Notch Brewing (2022)

I have a relatively stupid question, I know that dogs aren’t allowed in the beer garden, are they allowed in the tap room (Brighton)?

 

Not allowed. It's a City of Boston rule, not a Notch one though

 

Agreed. Had a half liter when it came out.

Had another liter last Sunday (the Sunday before Father's Day). I'm doing my part!

 

It's funny, my wife is a bit of a "haze bro" and she loves that beer!

 

I'm a fan of Notch's beers, they're great, but Chris has been on a run the last couple of days his on Twitter / Instagram that doesn't really put him and by extension the brewery in the best light.

Between that tweet and then calling out brewers for not using the exact correct glass for British beers vs. Czech beers it just comes off elitist. I know it's his personal social media accounts and not the brewery's official ones, but I'm just saying...

 

Big fan of the British IPA, though it has been a disappointing start to the summer months in terms of being able to go to Notch often so who knows how many more pours of it I’ll get. In general, it seems the ones I tend to love most tend to last the longest, which I can’t really complain about.

 

What’s wrong with that tweet? Poking fun at himself and the current state of the beer market? I mean, I was there over the weekend and one of the girls in line behind me said to her friend “do you know which one is the sour?”. If you’re a traditional, to-style brewer, you have to be able to point out the absurdity of the beer scene.

And if you follow drama across the beer industry, Chris criticizing mug dimples is like 100 out of a list of 100 issues.

 

I have listened to a few podcasts and it seems to me that Chris is an ultra-traditionalist.

Maybe he is like Anakin (the ‘good’ Anakin)? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

I went on his Twitter and IG last night but couldn't find these. I must have looked at the wrong accounts?

 

Ah gotcha, thanks.

I did go on his personal accounts, but regarding Twitter, I needed to click on "Tweets and Replies" to see it, not the "Tweets" tab.

I can see both sides of this, but at the very least, the British mug doesn't have the distinct ridge near the top so the bar tender knows where to fill to. Above that line is a very large portion of glass space to allow for that beautiful large wet foam head from the Lukr.

 

Chris was alluding to an old post/article from Kevin Kain, who references Notch via Liz Olive

Not All Dimple Mugs are Created Equal

…Liz put’s the sentiment nicely (more completely) in a later GBH article:

 

No arguments from this guy. Well deserved.

 

I guess I dont understand what a stichfab is. Can i just buy a 5L mini-keg to take home when these are available?

 

@Jcorn

Stichfaß/Stichfass/Faß…is a gravity keg, which is naturally carbed vs pressurized. Thus, gravity-fed (e.g. softer carbonation/feel)

 

I THINK Notch is open on the fourth...per their website...

Brighton
Friday 06.31 12pm - 11pm
Saturday 07.01 12pm - 11pm
Sunday 07.02 12pm - 11pm
Monday 07.03 12 - 6pm