tap room hours

Monday: 12pm-9pm
Tuesday 12pm-9pm
Wednesday 12pm-10pm
Thursday 12pm-10pm
Friday 11Am-10pm
Saturday 11Am-10pm
Sunday 11Am-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 October 16, 2026


czech pivo

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.

TMAVÝ

Czech Dark Lager || 4.5% || 0.5L 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.

FESTBIER 

Bavarian Festbier || 5.5% || Steinkrug
Taste: Bready malt, Spicy hops, Dry finish
Notes: This is the beer served in the Munich tents during Oktoberfest, and is often referred to as “Wiesen” which is “meadow” in German. It is paler in color and not as cloyingly sweet as the amber Oktoberfests exported to the US.

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.

SALEM LAGER

Bavarian Helles || 4.5% || 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

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.

KÖLSCH

Cologne-style Kölsch || 4.5% || Willi Becher
Taste: Bread, Fruit, Biscuit
Notes: Medium in body with a soft mouthfeel and a straw yellow or pale gold color, Kölsch has a spicy, herbal Noble hop bitterness that is medium to slightly assertive—less than a Pilsner, but not by much. A somewhat fruity or vinous (grape-y from malts) quality and a crisp, dryish finish make up the rest of the flavor profile.

Order it by the Kranz (Kölsch tray), the equivalent of 2 liters of beer in 10 stangen (Kölsch glasses) $30


OTheR BEER STYLES

GARAGELAND

Cold IPA || 6.2% || Willi Becher
Taste: Stonefruit, Candied Lime, Marmelade 
Notes: Cold fermented with Kolsch yeast and dry hopped with Styrian Wolf and Dragon.

HAZY

New England Pale Ale || 4.5% || Willi Becher
Taste: Citrus, orange peel, tangerine, and hits of woody spice. 
Notes: Very low bitterness with a soft hop character full of citrus and fruit.

BLOOD ORANGE RADLER

Gluten Free w/ Blood Orange Juice  || 5.0% || 14oz Willi Becher
Taste: Citrus, Orange, Lemon


FOOD MENU

LEBERKASe SANDWICH

Alpine Wurst and Meat House Leberkäse loaf, pickled onions, mustard, A&J King ciabatta roll, pickle spear

Sausage on a Bun

Your choice of Alpine Wurst and Meat House sausage served with sauerkraut, pickled onions, cornichons, dusseldorf mustard, curry ketchup (vegetarian and vegan options available)

vegan Schnitzel SANDWICH

Breaded vegan cutlet, mustard, pickles, pickled red onions, A&J King ciabatta roll, pickle spear

Bavarian Sandwich

Thick cut smoked ham, gruyere cheese, butter, mustard, cornichons, A&J King ciabatta roll, pickle spear

Sausage board

Choice of one, two, or three Alpine Wurst and Meat House sausage served with sauerkraut, pickled onions, cornichons, dusseldorf mustard, curry ketchup (vegetarian and vegan options available)

daily cheese board

Hand selected cheeses served with crostinis, dried apricots, fig jam, cornichons, Dusseldorf mustard

Warm German Soft Pretzel
4oz or 10oz

Warm pretzel served with Dusseldorf mustard,
Add butter $.50 , Add obatzda $2

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

SALEM LAGER - 160z 4-pack

Bavarian Helles || 4.5% || 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.

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 || 4.4%
Taste: Pepper, Floral, Mild sweetness, dry 
Notes: The Mule uses the Valley’s Malt Standard Pilsner malt and malted Maize from Hadley Massachusetts. Hopped with American Sterling hops and also dry hopped post fermentation  with Crystal hops for an earthy, woody spice and subtle floral notes.

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.

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%
Taste: Tropical, Juicy, Full-bodied
Notes: Full-flavored, juicy 0.5% ABV session beer

NON-ALCOHOLIC: CRAFT PILS - 12oz 6-packs

Pils  ||  0.5%
Taste: Bright, Crisp, Refreshing
Notes: Full-flavored, easy-drinking 0.5% ABV session beer