Notch Brewing
Microbrewery
in Salem,
Massachusetts,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2010
CosmicCharlie (9644) reviewed Fodderstompf from Notch Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pours clear gold into a Sam glass. Bright white head with excellent retention recedes leaving soapy lacing. Mango, marshmallow and cantaloupe aromas. Sweet, soft caramel, lemon/lime and bitter earth front to back and into the dry medium length finish.
CosmicCharlie (9644) reviewed The Standard from Notch Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours gold into a shaker. Bright white head recedes to nothing. Grass aromas. Crisp sweet hay and caramel upfront turning to bitter pith in the medium length finish.
CosmicCharlie (9644) reviewed Zwickel Bier from Notch Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours dark gold into a Sam glass. White head with good retention recedes to skin surface. Dark malt aromas. Crisp with bitter dark caramel, sourdough and roasted bready malt upfront turning to bitter earth in the lasting finish.
CosmicCharlie (9644) reviewed Grodziskie from Notch Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours hazy pale gold into a stein. Bubbly head with little retention recedes to nothing. Smoke and caramel aromas. Soft with sweet caramel and smoky wheat front to back.
johnnnniee (7495) reviewed Infinite Jest from Notch Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Sample at homebrew club last night. Hazy deep yellow color with a thin white head. Earthy spicy wheat malt on the nose and in the flavor. Earthy pine tropical citrus hoppiness counters. In my opinion the body is horribly lacking and feel’s a bit watery, I’m not a fan.
Solastalgic (4951) ticked Table IPA from Notch Brewing 8 years ago
Really struggled to like this. Very dry.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Teenage Riot from Notch Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draught at Buk’s Boston, 3/21/17.
Light hay-flaxen golden body shows a very light haze and a small, white head atop with moderate retention.
Pineapple, grainy cereal mixed with buttercream and lightly juicy melon and mango all show off a lot more depth than expected from this hop. The malt is interesting as well, and despite there being some obvious diacetyl here, it certainly adds an interesting character to the beer.
In the mouth it’s juicy with light popcorn at times but yet somehow still endearingly enjoyable. Mango, lime, kiwi and such with honey, cereal-like character and a soft, malty texture. Good dryness, no alcohol, no resin and low but engaging carbonation. Weird but good. Or very good but with some diacetyl, is perhaps more accurate.
tfontana (7277) reviewed Left of the Dial from Notch Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can pour into nonic pint glass from Andover Liquors. Appearance is hazy orange with yellow and green tinges, minimal sparkle, small white fizzy head with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is strong orange, mangoes, grapefruit, pine. Taste is sweet tropical and citrus fruits, mild late earthy bitterness. Palate is light bodied with thin texture, lively carbonation and sweet over bitter finish. Overall, nice juicy flavors and taste/aroma strong for a session. Good job.
Jow (8309) reviewed Infinite Jest from Notch Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Met my buddy for lunch in Burlington, MA which nicely had decent draft list been after some Notch for a bit. Nose is grassy and some citrus. Tastes grassy, grapefruit, earthy, wheat, and biscuits. Smooth palate and little zesty.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Turn It On from Notch Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught at Canary Square, 2/25/17 and again on 3/21/17.
Lightly hazy, pale-golden body is topped by a medium-sized white head showing fair retention.
Juicy, tangerine and lime-heavy el dorado mix with the other more dry citrus from the citra as clean, fresh, house yeast mixes in the beer. Light cereal grain and hints of caramel-tinged-honey on the finish with just a touch of light butter. No alcohol or flaw. Light and fairly bright though I could do with a little bit less specialty malt.
In the mouth it’s soft, with low, fairly engaging carbonation and lots of juicy citrus. Some breadiness and light biscuit on the end with mildly bitter lemon and hints of caramel and light butter.