Fumigator
Live Oak Brewing Company
- From:
- Live Oak Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Doppelbock
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- +1 rating needed
- Avg:
- 4.08 | pDev: 9.31%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 28, 2025
- Added:
- Mar 28, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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A delicious Bavarian style Doppelbock with round smoky character contributed by beechwood smoked barley malt and a pinch of oak wood smoked wheat malt. Rich without cloying sweetness & deceptively easy drinking.
38 IBU
38 IBU
Recent ratings and reviews.
Rated by ttoadee from Texas
4.15/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
RB transfer
Oct 28, 2025
Reviewed by Radome from Florida
4.21/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Tasted on tap at the brewery taproom.
Beautiful beer; mahogany and ruby in color, with crystal clarity. Dense, creamy head. Clean smoke leads the aromas, just a bit of warm malt behind it. Doppelbock malt flavors show through, but they share the spotlight with smokiness. Medium to light body and low carbonation make this very drinkable. Hops hold back the sweetness and alcohol is warming but low for the ABV. A great beer!
I am surprised by the significantly lower reviews on BA, but I have to call it like I taste it. I wonder if this 2025 version has had its recipe tweaked, or maybe the draft experience at the brewery makes a big difference with this beer? Whatever it is, this beer was excellent to me.
Mar 08, 2025Beautiful beer; mahogany and ruby in color, with crystal clarity. Dense, creamy head. Clean smoke leads the aromas, just a bit of warm malt behind it. Doppelbock malt flavors show through, but they share the spotlight with smokiness. Medium to light body and low carbonation make this very drinkable. Hops hold back the sweetness and alcohol is warming but low for the ABV. A great beer!
I am surprised by the significantly lower reviews on BA, but I have to call it like I taste it. I wonder if this 2025 version has had its recipe tweaked, or maybe the draft experience at the brewery makes a big difference with this beer? Whatever it is, this beer was excellent to me.
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
3.1/5 rDev -24%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.1/5 rDev -24%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
12 fl oz pull-tab can nabbed at the brewery yesterday:
9.0% ABV. "Smoked Doppelbock."
Bready. Subtly smokey. Not a terribly good combination of the doppelbock and rauchbier styles/flavours, but certainly an enjoyable brew for what it is.
C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
Jan 21, 20249.0% ABV. "Smoked Doppelbock."
Bready. Subtly smokey. Not a terribly good combination of the doppelbock and rauchbier styles/flavours, but certainly an enjoyable brew for what it is.
C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
Reviewed by Elsinorerider from Texas
3.95/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Dark brown, red shows thru with light. Graham cracker/ dark bread, warming alcohol at the end. The smoke adds depth to the character, isn't over powering.
Apr 03, 2023
Reviewed by Bluerabbitbell from Pennsylvania
4.02/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3/28/23 On tap at Live Oak Brewing, Austin TX
This brewer smokes their malts, so this is a smoked doppelbock.
Aroma is smokey, sweet, toasted marshmallow. Reminiscent of hickory smoked bacon.
Taste somewhat follows, but reminds Leah of a smokey sweet potatoe pie! Oh, my!
Mar 28, 2023This brewer smokes their malts, so this is a smoked doppelbock.
Aroma is smokey, sweet, toasted marshmallow. Reminiscent of hickory smoked bacon.
Taste somewhat follows, but reminds Leah of a smokey sweet potatoe pie! Oh, my!
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