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

A lightly hazed amber saison with a thin lacing off white head. In aroma, nice herbaceous malt with light catnip, orange pulp, very nice. In mouth, a nice smooth spiced saison, very herbal, nice cloves, clean and smooth. On tap at Meadhall, Sept. 11 2011.

Tried from Draft on 23 Sep 2011 at 19:06


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from 12oz bottle, pours cloudy yellow with large bubbly white head and nice lacing. Steady carbonation. Aroma has a huge amount of citrus, spice and yeast. Taste is bready yeasts up front, with hops on the back end. The spice is there but not dominant. Body is light to medium. Overall, this is a very good and interesting saison, great for a summer day. Overall, nice and refreshing.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2011 at 17:47


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

2nd August 2011
GBBF Cask. Hazy gold beer. Little white head. Semi dry palate. Nice citrus hop. Orange, grapefruit and a little skunky Nelson. Nicely joined up. Pretty dry finish.

Tried from Cask on 10 Sep 2011 at 09:04


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Gravicask, 1/3 pint at USA Cask Beer bar, GBBF ’11. Amber coloured body with a slight haze. Initial low, off-white hue. Aroma of lightly perfumed flowers. Hoppy taste profile of grass, hay, leafs and flowers. Herbal dry ending. Likable without greater excitements (London, 02.08.2011)

Tried from Cask on 27 Aug 2011 at 06:07


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

Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium amber colour with a small, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, moderate hoppy, earthy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, nutty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110802]

Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2011 at 13:24


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

Cask@GBBF2011. Amber colour, no head. Aroma is caramel and crystal malts with some fruits, wood and mild nutty notes. Flavour is sweet malts, some spruce, mild floral and spicy notes as well. Balanced and pleasant.

Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2011 at 00:58


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

From cask. Pours cloudy dark orange with a small off-white head. Aroma is roasted dark malty and slight caramelish. Bitter, dark malty and caramelish. Dry and toasted caramelish malty finish. Ends dry and toasted.

Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2011 at 07:22


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

Cask at GBBF 2011. It pours golden yellow/orange, with a thin white head. The nose is tangerine, zesty orange, mango, apricot, floral and herbal. The taste is orange pith, lemon, marmalade, resin, hay, grass and subtle heather, with a citrus fruit finish. Light body and low carbonation. Refreshing and drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2011 at 13:13


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pours pale gold into a Sam glass. Off-white micro head conglomerates and pancakes as it recedes leaving spot lacing. Yeast and hay aromas. Dry with upfront biscuit and spice turning to sweet hay before the lasting pepper finish.

Tried on 11 Jul 2011 at 16:12


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask. Pours deep mahogany into an English pint. Micro head with excellent retention recedes leaving sheet lacing. Dark caramel aromas. Soft and sweet with dark caramel and nutbread from front to back. Mild finish.

Tried from Cask on 11 May 2011 at 11:22