Bois Fumé
The Bruery

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From:
The Bruery
 
California, United States
Style:
Old Ale
ABV:
16.2%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.07 | pDev: 9.58%
Reviews:
24
Ratings:
257
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 17, 2020
Added:
Feb 02, 2014
Wants:
  18
Gots:
  69
This rustic beer is the result of barrel aging a blend of our Anniversary, English-style old ale, with Smoking Wood, an imperial smoked rye porter. Bois Fumé, meaning 'Smoking Wood' in French, is pleasantly sweet with a dry, peaty finish.
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Ratings by StevanTheVegan:
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Rated by StevanTheVegan from Florida

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

Feb 25, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.19 by cd34 from Illinois

May 17, 2020
 
Rated: 4.19 by jmbeerdude91 from Arizona

Feb 21, 2020
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Rated by pkalix from California

4.22/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
nice. brown sugar. thin. easy. a little watery.... held up very well. fig. like the guy below me said: chewing tobacco!
Dec 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4.05 by Cpmitchno1 from Virginia

Dec 24, 2018
 
Rated: 4.08 by Daniellobo from District of Columbia

Sep 30, 2018
 
Rated: 3.55 by StoutSnob40 from California

Jul 22, 2018
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Rated by Fordcoyote15 from Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Sticky, sticky sticky sweet.
Aug 13, 2017
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Reviewed by wordemupg from Canada (AB)

4.16/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750ml bottle poured into tulip 4/4/17, thanks Beersnake1 for the bottle

a darkest cola when held to the light, two fingers of foam fall in no time leaving no lace but some legs and some color stick to the glass

s more smoke then I was expecting, peaty smoke, very earthy, chewing tobacco, hard toffee, some cocoa, brown sugar, not a whole lot of wood.....well un-burnt wood anyways, just a hint of booze and that's impressive all things considered

T smoked chocolate, leather, peat is still very noticeable, nice mix of chocolate smoke, and caramel, slightly more booze then the nose but much less then one would expect, some spicy somethings hiding in the background

M has weight but nowhere as thick as I would've guessed, oily inside and sticky on the lips, numbs the lips just a little with some heat but fairly tame, chocolate and peat have some staying power

O a bit of an odd mix but it works fairly well, fairly smokey but that's not a bad thing at all, just caught me off guard

I'm not really sure why I'm surprised that "Smoking Wood" would smokey, I'm guessing Bois isn't making up 50% of this blend.....
Apr 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.9 by imperialking from Illinois

Mar 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.94 by Ristaccia from Nebraska

Jan 18, 2017
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Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
750ml bottle poured into a snifter

A- pours a murky brown color with a thin foamy white head that reduces to a ring around the edge of the glass

S- sweet aroma up front with notes of caramel, toffee & chocolate, followed by tobacco, leather & buttered rum. Undertones of smoke and peat, along with some oaky barrel notes

T- sweet caramel & toffee up front with notes of chocolate and molasses. The smoky notes kick in mid-palate, providing smoky malt, peat and bourbon barrel notes of oak & vanilla. The finish gives a bit of booze and more caramel and smoke

M- thick body with low carbonation leads to a viscous body that continues into a warming finish

O- a nice mix of the sweetness of the olde ale and the smoke of the Smoking Wood, alcohol is hidden pretty well, given the abv
Dec 02, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Rutager from Canada (BC)

Nov 20, 2016
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Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York

4.39/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
ABV-killed loose tan over viscous black-brown. 4
Hot buttered rum with soy underneath. 4.25
Beef jerky, black rum, Muscavado, ash, cola, smoke, and Marmite. Vanilla creaminess as it warms. 4.5
Heavy, smooth, chewy. 4.25


Umami to the max, oak later as it opens. Big on sugar, but no heavy coffee or chocolate from the porter. Huge, but at 16%, what did you expect? Fairly epic. 4.5
Nov 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4.49 by JohnBender from Texas

Aug 23, 2016
 
Rated: 4.09 by shoegueuze from California

Aug 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.41 by aaronyoung01 from New Mexico

Jul 17, 2016
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.76/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
I really liked this, although it wasn’t getting much notice at the bottle share. Smoky, peaty aroma and taste would make me think this more of a smoked beer than the string ale classified here. Nice woody notes from the barrels also.
Jun 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.95 by Claydoe4 from California

May 23, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Jho3325 from Indiana

May 05, 2016
Bois Fumé from The Bruery
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 257 ratings