Pils
Notch Brewing

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From:
Notch Brewing
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Czech Pale Lager
Ranked #19
ABV:
4%
Score:
82
Ranked #24,462
Avg:
3.64 | pDev: 12.36%
Reviews:
67
Ratings:
269
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 27, 2024
Added:
Mar 17, 2011
Wants:
  15
Gots:
  49
Formerly Session Pils

Notch Session Pils salutes the session pale lagers of the Czech Republic: crisp, herbal, and hoppy. The Czech culture is a beer culture, and their beer of choice is this low gravity pale lager known as Světlé Výčepní.

MALT: Pils
HOPS: Saaz
YEAST: Lager Yeast
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Rated by WickedBeer from Alabama

4.11/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Very solid Czech Pils. Equally sweet and dry; bready but still with a mildy bitter sharpness. Clean execution. Great crusher.
Feb 27, 2024
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Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

Dec 19, 2023
 
Rated: 3.68 by Jsalz21 from New Jersey

Dec 01, 2023
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Rated by Greymane from France

3.48/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Excellent lawn mower beer for a hot Saturday afternoon.
Nov 10, 2023
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Reviewed by tekstr1der from New Hampshire

4.41/5  rDev +21.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Now simply known as Notch Pils, this got me to pull the trigger. So glad I did. What an incredible amount of delicious Pils flavors they managed to pack in at a relatively low ABV. Surprised this doesn't rate higher as is neither light-tasting nor watery. Just supremely drinkable.
Oct 16, 2023
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Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts

3.78/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Brewers Notes: Czech style pale lager known as Světlé Výčepní. The 10 plato strength (4% ABV) is the most popular in the Czech Republic, as opposed to the 12 plato strength (5% ABV) that is more familiar in the US. Brewed with European malts, Czech Saaz hops and soft water.

#14 rated Czech pale lager on Beer advocate

Chilled can poured into a stemmed bearded iris glass , one finger white foam froth, great retention, no lacings, clear golden liwuid, numerous active carbonation streams , settles to a pencil thick layer

Aroma is malty, bready, slight sweetness

Taste is malty, bready, slight hops, The bready taste lingers

Smooth, clean,

ran 8 miles as an ar1 and a referee in over the hill Mens finals , good beer for after a hot, humid day on the turf
Jun 25, 2023
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Reviewed by KrakowBluegrass from Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +16.8%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
This is a really beautiful beer to look at in a tulip glass: dark gold with a head that hangs around. Very crisp and refreshing. Of late, my go-to American Pilsner, and I do love a good Pilsner.
Jun 13, 2023
 
Rated: 3.66 by zotzot from Vermont

May 25, 2023
 
Rated: 4.21 by Qu3st from Massachusetts

Feb 24, 2023
 
Rated: 3.13 by lakewy17 from New Hampshire

Nov 27, 2022
 
Rated: 3.49 by dkawalski from Massachusetts

Nov 22, 2022
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Reviewed by 1009 from Massachusetts

3.72/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A true beer's beer. A wonderful diversion from the normal four pack of NEIPA I usually find in my hand walking out of the liquor store. Good crisp pils without any of the sweat syrup feel you can sometimes get with lower quality versions. We depleted the pack in a quicker than expected manner, but sometimes shuffleboard and grunge music just makes you want to crush beers.
Nov 04, 2022
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Reviewed by Sheppard from Massachusetts

3.84/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours a lightly hazy golden. Some freshly zested lime, maybe some honey, and freshly baked bread, though more than anything it smells like beer. Spicy hops, though if you're used to drinking Tenner, this will feel a little light bodied. That's just decoction, baby. A good readily available Pils, but it is certainly a step or two behind its brethern.
Sep 20, 2022
 
Rated: 3.54 by ScaryEd from New Hampshire

Aug 04, 2022
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Reviewed by malrubius from Vermont

3.28/5  rDev -9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Can. Bright gold clear with ring and island. GRassy herbal aroma with some authentic Czech-style toasted malt toffee/caramel hints. Medium-heavy sweetness with some fruity caramel hints. Very mild herbal finish. LIght body lively carbo. Authentic-tasting but I prefer German-style pilsners.
Jun 22, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by EatonHops from Massachusetts

Jun 11, 2022
 
Rated: 3.67 by Catalinmunteanu from Romania

Jun 10, 2022
 
Rated: 3.59 by acurtis from New Jersey

May 31, 2022
 
Rated: 4.17 by mvogt from Massachusetts

May 04, 2022
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Reviewed by Rug from Massachusetts

3.83/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
Best by 2/21/22

Well, it’s about damn time I got around to trying Notch! We all know that Jack’s Abby is the defacto lager king of Massachusetts, but can the little guy hold his own against JA? I don’t know but I hope to find out. This one isn’t exactly one of their highest rated beers, but it was the only Notch beer at the store so I figured why not

Pours a clear straw gold with 2 fingers of white head that fades to a thin cap and leaves minimal lacing

The nose is pretty standard on this one, though I can appreciate the sweeter aspects that are stronger than most Pilsners. I’m picking up on aromas of sweet corn, floral hops, honey, toasted grain, and light lime zest

It’s much sharper in taste than the aroma led me to believe, but not to a fault. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting lemon zest, baked bread, herbal hops, honey, and pale malt. The swallow brings notes of toasted grain, lemon zest, sweet honey, caramel malt, and floral hops

A light medium body pairs with gentle prickly carbonation, resulting in a crisp beer. Finishes mostly dry with a nice sweetness to balance out the firm hops

This is supposed to be a session beer, and I think they achieved that. It’s nothing extraordinary, but it is damn drinkable if nothing else. A good first showing from Notch, but I think they’ll have much more in store for me
Jan 31, 2022
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Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 269 ratings