Short Fuse
Threes Brewing

Short FuseShort Fuse
Beer Geek Stats | Print Shelf Talker
From:
Threes Brewing
 
New York, United States
Style:
Rauchbier
Ranked #40
ABV:
4.2%
Score:
89
Ranked #14,573
Avg:
4.03 | pDev: 7.2%
Ratings:
27 | reviews: 7
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 08, 2025
Added:
Aug 24, 2017
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  3
Subtle Smoke, Marshmallow, Savory, Dry, Explosive Drinkability. Foudre-Fermented Smoked Helles.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Ratings by cryptichead:
Photo of cryptichead
Rated by cryptichead from Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Feb 26, 2021
More User Ratings:
Photo of Sinfull
Reviewed by Sinfull from New York

3.87/5  rDev -4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pale yellow color. Nice, white head. Bread, hay, hint of smoke, and wood in the aroma. Malty, crisp, with light smoky notes in taste. Gentle, hoppy bitterness.
Jul 08, 2025
Photo of malrubius
Reviewed by malrubius from Vermont

4.74/5  rDev +17.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Can. Slightly hazey straw gold with lasting snall head and lace. Smoky malty honey aroma. Medium grassy sweet with very slight tarness and smoke anjd herbal clean finsh. L:ight body lively but noi bite. Excellent.
Nov 25, 2023
 
Rated: 4.13 by smi69 from New York

May 15, 2022
 
Rated: 3.95 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Apr 04, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by Zekenyce from New Jersey

Jul 17, 2021
 
Rated: 4.23 by Skabiski from Maryland

Mar 07, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by Abstractspirit from Rhode Island

Feb 28, 2021
 
Rated: 4.12 by alexsergio from New York

Feb 18, 2021
Photo of HorseheadsHophead
Reviewed by HorseheadsHophead from Colorado

4.28/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Slightly hazy gold with a soapy white head. Partly fizzes away quickly, but then better retention than expected.

Aroma of faint smoke, chicken broth, hay, bread crust, lemon oil, white peach, white pepper, slight funk.

Tastes of rich white bread and bread crust, white cracker, and a dollop of honey--with a tantalizing touch of smoke. Not quite meaty, but slightly savory. Followed by hay, white peach, white grape, lemon balm, bell pepper flesh, and a hint of white pepper. Finishes with a hint of sweetness, but then crisp and clean. A bit of hay and smoke lingers momentarily.

Light mouthfeel, well carbonated, not watery in the slightest. Surprisingly rich and bready for the low abv.

Overall, a fantastic Helles. I wish the smoke and oak popped just a bit more. Amazing crusher, though
Jul 27, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

Jul 25, 2020
Photo of metter98
Reviewed by metter98 from New York

3.69/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: The beer is slightly hazy pale light yellow in color and has a light amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that died down a bit but consistently left a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface.
S: Light aromas of smoke and biscuit malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell, having flavors of biscuity malts along with bits fo smoke.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied and clean on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is very easy to drink and has some nice hints of smoky aromas and flavors.

Serving type: can
Feb 04, 2019
 
Rated: 3.71 by smithj4 from New York

Feb 04, 2019
 
Rated: 4.39 by swanfungus from California

Jan 14, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by fosters9 from New York

Nov 05, 2018
 
Rated: 4.24 by Knickfan3 from New York

Jul 21, 2018
 
Rated: 3.8 by Scarylarry from New York

Jun 24, 2018
Photo of mikeg67
Reviewed by mikeg67 from New Jersey

3.85/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16 oz can. Pours hazy golden with tall, long lasting, fluffy, white head. Aroma is of bready malt and grassy hops. Body is medium and crisp. Bready malt and grassy hops nicely balanced on the palate. Finish is medium and dry. Very good brew.
Jun 14, 2018
Photo of tempest
Reviewed by tempest from New York

4.22/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Picked up a can at Astoria Bier & Cheese. This is my favorite kind of lager, subtle and weird. The foudre character is mild, with a slight earthiness that reminds me of kellerbier. The smoke is restrained and well-balanced against the light hops and spice. Hell of a beer.
May 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by Philcassella from North Carolina

Nov 13, 2017