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

Cask@GBBF 2012. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, nectary, floral and also has some slight honey in it. Flavour is fruity, floral, caramelly and mild earthyness as well. Fruity aftertaste.

Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2012 at 01:19


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

A hazed blonde ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, smooth herbaceous malt with light fruity esters, and light Brett. In mouth, a light refreshing powdery malt with light fruity notes, not bad. On tap at Somerville Summerfest, July 14, 2012.

Tried from Draft on 02 Aug 2012 at 14:50


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Pours deep gold into a Sam glass. Off-white head quickly recedes leaving scant spiders. Sweet yeast and banana aromas. Dry with nuts and hay front to back. Medium length bitter earth finish.

Tried from Can on 19 Jun 2012 at 14:48


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle at Sander’s place, NYC. Pours rich brown with a creamy, tan head. Some dusty cocoa in the nose with light leaves, dirt. Flavor ain’t nothing special. Light roasted malts, some plastic, dirty bitterness. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Light sweet finish, light roasty cocoa, some leafy and dirty bitterness. Nothing special.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2012 at 20:45


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

cask at GBBF ... copper ... bubbly white head ... dry toffeee malts ... soft fruits nose ... sweet frutis ... light grape tones ... soft malts ... barest hint of heather

Tried from Cask on 01 Jan 2012 at 02:04


7.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pours black into a Sam glass. Off-white head with excellent retention recedes to coat surface. Sweet chocolate and caramel aromas. Thin with chocolate and mild smoke front to back.

Tried on 09 Dec 2011 at 14:53


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

Cask at the GBBF 2011. Golden with a small white head. Malty aroma with dried apricot and floral notes. Sweet malty flavour with fruit and herbs

Tried from Cask on 23 Oct 2011 at 12:41


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

A copper amber ale with a thick mocha head. In aroma, a surprisingly funked hops, floral and resinous, caramel and treacle, very nice. In mouth, a nice and smooth floral hops, nice and balanced. On tap at Meadhall, Oct. 10 2011.

Tried from Draft on 17 Oct 2011 at 17:39


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

A golden pils with a thin white head. In aroma, a corny grist malt with herbal notes, a bit strange. In mouth, a smooth chalky malt, grassy, grainy, just OK. On tap at Deep Ellum, Oct. 8 2011.

Tried from Draft on 17 Oct 2011 at 17:25


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask gravity @ GBBF 2011. Pours a pale amber color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty heather aroma. Fruity sweetish malty heather flavor. has a fruity sweetish heather finish.

Tried from Cask on 17 Oct 2011 at 07:34