beige head. Light coffee aroma with chocolate, Taste, sweet chocolate, nougat, moderate coffee. Well balanced beer.

Tried from Can on 28 Jun 2021 at 18:57


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can split at the Grand Reunion Tasting at MM, thanks to Fergus, 20/05/21. Very lightly hazed golden yellow with a white cap. Nose is pale malts, fresh breads, light herb, grains, lemon tinged straw. Taste comprises pale and bready malts, touch of honey, grass, cereals, toasted grains, crackers. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Solid refreshing logger bier.

Tried from Can on 16 Jun 2021 at 16:57


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pours deep clear amber into a shaker. White head with medium retention recedes to sicken surface. Dark caramel and brown bread aromas. Crisp with hot caramel, light pit fruit, and raisin bread upfront turning to mild smoke and citrus peel in the earthy finish. Better than the sum of its parts.

Tried on 29 May 2021 at 23:56


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can shared in High Wycombe - cheers to Fergus. Pours mostly clear gold with a bubbly, white head. Light to medium sweet flavour with lovely biscuity character, some dry cereal, a little bitter straw. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Biscuits and bready malts in the finish, soft bitterness, a little dough. Drinks good.

Tried from Can on 21 May 2021 at 18:43


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared at Colin's place. A clear bright golden yellow coloured pour with a fine white head.. Aroma is nutty, tangy cereal, apple, clean. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, cereal, grains, nutt, clean, chalky, crisp. Palate is super crisp, fine carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2021 at 17:11


8.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can at home picked up CW online. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a lasting white head. Aroma is semi sweet, nutty malts, little pepper, spicy hop, biscuit malts. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, biscuit, rounded malts, spicy hop, light grass, twist of lemon, midget gems. spicy super crisp. Palate is semi sweet, crisp, highish carbonation. Super clean and crispy.

Tried from Can on 07 May 2021 at 23:17