CURRENTLY ON TAP
As of June 14, 2025
POLISH PIWO
LOJKO
Polish Lager || 4.5% || Polish Mug
Taste: Crisp, Bready, Earthy Hop
Notes: Triple decocted pale lager, dry hopped with Polish Lubelski hops. Salem had a long history of Polish immigration, particularly the area around Notch, and the beer is named after our head brewer/founder Chris’ family (Lojko, from Warsaw Poland). We are a nation built on the backs of immigrants, cheers to us! Na Zdrowie!
czech pivo
XV ANNIVERSARY BEER
Czech Pale Lager || 4.0% || Willi Becher || 10° P
Taste: herbal pine, toasted bread, light pepper spice
Notes: Notch is the only brewery in the US to employ the historic brewing process of pitch lining lagering barrels. "Pitch" is a combination of tree resin and paraffin, and in the Czech Republic it was used to coat wooden brewing vessels previous to the use of metal. This ensured the beer was protected from the negative influences of tannin and oak extracted from the wood, and instead resulted in the pitch character making its way into the flavor and aroma of the beer. So, we set out on this labor of love project to recreate a process long lost to modern technique, and to discover what this pitch character was all about.
TENNER
Czech Pale Lager || 4.0% || Czech Mug || 10° P
Taste: Lemon, Crispy, Black Pepper
Notes: The most widely consumed beer style in the country that consumes the most beer in the world. Brewed with floor-malted Czech barley and Saaz hops. Triple decocted, open fermented, naturally carbonated, lagered forever.
THE STANDARD
Czech Pils || 4.4% || Czech Mug || 12° P
Taste: Lemon, Malty Sweetness, Bread
Notes: Classic Czech pale lager, brewed with floor-malted Pils malt and Sterling hops. Double decoction, open fermentation, and extended lagering time bring a bit of Plzen to Brighton and Salem.
POLOTMAVÝ
Czech Amber Lager || 4.2% || Czech Mug || 11° P
Taste: Toast, Caramel, bread
Notes: Polotmavy is Czech for “half-dark,” this 11° Plato Czech Amber Lager is brewed with Czech floor malted pils Vienna and Munich malts for notes of toast, caramel and bread. Czech Sladek hops balance out the malt and provide a spicy finish. This beer also undergoes a unique mashing schedule known as an enhanced double decoction for a more complex malt flavor. Open fermented, naturally carbonated, lagered forever
TMAVÝ
Czech Dark Lager || 4.5% || Czech Mug || 12° P
Taste: Sweet Dried Fruit, Toasted Dark Bread, Dry Finish
Notes: Tmavy is Czech for "dark". Double decocted, open fermented, naturally carbonated, lagered forever.
German BIER
HEFE WEISSE
Bavarian Wheat Bier || 5.2% || Weisse Glass
Taste: Clove, Banana, Full-bodied
Notes: Classic Bavarian wheat beer and one of the most technically challenging beers we make. Open fermented for maximum aroma and flavor, with clove and banana aromas formed from the unique Bavarian yeast.
GERMAN AFTERNOONS
German Pils || 4.5% || Willi Becher
Taste: Crisp, Dry, Hoppy
Notes: Brewed with 100% Bavarian heirloom Pils malt, Perle, and Spalter Select hops and fermented with a classic bavarian yeast strain. German Afternoons has an upfront malt fullness that quickly leads to a pleasant drying balanced bitterness. The floral hop aroma comes from Notch's favorite German variety - Spalter Select. Named for the John Prine album, a German Afternoon is a spontaneous afternoon spent enjoying yourself, with a beer or two, instead of doing the errands or chores you "should" be doing.
MAIBOCK
Helles Bock || 6.8% || Willi Becher
Taste: Bready, Herbal, Biscuit
Notes: Single decoction, naturally carbonated, and conditioned in horizontal lagering tanks. This traditional pale bock is on the drier side, with herbal hop aromas and biscuit throughout.
AMERICAN ALES
DOG & PONY SHOW
New England Pale Ale || 4.5% || Willi Becher
Taste: Bright, Kiwi, Pink Grapefruit
Notes: Brewed with wheat and pils malt, and hopped with only Citra.
THE MULE
American Corn Lager || 4.2% || Willi Becher
Taste: Pepper, Floral, Crisp
Notes: The Mule uses heritage corn grown in Massachusetts and malted by Valley Malt in Hadley MA. Corn you say? Yes corn. It is a wonderful grain to use in lager, as it mellows the barley and provides a bit of perceived sweetness in the aroma.
OTHER STYLES
All Mod Cons
ESB || 5.5% || Willi Becher
Taste: caramel, malty, grape
Notes: Caramel and toffee malt character that lands dry. The English-style best bitter is a very sessionable, malt-driven, yet finishes dry. "Bitter" 3.0 - 3.9 ABV "Best Bitter", 4.0 - 4.9 ABV, "Extra Special Bitter" 5.0-5.9 ABV
PUNTO PILS
Caribbean Lager || 4.5% || Willi Becher
Taste: Soft, Mild Sweetness, Easy-Drinking
Notes: Punto Pils is Notch Brewing's homage to a Caribbean Lager and reflects the diversity of Salem's Point neighborhood. Proceeds of Punto Pils will go directly to The Punto Urban Art Museum.
gLUTEN FREE/NOT BEER
Lime Radler
Gluten Free w/ Lime Juice / 5.0% - 0.4L
Beer Snacks
LEBERKASe SANDWICH
Schaller and Weber leberkase loaf served on a pretzel bun, topped with pickled onions and mustard, and served with a pickle spear
SCHNITZEL SANDWICH
Your choice of a chicken or vegan cutlet served on a toasted pretzel bun with dusseldorf mustard, pickled onions, and chopped pickles
Sausage Board
Your choice of 1, 2, or 3 sausages from our rotating selection of Schaller and Weber sausages, with a side of sauerkraut, pickled beets, cornichons, Dusseldorf mustard, and curry ketchup
“THREE STICKS” NUREMBURG SANDWICH
Three Schaller and Weber Nuremberg sausages on a toasted roll with Bavarian mustard
Sausage on a Bun
Your choice of Schaller and Weber sausage on a brioche bun, served with sauerkraut, pickled beets, Dusseldorf mustard, and a pickle spear (vegetarian and vegan options available)
daily cheese board
Two cheeses selected from The Cheese Shop of Salem served with cornichons, apricots, fig jam, Dusseldorf mustard, and crostinis
pierogi
Three of our rotating flavors of Jaju pierogi served with sour cream, add a side of kielbasa and Dusseldorf mustard for $5
Smoked Trout Dip
Farm-raised smoked trout, served with chopped pickled vegetables, cornichons, and crostinis
tinned fish plate
Tuna in olive oil served with pickled onions, Dusseldorf mustard, Maitland Mountain Farm pickled red onions, chopped pickled vegetables, and crostinis
PRETZEL BITES
Warm shareable pretzel bites with your choice of Dusseldorf style mustard, Obatzda, butter - or all three!
GERMAN SOFT PRETZEL
Warm German soft pretzel with your choice of Dusseldorf style mustard, Obatzda, butter - or all three!
Pickled eggs
Pickled in our own house brine, one for $1.50 or 3 for $5
LANDJAGER
2 Bavarian style cured sausage links
Non Alcoholic DrinkS
NON-ALCOHOLIC: NE STYLE IPA
NE Style IPA || 0.5% || 12oz Can, Willi Becher
Taste: Tropical, Juicy, Full-bodied
Notes: Full-flavored, juicy 0.5% ABV session beer
NON-ALCOHOLIC: CRAFT PILS
Pils || 0.5% || Can, Willi Becher
Taste: Bright, Crisp, Refreshing
Notes: Full-flavored, easy-drinking 0.5% ABV session beer
topo chico
Carbonated mineral water // Original or Lime
GUS Soda
Meyer Lemon, Grapefruit, Cranberry Lime, Ginger Ale, Cola
ATOMIC NITRO COLD BREW
Atomic Coffee Roasters // Salem, MA
Kid Dream Coffee
Kid Dream // Beverly, MA
BEER TO-GO
AVAILABLE WHENEVER THE TAP ROOM & BIERGARTEN IS OPEN. ORDER AT THE BAR UPON ARRIVAL
LOST IN THE DREAM - 16oz 4-packs
Helles Rauchbier || 4.5% || Willi Becher
Taste: Bright, Clean, Subtle Smokiness
Notes: Rauchbier is the same recipe as our Helles Lagerbier but the grain bill includes Bamberg Rauchmalt, barley malt that has been dried with Beechwood smoke.
PUNTO PILS - 16oz 4-packs
Caribbean Lager || 4.5% || Willi Becher
Taste: Soft, Mild Sweetness, Easy-Drinking
Notes: Punto Pils is Notch Brewing's homage to a Caribbean Lager and reflects the diversity of Salem's Point neighborhood. Proceeds of Punto Pils will go directly to The Punto Urban Art Museum.
THE MULE - 16oz 4-packs
American Corn Lager || 4.2% || Willi Becher
Taste: Pepper, Floral, Crisp
Notes: The Mule uses heritage corn grown in Massachusetts and malted by Valley Malt in Hadley MA. Corn you say? Yes corn. It is a wonderful grain to use in lager, as it mellows the barley and provides a bit of perceived sweetness in the aroma.
THE STANDARD - 16oz 4-packs
Czech Pils || 4.4% || Czech Mug || 12° P
Taste: Lemon, Malty Sweetness, Bread
Notes: Classic Czech pale lager, brewed with floor-malted Pils malt and Sterling hops. Double decoction, open fermentation, and extended lagering time bring a bit of Plzen to Brighton and Salem.
THE creek - 16oz 4-packs
Czech Pils || 4.7% || Willi Becher || 12° P
Taste: Lemon, Malty Sweetness, Bread
Notes: We used the recipe and process of the Standard and substituted the Czech base malt in the Standard to Sugar Creek Malt from Indiana. As this beer displays, local malt can certainly compete with the classics from Europe.
POLSKI BALTIC PORTER - 16oz 4-packs
Polish Porter || 7.2% || Polish Mug
Taste: Roasted, dates, toffee
Notes: Often called the Polish Brewing Treasure, this style was created in the 19th century as a continental version of the famous British porters. Brewed with Munich, Pilsner and dark roasted specialty malt to create a deep, malty flavor with a noticeable roastiness with flavors of licorice and toffee.
BLOOD ORANGE RADLER - 12OZ 4-PACK
Gluten Free w/ Blood Orange Juice || 5.0%
Taste: Citrus, Orange, Lemon
NON-ALCOHOLIC: NE STYLE IPA - 12oz 6-packs
NE Style IPA || 0.5% || Can, Willi Becher
Taste: Tropical, Juicy, Full-bodied
Notes: Full-flavored, juicy 0.5% ABV session beer
NON-ALCOHOLIC: CRAFT PILS - 12oz 6-packs
Pils || 0.5% || Can, Willi Becher
Taste: Bright, Crisp, Refreshing
Notes: Full-flavored, easy-drinking 0.5% ABV session beer








TAP ROOM:
Full pours for on-site consumption (1/4 liter, 1/2 liter and liters) and cans to go. Communal tables, counter and table service, it's a place to socialize with friends or meet new ones.
BIERGARTEN:
Open year-round (snow, sun, whatever), our 2000 sq ft Biergarten has a seating capacity of 200. Heaters in the winter, umbrellas in the summer, as well as additional seating on the harborwalk.
BREWERY:
We hope that our brewery will provide customers a way to see the unique brewing processes and equipment we use - a traditional decoction brew-house, open and closed fermentation, horizontal lagering tanks, German gravity cask dispensing, and a draft system imported from the Czech Republic – tools, process and equipment that will allow a wide variety of session beer (and occasionally non-session beer) to be produced.
Taproom Info & Policies
summer Hours
Monday 3pm - 9pm
Tuesday 3pm - 9pm
Wednesday 3PM - 10pM
Thursday 12PM - 10pm
Friday 12pm - 11pm
Saturday 12pm - 11pm
Sunday 12pm - 8pm
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Dogs welcomed in the Biergarten Only.
Outside food allowed.
Children under 21 allowed anytime except after 8pm.
No reservations, first come first served
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We offer our space for free to local non-profit and causes we support.