tap room hours
Monday: 12pm-9pm
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 July 14, 2026
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TENNER
Czech Pale Lager || 4.0% || 0.5L 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.
POLOTMAVÝ
Czech Amber Lager || 4.2% || 0.5L 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% || 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
DUNKEL BIER
Munich-style Dark Lager || 5.2% || Willi Becher
Taste: Bread Crust, Caramel, Toast
Notes: Our Munich Dark Lager uses 100% Munich malt with a unique mashing process known as an enhanced double decoction. Notes of bread crust,
caramel, and toast with an aroma of toasted dark bread from the Munich malt. Dunkel was the most widely consumed lager in Bavaria previous to pale lager taking over.
DUNKEL WEIZEN
Bavarian Dark Wheat Bier || 5.2% || Weisse Glass
Taste: Bread Pudding, Clove, Caramelized Banana
Notes: Caramelized banana flavors and strong clove aromas with hints of vanilla. This full bodied, low bitterness beer is delicious and creamy yet with a refreshing finish from high carbonation. Dunkel = Dark, Weizen = Wheat
HEFE WEISSE
Bavarian Wheat Bier || 5.2% || 0.5L 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.
RYE MOON
Amber Rye Hefe || 5.0% || 0.5L Weisse Glass
Taste: Clove, Banana, Earthy Spice, Fruity
Notes: Our 2026 collaboration with Die With Your Boots On was inspired by the red moon solstice. Rye Moon is based on our Hefe recipe but substitutes the wheat malt for rye malt and fermented with our house hefe yeast to give this beer an earthy-spicy backbone from the rye to complement the clove/banana aroma and flavors that comes out in our hefe beers.
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.
SOMMER KELLERBIER
Franconian Pale Lager || 4.5% || 0.5L Willi Becher
Taste: Malty, Herbal, Pepper
Notes: Kellebier, Zwickel, Ungespundet and Landbier are often used interchangeably in Bavaria, and the designation is usually determined by region or the brewer's whim. But these beers share similar traits in that they are not filtered (or fined),which results in a slight haze, and they are mostly served on draft. Our Kellerbier is a pale version with a slightly higher ABV than our Zwickelbier, and carries a bigger, firmer maltiness.
OTheR BEER STYLES
THE MULE
American Corn Lager || 4.4% || Willi Becher
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.
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.
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 brand leberkase loaf served on an A&J King ciabatta roll, topped with pickled onions and mustard, and served with a pickle spear
Sausage on a Bun
Your choice of Alpine Wurst and Meat House brand sausage on a Piantedosi sub roll, served with a side of sauerkraut, Dusseldorf mustard, and a pickle spear (vegetarian and vegan options available)
vegan Schnitzel SANDWICH
Breaded vegan cutlet, A&J King ciabatta roll, mustard, pickles, pickled red onions, pickle spear
Bavarian Sandwich
Thick cut smoked ham, grueyere cheese, Cabot Creamery butter, Dusseldorf mustard, cornichons, A&J King ciabatta roll, served warm
Sausage board
Choice of one, two, or three Alpine Wurst and Meat House brand sausages, 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 10oz GERMAN SOFT PRETZEL
10oz warm soft pretzel served with your choice of mustard, butter, or Obatzda - or all three!
40z 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
THE STANDARD - 16oz 4-packs
Czech Pils || 4.4% || 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.
GERMAN AFTERNOONS - 16oz 4-packs
German Pils || 4.5%
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.
LOJKO - 16oz 4-packs
Polish Lager || 4.5%
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!
RYE MOON - 16oz 4-packs
Amber Rye Hefe || 5.0%
Taste: Clove, Banana, Earthy Spice, Fruity
Notes: Our 2026 collaboration with Die With Your Boots On was inspired by the red moon solstice. Rye Moon is based on our Hefe recipe but substitutes the wheat malt for rye malt and fermented with our house hefe yeast to give this beer an earthy-spicy backbone from the rye to complement the clove/banana aroma and flavors that comes out in our hefe beers.
SOMMER KELLERBIER - 16oz 4-Packs
Franconian Pale Lager || 4.5%
Taste: Malty, Herbal, Pepper
Notes: Kellebier, Zwickel, Ungespundet and Landbier are often used interchangeably in Bavaria, and the designation is usually determined by region or the brewer's whim. But these beers share similar traits in that they are not filtered (or fined),which results in a slight haze, and they are mostly served on draft. Our Kellerbier is a pale version with a slightly higher ABV than our Zwickelbier, and carries a bigger, firmer maltiness.
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.
Kolsch - 8.4oz 4-Packs
Cologne-style Kölsch || 4.5%
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.
BLOOD ORANGE RADLER - 12oz 4-packs
Gluten Free w/ Blood Orange Juice || 5.0%
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%
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