TAP ROOM, BIERGARTEN, BREWERY

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. 

Open year-round (snow, sun, whatever), our 2000 sq ft Biergarten has a seating capacity of 250. Communal tables, heaters in the winter, umbrellas in the summer.

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 Lukr draft system 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 August 9th, 2026

CZECH PIVO

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 || 4.4% || 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 & austrian 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. 

DUNKEL WEIzen

Bavarian Dark Wheat Bier || 5.2% || Weisse Glass
Taste: Bread pudding, Clove, caramelized banana
Notes: Caramelized banana notes and strong clove aromas with hint of vanilla. This full bodied, low bitterness beer is delicious and creamy yet with a refreshing finish from high carbonation. Dunkel = Dark, Weizen = Wheat

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.

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.

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

Dunkel BIER

Munich Dark Lager  ||  5.2%  || Willi Becher
Taste: Bread crust, Caramel, Toast
Notes: Dunkel, German for dark, is a 100% Munich malt, double enhance decocted, open fermented lager. Notes of bread crust, caramel and toast. A German-style dunkel, sometimes referred to as a Munchner dunkel, should have an aroma comprised of chocolate roasted malt and bread or biscuit-like features that stem from the use of Munich malt. Despite the malt forward flavor profile, this beer does not offer an overly sweet impression. Rather, you’ll find a mild balance between the distinct character of malt and the refined touch of bitterness from noble hops, indicative of what many beer drinkers expect from German beer styles. Comprised of mostly Munich malt, the German dunkel’s caramelized malt experience is the product of a chemical process known as the Maillard reaction. This reaction is what lends Munich malt its distinctive bread crust flavor. While barley malt is kilned, the malt browns, creating a myriad of caramelized flavors.

BAVARIAN RADLER

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

SALZBURG RADLER

Lager + Grapefruit Soda || 2.5% ABV || Willi Becher

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. 

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.

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

BLOOD ORANGE RADLER

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

Non Alcoholic Drinks

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 

NON-ALCOHOLIC: CRAFT PILS

Pils  ||  0.5% || Can, Willi Becher
Taste: Bright, Crisp, Refreshing
Notes: Full-flavored, easy-drinking 0.5% ABV 

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

notch hop water

Sparkling Hop Water || 16oz Can
Notes: Citra & Centennial hops w/ blood orange juice

MINERAGUA

Sparkling Mineral Water || 12oz Bottle

GUS Soda

Lemon, Grapefruit, Cranberry Lime, Ginger Ale, Cola

BEER TO-GO

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

LOJKO - 16oz 4-pack

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!

SOMMER KELLERBIER - 16oz 4-PACK

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-pack

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-pack “stange” Cans & 16oz 4-PACK

Cologne-style Kolsch || 4.5%
Taste: Bread, fruit, biscuit
Notes: Medium in body with a soft mouthfeel and a straw yellow or pale gold color, Kolsch 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.

RYE moon - 16oz 4-pack

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.

BLOOD ORANGE RADLER - 12oz 4-pack

Gluten Free w/ Blood Orange Juice  || 5.0%
Taste: Citrus, Orange, Lemon

NON-ALCOHOLIC: BLONDE ALE - 12oz 6-pack

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

NON-ALCOHOLIC: CRAFT PILS - 12OZ 6-PACK

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

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