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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7.1/10 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 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 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 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.
Tried from Draft on 17 Nov 2013 at 07:57

6.6/10 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 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 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 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!
Tried on 31 Aug 2013 at 07:29

7.1/10 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 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