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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8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Can. CW online shop. Very light haze on a pale to medium amber gold. Fine white head stays the course. Nose has peppery hop leaf. Privet. Straw. Lightest whiff of sulphur. Some sweet and light spiced grain in the distance. Taste is clean and dry, with a nice biscuity sweetness. Some leafy and grassy pops of bitterness. Crisp and super refreshing on the palate. Soft, natural feeling carbonation. Moderate grassy bitterness to finish. Great logger.

Tried from Can on 20 Mar 2021 at 19:30


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Pours slightly hazed gold into an English pint. Bright white head with little retention recedes to skim surface. Crackers, biscuit and sourdough aromas. Soft with sweet meadow, marshmallow and sourdough upfront turning to mildly tart apricot before he lasting earthy root finish.

Tried on 10 Mar 2021 at 22:43


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

Pours gold into a shaker. Bright white micro head with excellent retention recedes leaving sheet lacing. Biscuit and pith aromas. Soft with hay, fresh bread and pine upfront turning to sweet pith and peel in the lasting finish.

Tried on 22 Jan 2021 at 23:10


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Pours deep gold into a shaker. White head with medium retention recedes to mottle surface. Light malt aromas. Crisp with sweet malt, caramel and fruity earth front to back.
Earlier Rating: 9/24/2020 Total Score: 3.9
Pours deep clear gold into a stein. Bright white head with good retention recedes to coat surface. Cracked malt aromas. Crisp and dry with sweet hay and malt upfront turning to wet earthy straw in the medium length finish. Impressive flavor for the abv.

Tried on 11 Jan 2021 at 23:44


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours hazy light pear into a shaker. Bright white soapy head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Papaya and sour peach aromas. Soft with sourdough, tart berry and underripe papaya front to back. Mild earthy finish.

Tried on 07 Jan 2021 at 23:11


7.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours clear light gold into a shaker. Soapy white head with medium retention recedes leaving spot lacing to sicken surface. Sweet hay and biscuit aromas. Crisp with sweet hay and caramel upfront turning to mild heather before the medium length earthy pith finish.

Tried on 07 Dec 2020 at 23:23


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

Pours mahogany-tinged dark brown into an English pint. Tan head with medium retention recedes to coat surface. Sweet brown bread aromas. Soft with dark caramel and raisin brown bread upfront turning to dry, earthy toast in the medium length finish. Nice.

Tried on 03 Dec 2020 at 22:11


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours deep mahogany into an English pint. Mocha head with medium retention recedes leaving no lacing. Sweet toasted brown bread and bacon aromas. Medium bodied with sweet caramel and brown bread upfront turning to bacon and bbq in the medium length finish. Nice one.

Tried on 02 Dec 2020 at 23:03


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

Pours lightly-tinged mahogany into a shaker. Mocha head with excellent retention recedes leaving scant spiders. Sweet dark caramel aromas. Medium bodied with dark pumpernickel and caramel front to back. Quite tasty.

Tried from Can on 05 Nov 2020 at 23:03


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Pours clear gold into a shaker. Bright white head with good retention recedes leaving scant sheets to coat surface. Sweet malt and corn aromas. Crisp with sweet caramel and bread upfront turning to mild sourdough before the lasting earth finish.

Tried from Can on 05 Nov 2020 at 22:48