CURRENTLY ON TAP

As of April 26th 2024

CZECH Pivo

XIV ANNIVERSARY BEER

Czech Pale Lager || 5.2% || Czech Mug || 14° P
Taste: Cracker, Honey, Spicy Hop
Notes: Notch's 14th anniversary beer! Enhanced double decoction, open fermented, naturally carbonated and lagered forever. We employed an intensive double decoction mash to create a delicate yet deep malt character to balance the bitterenss. Open fermented, naturally carbonated and maturated in horizontal lagering tanks for months, this process is all but impossible for modern day US brewers.

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 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 & austrian BIER

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.

Rauch Helles Bock

Strong Helles Rauchbier || 5.8% || Willi Becher
Taste: Beachwood Smoke, Bright, Malty
Notes: Rauch Helles Spezial is a stronger strength version of Lost in the Dream Helles Rauchbier, with a more pronounced smoke (rauch) character and fuller body.

MÄRZEN

Bavarian Amber Lager / 6.2%
Taste: Toast, Caramel, Pepper
Notes: Marzen (German for March) is typically brewed in March and served in Sept/ Oct. This is the beer that was served at Oktoberfest before Festbier took over. Why is it available in April? For no other reason than we chose to park it in a lagering tank all winter. We brewed this on July 31st, moved it to a lagering tank at the end of September and there it sat for six months.

VIENNA LAGER

Austrian Amber Lager  ||  4.5%  || Willi Becher
Taste: Toast, Caramel, Pepper
Notes: Brewer and Vienna native Anton Dreher has been credited as the founder of the Vienna Lager style.  He created what is now known as Vienna malt and used this in the Vienna beer. Austrian’s took this style of beer to Mexico in the late 19th century where it has greatly influenced their beers.

STICKE ALTBIER

Strong Dusseldorf-style Altbier || 6.6% || Willi Becher
Taste: Malty, Caramel Toast
Notes: Sticke Bier is a name given to a strong dry-hopped version of the top-fermented Dusseldorf-style Altbier, generally described as being higher in alcohol and more assertive in character than the traditional version.

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.

THE BLACK LODGE

Dunkel Rauchbier  || 4.5% || Willi Becher
Taste: Beechwood Smoke, Malt, Toffee
Notes: A traditional smoked lager modeled after the smoked beers of Bamberg using rauch (smoked) malt. Beechwood smoke is used to dry the barley during malting, resulting in a smoky aroma and hint of smoke in the flavor. Single decocted, spunded and lagered forever. The Black Lodge is the perfect balance between the malt and smoke with medium hop bitterness and a clean lager fermentation character. ⁣

BAVARIAN RADLER

Lager + Lemonade || 2.5% ABV || Willi Becher

FRENCH BIÉRE

FRENCH DISKO

French Pils || 4.5% ||  Willi Becher
Taste:  Spicy hop, fruity malt, clean dry finish
Notes:  Inspired by French Pils from the Alsace region of France. French pils malt and corn, single decoction, hopped with French Strisselspalt, lagered forever. Fun fact: 60% of beer consumed in France is brewed in Alsace.

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.

GLUTEN FREE

BLOOD ORANGE RADLER

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

NOTCH PROVISIONS

European Biergarten Fare

LEBERKASE SANDWICH

Pretzel bun, dusseldorf mustard, pickled onions

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

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, and Dusseldorf mustard.

tinned fish plate

Tuna in olive oil served with pickled onions, Dusseldorf mustard, Maitland Mountain Farm pickled red onions, crostinis, and chopped pickled vegetables

SMOKED TROUT DIP

Farm-raised Idaho smoked trout, giardiniera, cornichons, crostinis

pierogi

Three of our rotating styles of Jaju pierogi and sour cream.
Add a side of kielbasa and dusseldorf mustard!

GERMAN SOFT PRETZEL

Hot German soft pretzel with a choice of Dusseldorf mustard, Obatzda, butter, or all three!

GERMAN SOFT PRETZEL BITES

Hot German soft pretzel bites with a choice of Dusseldorf mustard, Obatzda, butter, or all three!

LANDJAGER

2 Bavarian style cured sausage links

PICKLED VEGETABLES

Giardiniera-style blend of pickled cauliflower, red pepper, cucumber, celery, and carrots / Maitland Mountain Farm / Salem, MA

PICKLED EGG

Pickled eggs served with optional Texas Pete’s hot sauce / Maitland Mountain Farm / Salem, MA

Non Alcoholic Drinks

Non-alcoholic: Craft NE Style ipa -12oz Cans

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 cans

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

BEER TO-GO

AVAILABLE WHENEVER THE TAP ROOM & BIERGARTEN IS OPEN. ORDER AT THE BAr.

XIV Anniversary Beer - 16oz 4-pack

Czech Pale Lager || 14°P || 5.2%
Taste: Cracker, honey, spicy hop
Notes: Notch's 14th anniversary beer! Enhanced double decoction, open fermented, naturally carbonated and lagered forever. We employed an intensive double decoction mash to create a delicate yet deep malt character to balance the bitterenss. Open fermented, naturally carbonated and maturated in horizontal lagering tanks for months, this process is all but impossible for modern day US brewers.

ZWICKEL BIER - 16oz 4-pack

Bavarian Pale Lager  ||  4.5%
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.

KELLERBIER - 16OZ 4-PACK

Franconian Pale Lager  ||  4.9%
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.

altbier - 16oz 4-pack

Dusseldorf-style Altbier || 4.5%
Taste: Malt, Caramel, Toast
Notes: An ale fermented like a lager (long, slow, and cold) delivers a snappy bitterness with rounded notes of dark crusty bread and caramel. Sweet vanilla notes balance earthy bitterness, giving this beer a unique layered flavor.

DUNKEL BIER - 16OZ 4-PACK

Munich-style Dark Lager || 5.2%
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.

POLSKI BALTIC PORTER - 16oz 4-pack

Polish Porter || 7.2%
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.

french disko - 16OZ 4-PACK

French Pils || 4.5%
Notes: Inspired by French Pils from the Alsace region of France. French pils malt and corn, single decoction, hopped with French Strisselspalt, lagered forever. Fun fact: 60% of beer consumed in France is brewed in Alsace.

NON-ALCOHOLIC: NE STYLE IPA - 12OZ 6-PACK

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-pack

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