Hidden in plain sight along the fast-changing Western Avenue corridor of Brighton is a portal to Bavaria—or maybe Bohemia. A second Notch brewery, taproom, and Charles River parklands-adjacent biergarten is coming to Brighton in 2020, as part of a historic revitalization effort of the Charles River Speedway headquarters. Notch will anchor the 17,000-square foot site at 525 Western Ave., which will also be home to new, small-scale shops and food purveyors, a full-scale restaurant, non-profit and creative office space, and an events space.

SALEM — Notch Brewing is opening a second location in Brighton. The Salem-based brewer announced Tuesday plans to open a brewery, taproom and year-round biergarten at the Charles River Speedway Headquarters site next summer.

Notch will be the anchor tenant of The Speedway, a collaborative development spearheaded by the preservation group Architectural Heritage Foundation and the state Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Salem’s Notch Brewing is coming to Boston.

The German- and Czech-inspired session beer maker announced today plans to open a second brewery, taproom and beer garden next summer in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood at the historic Charles River Speedway Headquarters.

As Harvard continues to take over Lower Allston, more change is in store a bit further down the river at the former Charles River Speedway Headquarters administration buildings in Brighton. The historic buildings will undergo renovations in the coming months, becoming home to a project called the Speedway, meant to be a destination for dining, shopping, and drinking, the Speedway team announced today.

Notch Brewing, the Salem brewery known for tight session beers and crisp lagers, is opening a second location in Brighton.

Brewery founder Chris Lohring confirmed to Boston.com that Notch’s second brewery, taproom, and biergarten will anchor the Charles River Speedway headquarters, a plot at the intersection of Soldier’s Field Road and Western Avenue that was once home to the stables and offices of a mile-long horse track. The brewery is expected to open in summer 2020.