Fumator
Avery Brewing Company

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From:
Avery Brewing Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Rauchbier
ABV:
9%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.22 | pDev: 9.72%
Reviews:
14
Ratings:
24
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 18, 2016
Added:
Sep 18, 2010
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  0
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Ratings by Akeah:
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Rated by Akeah from Colorado

4.3/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Mar 18, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.25 by afsdan from Colorado

Apr 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by ystazi from Illinois

Dec 23, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by Caleb from Colorado

Sep 15, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by MYJELLOMISFIT from Colorado

Aug 15, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by Kirch from California

Dec 27, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by ROGUE16 from Delaware

Dec 20, 2011
 
Rated: 4.5 by savagepm from Pennsylvania

Dec 19, 2011
 
Rated: 5 by quine from Colorado

Dec 09, 2011
 
Rated: 5 by kkrez from Colorado

Nov 14, 2011
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Reviewed by stabzmcgee from Colorado

3.24/5  rDev -23.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Fumator at avery tap room. Aroma- funky burbon socks leather. Appearance deep mahogany brown thin halo of head. Taste is more of smell- Funky feet dipped in burbon. mouthful was resinous. Not bad... But not my thing. When avery does so many crazy brews its hard to get em all perfect.
Oct 12, 2011
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Reviewed by birchstick from Colorado

3.88/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a a copperish color without much of a head. Smells of sweet vanilla and smoke. Taste is some meat and bacon upfront. This fades to a really nice vanilla bourbon flavor. The bourbon is really mellowed and blends nicely with the smoked malts. Nice full and creamy body. Really solid barrel ages rauchbier. Super drinkable and the booze is really well hidden.
Oct 02, 2011
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Reviewed by corby112 from Pennsylvania

4.62/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Draft at the tasting room.

Pours a dark chocolate brown color that is completely opaque with dark mahogany edges and a two finger frothy off white head that slowly settles into a lasting ring.  Sporadic spots of lace left behind.

Sweet boozy aroma with a very strong barrel presence.  Lots of toasted oak and sweet whiskey.  Underneath thre is a nice smoked malt presence with hints of BBQ, ash, bacon, chocolate, toffee and oatmeal.  

Medium bodied with an excellent balance of smokey malt and sweet boozy spirit/earthy oak barrel character.  Sweet up front with lots of tasted oak and vanilla which tone down the sweet booze.  Nice whiskey flavor that is strong but not overpowering allowing the other notes to shine through.  Nice amount of smoke underneath with burnt toast, charcoal, BBQ, bacon,  grilled meat and chocolate.  Very complex with subtle heat at end and warmth in the chest but overall the  ABV is decently masked.  Awesome!
Jun 23, 2011
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Reviewed by UpToMeBeer from Colorado

4.7/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Splurged. Tried this expensive creation on tap (10 oz. pour) at the Avery tasting room... Boy, I'm glad I did!

A: The pour is a ruby-red / brown with a modest head.

S: It's aged for three months in bourbon barrels-- and that's the main thing coming through in the smell.

T: Here was the surprise for me. Not much smokiness. (Not that I'm adverse to smoked flavor, but I was more interested in the bourbon-barrel aspect). The whiskey is pronounced but balanced by a sweetness I was not expecting. The high-level of alcohol is evident but not overwhelming.

M: Another pleasant surprise here in the high amount of carbonation. It created a zippy champagne feel in the mouth. The body is light to medium.

D: This beer is a paradox, really. I'm not too fond of German-style beers, but this is one that fits my palette. I have never quite had anything like it so I'm boosting its rating somewhat thanks to novelty. But there's something to be said for novelty when its integrated with quality.
Apr 28, 2011
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Reviewed by claytong from Vermont

4/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
appearance - quite bubbly. dark bourbon amber in color. a bit murky. beautiful lacing and long lasting head. slight foam feel, but very minor and well spread.

smell - mostly oak and smoke. a bit of caramel and toffee malt. some strong scotch smelling whisky

taste - quite a bit of whisky, quite a bit of alcohol, some smoke, malt adds a bit but not much.

mouthfeel - a bit cloying, a bit of a overbite from alcohol. good thick body, carbonation on the lower end.
Mar 23, 2011
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Reviewed by JoeAmerican77 from Colorado

4.02/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Pours the color of cranberry juice mixed with coca cola.. interesting light brown head....

Smells of Brown sugar, mollasses, alcohol, and smoke

Tastes of Sweet tobacco, smoke, pork and whiskey

Medium light body, light carbonation

I would very much recommend having a taste
Feb 25, 2011
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Reviewed by GRG1313 from California

4.12/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a red brown with a light tan head. Nice looking.

Nose is all rich plums, sweet malt with carmel and toffee tones. Nice coffee character and roasted grains in nose. Nose is actually layered and most pleasant.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied, well balanced and leaves you wanting more.

Flavors really follow nose. Nice lightly smokey character with nice bitter hops/bitter coffee but balanced with a rich sweet malt, purple plums with tones of carmel and toffee. Flavors are layered and continue to grow and change with nice complexity.

Nice bitter roasted grain, red plum/coffee finish.
Feb 19, 2011
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Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)

4.02/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Enjoyed on tap at the brewery's tap room, this clocked in at 9% and was big. Great aroma, the smoke cme through with the whisky. Dark brown wioth a Caesar head, looks like a Belgian dark. They used the Colorado Strataleon whisky barrels. Caramel, a sipper and thick mouthfeel, smoking the Big Smokey of which it has as a base. Great barrelling story.
Feb 13, 2011
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Reviewed by glid02 from Georgia

4.12/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On-tap at the Brick Store.

Pours a brownish-copper color with a half-finger cream-colored head. The head recedes into a wispy layer on top leaving decent lacing.

Smells of sweet caramel malts with very faint hints of toffee. Of course, also present are large amounts of smoked malt aromas - more smoked meat than anything else.

Tastes similar to how it smells. Equal amounts of sweet caramel malt and smoked malt flavors kick things off. The sweetness subsides a bit midway through the sip as the flavors begin to integrate more. Near the end of the sip there's a very faint hint of vanilla that fades out into a mildly bitter ending, leaving smoke flavors lingering on the palate.

Mouthfeel is good. It's got a nice thickness with smooth carbonation.

Drinkability is also good. I finished my glass without a problem and could have another.

Overall I'm under the impression this was aged in Stranahan barrels however I don't get much influence from them except for the hint of vanilla in the flavor profile. A nice beer for the style that's sweeter than most but is certainly not overdone. Worth a shot if you see it around.
Nov 04, 2010
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky

4.17/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
A rich and savory Smoked Beer that's reminescent of barbecue and campfire. Balanced by complex sweetness and earthiness, this beer is way too easy to drink for its strength and flavor intensity.

Solid Brown in color, the beer carries a modest haze, but bold in a creamy foamstance that weathers the session well and leaving pockets of lace behind as beer fades.

Robust aromas of smoked malts give a meaty richness of bacon or smoked salmon. Balanced with sweet toffee malts, barrel aged woods/tanins, and a mix of vanilla and charred caramel.

Flavors supress the smoke character by about half, but favor the malty rich taste and bourbon barrel complexity. Nutty brittle and kettle caramelization blends in the elements of bread crust and medium toast in a way that reminds me of authentic triple decocted German Dopplebocks.

The sweet, rich character wraps around the textures as well. Remaining full, velvety, and sweetley weighted, I'd prefer a finish of dry toast and malty-dry fade to allow the alcohol warmth to accent the fleeting sweetness.

A return to smoky intensity happens in the aftertaste and through the retro-olfactory senses... and a return to me suddenly needing a pork brisket sandwich.
Oct 28, 2010
Fumator from Avery Brewing Company
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 24 ratings