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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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Keg at CloudWater and friend 2019... Golden yellow.. Thin white lacing.. Soft sweet grassy floral fruit nose.. Light grain
Tried on 09 Mar 2019 at 20:29

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draught @ Cloudwater Beer Fest, Manchester 2019. Pours black with a creamy head. Dark fruit, caramel and bread. Smooth caramel. Dry finish. Nice.
Tried on 08 Mar 2019 at 18:34

7/10
Tried from Draft on 02 Mar 2019 at 15:45

8/10
Tried from Draft on 01 Mar 2019 at 12:53

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap @ Cloudwater Friends and Family Fest, 2019. Pours Slight unclear Golden with a White head. Bready and dry. Floral and grassy. Fresh! Bitter finish. Excellent
Earlier Rating: 3/1/2019 Total Score: 3.8
Tap @ Cloudwater Friends and Family Fest, 2019. Pours Slight unclear Golden with a White head. Bready and dry. Floral and grassy. Fresh! Bitter finish. Excellent
Tried from Draft on 01 Mar 2019 at 11:46

8/10
1/29/19 can date nice color juicy citrus nice balanced hops and a lighr pine finish. Well crafted.
Tried from Can on 09 Feb 2019 at 20:40

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours deep hazy gold into a shaker. White soapy head with little retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Sweet citrus and pine aromas. Dry and husky with dark malt and sweet sourdough upfront turning to an abrupt finish.
Tried on 03 Feb 2019 at 23:46

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Pours hazy orange into a shaker. Bright white head with little retention recedes to hug rim. SweeTart and FunDip aromas? Medium bodied with dirty malt and sourdough upfront turning to bitter twigs and earth in the medium length finish.
Tried on 27 Jan 2019 at 23:04

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours clear gold into a shaker. Bright white soapy head with medium retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Bready aromas. Soft with sweet mineral and bread upfront turning to bitter earth in the lasting finish.
Tried on 25 Jan 2019 at 00:29

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Canned 12/7, drunk 12/20/18.
Dark, cola-tinged dark mahogany, clear with a dark beige, grey-tinged head that is full but rapidly receding.
Not too much dark malt in the nose gives just a hint of brown bread, cola and very mild, fruity coffee. Hints of honey and light caramel from the base malt soften/balance while the yeast is very clean showing only minimal mineral character. Low hop character adds a touch of spice and herb.
In the mouth it's soft, malty, well-attenuated and showing a moderate coffee character that adds to the dry character yet contributes plentiful flavor making the beer seem richer, in concert with the base malt. Lingering pretzel, herb, spice, cola and coffee with soft honey. Mostly tight carbonation and no alcohol or flaw.
Tried from Can on 23 Dec 2018 at 17:32