Nashoba Valley Winery / Bolton Beer Works Reviews

AirForceHops	3.5 Nashoba Valley Very Bad Wolf 12 oz. bottle shared by tfontana. Thanks Tom!! Aroma is subtle red grapes and oak. I’m really trying to pinpoint the red grape used here. I’m failing miserably at trying to figure it out. Body and texture are about normal for the style. Just ok. Body could be fuller. Saturday, September 17, 2022
tfontana	3.2 Nashoba Valley Very Bad Wolf Bottle pour from the source. It's an opaque black with ring of beige head. Aroma is light molasses, earthy malt--a bit barnyard with some wine and barrel. Taste is earthy roasted malt, lighter dark fruit/tart apple and vague wine barrel. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with smooth texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, earthiness is a bit much and wine could be more identifiable. Saturday, September 17, 2022
johnnnniee	3.6 Nashoba Valley Very Bad Wolf Bottle from tfontana, thanks for the trade. Inky black without much of a head or fizz. Vinous chocolate aroma with a touch of ethanol. Taste follows the nose but adds some caramel and dark sugars. Could use a bit or carb but not to shabby. Thursday, September 8, 2022
Jow	3.7 Nashoba Valley Very Bad Wolf Bottle well over priced for 12oz. Dark pour no head no bubbles. Nose is chocolate and wine. Tastes of rich dark chocolate, red wine, soy sauce. Fairly tasty. Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Jow	3.3 Nashoba Valley Fire in the Orchard Traditional Dry Not sure I believe the 11% abv on this. Clear champagne colored. Few bubbles. Nose is apple flesh and wine. Tastes the same of green grapes, white wine, some green and cooking red apples. Light funk Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Jow	3.1 Nashoba Valley Cranberry Sunset Mix six from brewery. Light orange wheat colored. Nose is lime cran and wheat. Very subdued flavors the same. Perhaps some citrus from grapefruit. Watery. Boring. Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Jow	3.1 Nashoba Valley Fire in the Orchard Rose Bottle from vineyard. Blush wine look for sure. Not many bubbles. No head. Nose is light wine and apples. Tastes of Pinot, some apple, some floral. Dry and not sweet. Thin palate little still. Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Jow	2.8 Nashoba Valley Golden Pilsner Tap with lunch at the winery/brewery. Light amber color. Nose is biscuits. Tatses of some malt, cracker and bread. Thin bodied. Monday, June 20, 2022
bb	3 Nashoba Valley Golden Pilsner Draft. Golden beer with a cream head. Light malt aroma. Malt and light spice flavor. Medium bodied. Spice and malt linger. Thursday, August 15, 2019
bb	3.5 Nashoba Valley New England IPA Draft. Golden beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and light tropical fruit aroma. Grapefruit and lemon flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and light lemon linger with light pine. Thursday, August 15, 2019
bb	3.2 Nashoba Valley Riverboat IPA Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Light malt aroma. Light caramel and light grapefruit flavor. Medium bodied. Decent bitterness. Light caramel and light grapefruit linger. Thursday, August 15, 2019
bb	3.3 Nashoba Valley Belgian Style Double Draft. Amber beer with a dark cream head. Malt and light caramel aroma with light yeast. Caramel and light yeast flavor with light spice. Medium bodied. Caramel and light yeast linger with light spice and light dark fruits. Thursday, August 15, 2019
bb	3.5 Nashoba Valley Imperial Red IPA Draft. Rich amber beer with a dark cream head. Grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and light summer fruit flavor with backing malt. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and light caramel linger with light summer fruit. Thursday, August 15, 2019
tapefuzz	2.6 Nashoba Valley Summer Stout Draught. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roast, earth, espresso, and some vanilla. Taste is roast-heavy with espresso, ash, some nuttiness, a little smoke, and some vanilla. There are some light fruit notes underneath, something like raisin but citric. Very boozy - especially for such a low ABV. Bitter. Light-medium body. Average carbonation. Slick, somewhat coating mouthfeel. Sunday, June 24, 2018
tapefuzz	2.1 Nashoba Valley Scottish Wee Heavy On tap at winery. Pours copper with a small beige head. Aroma is skunk, leaves, beet, crown sugar, and caramel. Taste is very sweet; caramel, toffee, fig, some alcohol, and faint roast at the end. Something vaguely beet-y. Medium body. Medium, prickly carbonation. Thin and a little watery for the body. Saturday, April 7, 2018
tapefuzz	2.2 Nashoba Valley Wattaquadoc Wheat On tap at winery. Pours an amber-ish gold with a small off-white head. Aroma is skunk, wheat, and grass. Taste is sweet; vaguely tart orange, light clove, vague banana bread, and chamomile. Light-medium body. Medium carbonation. Crisp-ish mouthfeel. This misses the mark on 'hefeweizen' almost entirely. The chamomile is the one interesting - and pleasant - element of this beer. Awful aroma. Saturday, April 7, 2018
tapefuzz	2.5 Nashoba Valley Imperial Stout 12oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a small beige head that disappears almost instantly. No lacing. Aroma is syrupy thin fruity malt extract and coffee. Taste is very roasty, chocolate, espresso beans, and dark fruit. Some alcohol. Lingering, bitter wood and grain finish. While the taste is pleasant, it lacks the depth of character one would expect from an imperial stout. Light-medium body. Medium carbonation, although it feels too high. Thin, sticky mouthfeel. [10/12/17] After 8 months of aging, the beer is marginally improved - at least in the aroma. Thursday, February 16, 2017
luttonm	2.9 Nashoba Valley Fire in the Orchard - Fireball Spiced Bottle in Seattle, which i had picked up last harvest in Bolton, MA. Odd watery, juicy red, no head, oily. Firm spice aroma, red hot candies, plenty of sweet herbs related to apples. Christmas spiced, with an emphasis on cinnamon and other hard spices, to imitate ’Fireball’. Works poorly, but thankfully this improves the flavor. Drinkable, but is all over the place. Clean, cloying, like an insane sports drink with lots of ABV. This is drinkable, tasty if you like, but I don’t know under what context you’d buy and drink this. Monday, June 27, 2016
luttonm	3.1 Nashoba Valley Fire in the Orchard - Beehive Enhanced 12 oz bottle I picked up at the brewery (/cidery, /distillery) quite clean yellow, tiny head, palest yellow fruit. Artificial sweet honey over top, but not terribly annoying. Firm sweet sip, lots of high-alcohol cider flavor over the sweet body we are left with. Clean, sharp, tasty strong cider notes. I can like it. Saturday, June 18, 2016
luttonm	2.3 Nashoba Valley Special Reserve Porter 12oz bottle. Sold black pour, oddly fizzy head that quickly fades. Decent bitter roast aroma. But sip is awful sweet and sour, infected. roast body is alright but something terribly wrong, unfortunately. Sour aftertaste. Nope. Monday, February 1, 2016
luttonm	3.1 Nashoba Valley IPA 12oz bottle. Gray brown, with late forming soapy head. Sweet malty aroma. Sweet, syrupy body with distant hops. Slight alcohol, ok bittering. lots of red fruit and apple flavors. Not terrible. chicory bitter, or bitter caramel. I enjoyed this more as I sipped it Monday, February 1, 2016
markoijelena	3.4 Nashoba Valley #4 Rhodium Bottle 0.33l at Ultimate tasting in Pozarevac Serbia.24.10.2015.Special thanks to luttonm.Ajdeeee for this bottle.Taste with Cika Boban, Vlada ciao, Alberto bro and Matt bro.Pour it hazy golden color with small white head.Aroma of white wine.Taste like a wit, cloves, sourish feel on the back, white wine, cider maybe, malty, weird and strange, finish bittery. Wednesday, January 27, 2016
ippopotamo36	3 Nashoba Valley #4 Rhodium Bottle courtesy of luttonm shared at the Pozarevac tasting in Serbia, thank you Matt. Pours hazy pale golden color, minimal foam little retention. Nose: a bit of sweet apple, parfume. Mouth: a bit funky, rough, unbalanced. Sweet sugary with a wheat feel. Meh Wednesday, January 27, 2016
luttonm	3.1 Nashoba Valley #4 Rhodium Bottle at Pozarevac tasting redux. Picked up from the brewery. Bright, a little yellow, small foam head. Yeasty tart, cidery must. Sweet, a little warm. Interesting, but not great. Good terroir is best I can say. Tuesday, January 26, 2016
MWMBeerguy	2.8 Nashoba Valley Bolt 117 Lager This is a nice tasting well carbonated lager but it had a few faults when compared to something like DAB. First it's a bit hazy not brilliantly clear as a German lager should be. It has a thin quickly disappearing head (may be my glass). And a bit too grainy in the aroma with a slight hint of Pilsner/DMS. But a nice drinking beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Sunday, October 11, 2015
auerbrau	3.7 Nashoba Valley Perry 12oz Bottle, purchased at the Winery. Noses classic cider, with that hint of cottony, soft pear quality. Quiet. Straight up, there’s nothing wrong with this. It’s easy going, classic plain Perry, with no flaws. Light, bright, and drinkable. Not overly complex, but that’s okay. Friday, September 25, 2015
luttonm	2.9 Nashoba Valley Cyser Tasted at the brewery/winery in Bolton. Clear, clean, a little heavy. Sweet, medicinal honey. Clean honey adds some cloying notes. Vanilla bean, apple skin, some drying richness from alcohol. Alright. Monday, September 21, 2015
luttonm	2.8 Nashoba Valley LED Blond Ale Tasted at the brewery/winery in Bolton. Very light yellow, this foam. Fruity sweet. No hops, clean apple fruit. Odd one again. Monday, September 21, 2015
luttonm	2.9 Nashoba Valley Heron Ale Tasted at the brewery/winery in Bolton. Light grainy yellow, full creamy white head. Creamy body, grainy. Soapy, sweet grain. Meh. Monday, September 21, 2015
luttonm	2.6 Nashoba Valley Beechwood Smoked Ale Tasted at the brewery/winery in Bolton. Soft brown, creamy head. Campfire smoke, crisp body but sickly sweet. Smoke is bright. Under attenuated body. Missing a lot. Monday, September 21, 2015
luttonm	3.1 Nashoba Valley Bolt 117 Lager Tasted at the brewery/winery in Bolton. Light, clean, lightly hazed yellow. Creamy white head. Cool, crisp, lightly grained. Not a lot of hops. Ok. Monday, September 21, 2015
luttonm	3.6 Nashoba Valley Nashoba Mead Tasted at the brewery/winery in Bolton. Clear, still gold. Waxy honey, smooth, great balanced sweetness. Coating body, floral and some light medicinal notes. Lovely! Monday, September 21, 2015
luttonm	3.2 Nashoba Valley Perry Tasted at the brewery/winery in Bolton. Light seltzer body. Mild sweet pear. Clean, soft, a little mineral note. Monday, September 21, 2015
luttonm	3.5 Nashoba Valley New English Cider Tasted at the brewery/winery in Bolton. Incredibly light and clear, with a white wine body and tons of carbonation. Very clean. Sparkling, light cheesy funk. Chardonnay. Clean, tasty. Monday, September 21, 2015
luttonm	2.8 Nashoba Valley Summer Stout Tasted at the brewery/winery in Bolton. Very light, quite fruity, a little lactic. A bit oxidized. Odd one. Monday, September 21, 2015
luttonm	3.3 Nashoba Valley Bolton Brown Ale Tasted at the brewery/winery in Bolton. Warm, lightly dark-brown, creamy head. Cool brown, ruddy malt, decent dry bittering. Mineral quality. Strongly hopped. Monday, September 21, 2015
hopdog	3.4 Nashoba Valley Barleywine 750ml bottle. 2005 vintage. Josh pulled this one out of the back of my Barley Wine shelf! Poured an amber color with a small sized off white. Showed its age, but overall not that bad. Nutty, toasted caramel, some fruitiness, and woody/earthiness. Tuesday, February 18, 2014
RedCloud	4.2 Nashoba Valley Imperial Stout Pours a motor-oil cola, with a generous amount of puffy, dark-platinum head; fairly lacy, and very lasting. The smell is of well-roasted malts, coffee, and earthy/musty hardwood. Other notes of Irish cream, soy sauce, and brown sugar. The taste is very rich with sweet, sugary, roasted barley. Has a sugary espresso finish, with a very faint bitterness. The palate is fairly full, and well-carbonated. On a personal note, I feel this is an underrated imperial stout, as I like my imperial stouts to be rich and fairly sweet. This one quenches the desired taste of an imperial stout well. Wednesday, December 26, 2012
chriso	3 Nashoba Valley New English Cider Monday, November 19, 2012
chriso	3 Nashoba Valley Perry Monday, November 19, 2012
chriso	3 Nashoba Valley Barleywine Monday, November 19, 2012
chriso	3 Nashoba Valley Special Reserve Estate Hops Pale Ale Monday, November 19, 2012
chriso	3 Nashoba Valley Oaktoberfest Monday, November 19, 2012
chriso	3 Nashoba Valley IPA Monday, November 19, 2012
chriso	3 Nashoba Valley Wattaquadoc Wheat Monday, November 19, 2012
chriso	3 Nashoba Valley Bolt 117 Lager Monday, November 19, 2012
chriso	3 Nashoba Valley Heron Ale Monday, November 19, 2012
alobar	3.1 Nashoba Valley Wattaquadoc Wheat Straw yellow color with an aroma of spice and apple. Lots of green apple flavor with some spice. Nice beer. Different taste. Sunday, July 15, 2012
alobar	3.1 Nashoba Valley Bolt 117 Lager Translucent yellow color with a white soapy head. Aroma of biscuit and caramel. Mostly caramel flavor with biscuit and hint of hops. Decent beer. Sunday, July 15, 2012
markwise	2.8 Nashoba Valley Oaktoberfest 12oz shared by a kind soul at the Tampa Weekly Tasting- jcwatts?. Pours a hazy gold with an off-white head. Nose is maple, slight smoke, and sweet malt. Flavor is similar to the nose with sweet bread, sweet malt, some maple, and a slight hint of smoke. Interesting beer. Medium in body and lingering sweetness into the finish. Saturday, June 23, 2012