CURRENTLY ON TAP

As of November 20th, 2024

czech pivo

TENNER

Czech Pale Lager || 4.0% || Czech Mug || 10° P
Taste: Lemon, Crispy, Black PepperNotes: 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.

cERNÉ PIVO

Czech Black Lager || 4.5% || Czech Mug || 12° P
Taste: Cacao, Toasted Dark Bread, Dry Finish
Notes: Cerne is Czech for “black”. This cold weather cult classic has toasty and slightly roasted malt character. Notes of dark chocolate and coffee make this beer perfect for a chilly evening. Double decocted, open fermented, naturally carbonated, lagered forever.

GERMAN & austrian BIER

Pitch Lined Helles

Munich Lagerbier || 4.8% || Willi Becher
Taste: honey, biscuit, resin
Notes: Pitch is a combination of pine resin and paraffin, used to coat the inside of wooden beer barrels, and to protect the beer from the influence of wood. Pitch was once used by every lager brewery (even in the US) before metal tanks and kegs became the norm. Today, it is only used at a few breweries in Germany and the Czech Republic, and Notch was the first to re-introduce this process for lager production in North America after a long absence. We filled the barrels with Hexen Stadt, our Munich style Helles brewed in Salem, so taste for comparison. Also, we selected Helles for this round of the Pitch Line Project to showcase the impact of the pitch on the finished beer.

HELLES STADT

Munich Helles ||  4.8%  || Willi Becher
Taste: Bright, Honey, 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 with cracker and white grape aromas and the flavor is clean and bright.
Fun Fact: Helles is German for light or bright. Stadt is German for town / city. Helles Stadt is loosely translated to Bighton (Bright town).

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.

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.

ALTBIER

Dusseldorf-style Altbier || 4.5% || Willi Becher
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.

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.

dunkel bier

Munich-style Dark Lager || 5.2% || Willi Becher
Taste: Bread Crust, Caramel, Toast
Notes: 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.

OTHER ALE BEER STYLES

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

Non Alcoholic Drinks

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: NE STYLE IPA

NE Style IPA ||  0.5% || Can, Willi Becher
Taste: Tropical, Juicy, Full-bodied
Notes: Full-flavored, juicy 0.5% ABV session beer

Topo chico

Carbonated mineral water || Original or Lime

GUS Soda

Meyer Lemon, Grapefruit, Cranberry Lime, Ginger Ale, Cola

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

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

BEER TO-GO

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

THE STANDARD - 16OZ 4-PACK

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.

cerNÉ PIVO - 16oz 4-pack

Czech Black Lager || 4.5% || 12° P
Taste: Cacao, Toasted Dark Bread, Dry Finish
Notes: Cerne is Czech for “black”. This cold weather cult classic has toasty and slightly roasted malt character. Notes of dark chocolate and coffee make this beer perfect for a chilly evening. Double decocted, open fermented, naturally carbonated, lagered forever.

HEFE WEISSE - 16OZ 4-PACK

Bavarian Wheat Bier || 5.2%
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.

HEXEN STADT - 16OZ 4-PACK

Munich Helles ||  4.8%
Taste: Bright, Honey, 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 with cracker and white grape aromas and the flavor is clean and bright.

FIRE WALK WITH ME - 16OZ 4-PACK

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

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

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

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