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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7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pours deep gold into a stein. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Caramel and bread aromas. Sweet and dry with caramel and toasted brown bread upfront turning to earthy pine and pith in the lasting finish.

Tried on 25 Oct 2020 at 21:56


2.8
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
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Pours deep hazy caramel into a stein. Tan head with good retention recedes leaving trailing sheets. Caramel and malt aromas. Soft with dark caramel and treacle upfront turning to pumpernickel and dark sourdough in the lasting finish.

Tried on 26 Sep 2020 at 22:07


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pours slightly hazed gold into a stein. White head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Bacon and smoke aromas. Soft with mild smoked malt upfront turning to maplewood bacon in the lasting finish.

Tried on 24 Sep 2020 at 22:23


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Tried from Can on 22 Sep 2020 at 19:01


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Tried from Can on 21 Sep 2020 at 18:47


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Tried from Can on 21 Sep 2020 at 18:24


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

Pours slightly hazed gold into an English pint. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to nothing. Hay and multigrain aromas. Crisp with hay, caramel and straw front to back. Nice.

Tried on 04 Sep 2020 at 22:04


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours clear gold into an English pint. Creamy white head with medium retention recedes leaving no lacing. Hay and corn aromas. Medium bodied with wet straw, sourdough, and mild crunch n munch. Still a step above a screamer... those were some tough morning afters...

Tried on 04 Sep 2020 at 21:09


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Tried from Can on 02 Aug 2020 at 18:18