Notch Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Salem,
Massachusetts,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2010
Contact
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.
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
golden amber color. Fantastic bitter hoppy mouth. Awesome American pale ale.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Dec 2013
at 07:00
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12oz bottle pours a hazy gold with some creamy, white head. Nose is nice and floral, some perfume, some herbs, lightly malt, honey. Flavor is the same, mildly gristy, very floral, lightly herbal, lightly sweet. Clean finish. Very nice. Solid session beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2013
at 12:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Lord Hobo. Pours a clear orange with a ring of white head. Nose is nice, piney, orange, some mild grapefruit, honey, zesty. Flavor is so well balanced, malty sweetness, orange, soap, pine, mild green pepper, zesty. Clean finish. Very solid. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Nov 2013
at 12:30
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Tap @Cambridge, 1.
Slightly hazy orange color, creamy white head. Saison yeasty, spicey-fruity aroma. Light to medium-bodied. Typical Saison yeast flavor, green apple. Crisp. A bit watery and "too easy" Saison for my liking.
Slightly hazy orange color, creamy white head. Saison yeasty, spicey-fruity aroma. Light to medium-bodied. Typical Saison yeast flavor, green apple. Crisp. A bit watery and "too easy" Saison for my liking.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Nov 2013
at 07:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle courtesy of AirForceHops. Cloudy straw gold with a large white head. Pineapple, Belgian yeast, sweet bready malt, and spice aroma. Spicy Belgian yeast, bready malt flavor with a mild hoppy finish. Medium body, lively carbonation. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2013
at 15:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Gravity dispense at GBBF ’13, 13/08/13. Hazed golden amber with a thin off white head. Nose is hop forward, light pine, bitter orange, grapefruit. Taste comprises light floral notes, orange pith, hint of pine, juicy hops. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light hop bitterness in the finish. Great sessionable affair !
Tried
on 14 Sep 2013
at 15:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Great British Beer Festival 2013. Poured a hazy orange with a medium white head. Aroma of floral and fruity hops. Flavours of mango, pine and biscuit. Palate is gentle hop resins.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Sep 2013
at 12:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
13th August 2013
GBBF Day 1. Light haze on this gold beer. Little white head. Light dry palate. Little orange and then tropical fruits. Light hop spice. Light creamy malt underneath. Very nice!
GBBF Day 1. Light haze on this gold beer. Little white head. Light dry palate. Little orange and then tropical fruits. Light hop spice. Light creamy malt underneath. Very nice!
Tried
on 31 Aug 2013
at 07:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From cask. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is peachy and grapefruity. Smooth. peachy and crisp hoppy. Lingering fruity and mellow peachy to grapefruity. Bitter and lingering fruity finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2013
at 01:34
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Pours pale yellow into a pilsner. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Sour corn aromas. Soft with sour corn and mild nutty hay upfront turning to a mild cooked vegetable finish.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2013
at 16:33