tap room hours

Monday 5/31: 12pm-6pm
Tuesday 12pm-9pm
Wednesday 12pm-10pm
Thursday 12pm-10pm
Friday 12pm-11pm
Saturday 12pm-11pm
Sunday 12pm-8pm
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Notch Brewing
283R Derby Street
Salem MA 01970

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Dogs in the Biergarten Only.
Outside food allowed.
21 PLUS after 8pm.

 

TAP ROOM, BIERGARTEN, BREWERY

Full pours with Bavarian street food for on-site consumption and cans to go. Communal tables, counter and table service, it's a place to socialize with friends or meet new ones while grabbing a beer and a bite.

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.

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 the very first Lukr draft system installed in North American and imported from the Czech Republic – tools, process and equipment that will allow a wide variety of lager and continental beer.


CURRENTLY ON TAP

As of May 28, 2026


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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.

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.

NO MUD, NO LOTUS

Czech Pale Lager || 4.4% ||  Czech Mug || 12° P
Taste: Pepper, Honey, Toasted Biscuit
Notes: Malt forward and balanced, with a spicy hop character and clean finish. Showcasing a Czech lager yeast once used by the original Pilsner brewer, floor malted Czech barley, and the peppery Czech Sladek hops. Triple decocted, open fermented, naturally carbonated, lagered forever.

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 || 4.4% || 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

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.

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.

ZWICKEL BIER

Bavarian Pale Lager  ||  4.5%  || Willi Becher
Taste: Zesty, Bready, Floral
Notes: An unfiltered Bavarian pale lager traditionally served with a slight haze direct from the lagering tank. Hopped with Spalt, this beer displays a nice balance of malt sweetness and hop bite. Notes of lemon and citrus, supported by a bready, light body.

SALEM LAGER

Bavarian Helles || 4.5% || 0.5L Willi Becher
Taste: Bright, Clean, Subtle Sweetness
Notes: A classic style from Munich, and what the Bavarians created after the Czech’s discovered Pilsner. Less hoppy than the Pilsner, Helles is malt driven and the flavor is clean and bright.

HOOTENANY

Berliner Weisse (Sour Wheat) ||  3.5%
Taste: tart, lemon, dry
Available with Raspberry or Woodruff syrups
Notes: Now rarely seen as fruited sours have taken over in the US, the classic Berliner Weisse is low in alcohol, refreshingly tart, and served with woodruff or raspberry syrups. The Berliner Weisse presents a harmony between yeast and lactic acid. These beers are very pale in color, and may be cloudy as they are often unfiltered. Carbonation is very high, adding to the refreshment factor this style delivers.


OTheR BEER STYLES

DOG & PONY SHOW

New England Pale Ale || 4.5% || 0.5L Willi Becher
Taste: Bright, Kiwi, Pink Grapefruit
Notes: Brewed with wheat and pils malt, and hopped with only Citra.

gLUTEN FREE/NOT BEER

BLOOD ORANGE RADLER

Gluten Free w/ Blood Orange Juice  || 5.0% || 0.4L Willi Becher
Taste: Citrus, Orange, Lemon


FOOD MENU

LEBERKASe SANDWICH

Schaller and Weber leberkase loaf served on a pretzel bun, topped with pickled onions and mustard, and served with a pickle spear

Sausage on a Bun

Your choice of Schaller and Weber sausage on a Piantedosi roll, served with sauerkraut, Dusseldorf mustard, and a pickle spear (vegetarian and vegan options available)

vegan Schnitzel SANDWICH

Breaded vegan cutlet, pretzel bun, mustard, pickles, pickled red onions, pickle spear

Bavarian Sandwich

Thick cut smoked ham, grueyere cheese, butter, Dusseldorf mustard, cornichons, pretzel roll, served warm

Sausage board

Choice of sausage, sauerkraut, pickled onions, cornichons, dusseldorf mustard, curry ketchup (vegetarian and vegan options available)

daily cheese board

Two 2-3oz peices of handcrafted cheeses with cornichons, apricots, fig jam, Dusseldorf mustard, and crostini

Pierogi

Three of our rotating styles of Jaju pierogi, sour cream with the option to add side of Old Neighborhood (Lynn, Ma) kielbasa and mustard (vegetarian and vegan options available)

Smoked Trout Dip

Farm-raised smoked trout, served with house-made pickled red onions, cornichons, and crostini

JUMBO PRETZEL

10oz warm soft pretzel served with your choice of mustard, butter, or Obatzda - or all three

GERMAN SOFT PRETZEL

4oz warm soft pretzel with your choice of Dusseldorf style mustard, Obatzda, butter - or all three

Pickled eggs

Pickled in our own house brine, one for $2 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

NON-ALCOHOLIC: BLONDE ALE

Dry Hopped Blonde Ale  ||  0.5% || Can, Willi Becher
Taste: citrus, spicy, bright
Notes: Hop forward blonde ale, 0.5% ABV 

Jarritos Mineragua

Carbonated mineral water

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




TMAVÝ - 16OZ 4-packs

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.

FIRE WALK WITH ME - 16oz 4-packs

Amber Rauchbier ||  4.4% || Willi Becher
Taste: Smoky, Caramel, Hoppy
Notes: Traditional Amber beechwood smoked lager modeled after the smoked beers of Bamberg.

GERMAN AFTERNOONS - 16oz 4-packs

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.

SALEM LAGER - 8.4oz “schnitt” can 4-packs

Bavarian Helles || 4.5% || 0.5L Willi Becher
Taste: Bright, Clean, Subtle Sweetness
Notes: A classic style from Munich, and what the Bavarians created after the Czech’s discovered Pilsner. Less hoppy than the Pilsner, Helles is malt driven and the flavor is clean and bright.

ZWICKEL BIER - 8.4oz “Schnitt” can 4-packs & 160z 4-packs

Bavarian Pale Lager  ||  4.5%  || Willi Becher
Taste: Zesty, Bready, Floral
Notes: An unfiltered Bavarian pale lager traditionally served with a slight haze direct from the lagering tank. Hopped with Spalt, this beer displays a nice balance of malt sweetness and hop bite. Notes of lemon and citrus, supported by a bready, light body.

BLOOD ORANGE RADLER - 120z 4-packs

Gluten Free w/ Blood Orange Juice  || 5.0% || 0.4L Willi Becher
Taste: Citrus, Orange, Lemon

NON-ALCOHOLIC: BLONDE ALE - 120z 6-packs

Dry Hopped Blonde Ale  ||  0.5%
Taste: Citrus, Spicy, Bright
Notes: Hop forward blonde ale, 0.5% ABV

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