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Amager Hr. Frederiksen (Port Wine Edition)

 (RETIRED)
Score
10094
OVERALLStyle
Formerly brewed at Amager Bryghus
Style: Imperial Stout
Kastrup, Denmark
Serve in Snifter

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RATINGS: 132   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.96   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 330   ABV: 11%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
1600 bottles of 37,5 cl produced.

Danish: Amager Hr. Frederiksen (Portvinsfad) – en portvinslagret Imperial Stout.
Var den oprindelige Hr. Frederiksen en potent kraftkarl med skarpe kanter, så har han i denne inkarnation i udpræget grad fundet ind til sine kvindelige sider. De 12 måneder på portvinsfade har nemlig dæmpet temperamenterne og skabt en anderledes blød og fremkommelig øl – uden at den af den grund har mistet det mindste af sin virilitet, hvilket de 11% alkohol i udpræget grad vidner om.
Øllen er det sorteste af sort med et cremet lysebrunt skum, der efterlader de nydeligste ”gardiner” i glasset. Portvinspræget fornemmes klarest i næsen, som er blød og rund – prøv at lade den gå rundt til desserten ved næste familiefest. Kroppen er stadig fyldig med rigelig brændt malt og toner af mørk, bitter chokolade. Træfadet tilføjer en rustik og let oxideret kant – akkurat som i de bedste portvine. Til gengæld har de 12 måneder på træ ikke fået gjort det af med Amagers velkendte bitterhed, som i Hr. Frederiksen kommer både fra de hårdt ristede malte og en generøs tilsætning af humle. Og den indbyggede alkohol gør pejsen overflødig, for du kan varme dig ved Hr. Frederiksen med portvinsnæsen alene.
Brygget af: Amarkansk kommunevand, dansk pilsnermalt, tysk hvede- og münchenermalt, engelsk sortmalt, chokolademalt, umaltet ristet byg, havregryn, Centennial humle og amerikansk overgær.

English: In his original form Mr. Frederiksen was a potent, forceful fellow with some sharp edges, he has in this incarnation heavily taken to his female side. The 12 months spent ageing in port wine casks has subdued his temperament and created a different soft and rounded beer, he has however lost none of his virility to which the slight increase in alcohol to 11% will testify.
This beer is the blackest of the black with a creamy light brown head, which leaves the finest lacing around the glass. The effect of the port ageing can be felt most clearly on the nose which is soft and rounded - try sending it round the table in the place of dessert at the next family party. The body is still plump with plenty of roasted malt and notes of dark, bitter chocolate.
Wooden barrels add a rustic and slightly oxidized edge to this beer - just as in the best port wines. In contrast, the 12 months in wood has not done away with Amager’s familiar bitterness, as with the original Mr. Frederiksen flavours come both from the hard roasted malts and a generous addition of hops, the built- alcohol makes your fireplace superfluous, you can warm yourself by the radiant heat of Port aged Mr. Frederiksen alone.
Ingredients: Water, barley malt, wheat malt, oats, hops and yeast


3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
BMan1113VR (6444) - Los Angeles, USA - MAY 27, 2010
Unlabeled bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a tan head and a glass coating black body. Aroma is musty, tar, chocolate, coffee, licorice. Taste is tar, chocolate and port. Light bubbles.

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
jtclockwork (3822) - , New Jersey, USA - MAY 17, 2012
Bottle. Pours black with brown head. Nose/taste of roasted chocolate malt, port wine, vanilla, oak, coffee and tannins. Finishes with roasted chocolate/coffee and a lingering port wine aftertaste. Medium body.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
michael-pollack (4867) - King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 5, 2012
375ml Bottle: Got in trade from stobbe74; THANKS Soeren! Aroma of malt, chocolate, tannins, light port, light roasting, vanilla, and vinous notes. Poured pitch black in color with a small, loose, fizzy, brown head that diminished but lasted throughout as a film on top of the beer, as well as around the edges. Opaque. Sparkling. Flavor is medium to heavily sweet and slightly bitter. Tastes of malt, chocolate, roasting, port, vanilla, tannins, and some vinous notes. Medium body. Slick, then chalky and dry texture. Soft to average carbonation. Malt, roast, vanilla, tannin, chocolate, slight wood, finish is heavily sweet, slightly bitter, and dry. 11%ABV is completely hidden throughout.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
JK (3505) - Uptown, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - APR 7, 2012
Skyview V, 11/11/11. Thanks, Bob. Black and thick, with very low carbonation. Some coffee and chocolate. Light, but but good vinous character. This is an excellent beer.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
MotherBrother (297) - Aalborg, DENMARK - MAR 30, 2012
Pour opaque black, with a dark brown hue, and a small off-white head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee, oatmeal, chocolate, slight caramel, wood, and some port wine to round it all up. Taste is sweet, with some bitter notes as well. Medium body, with a semi-flat carb. This isn’t as roasted and bitter as the ordinary "Hr. Frede", which I like.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Yorker (94) - Århus, DENMARK - MAR 10, 2012
375 ml (Batch 166) bottle @ home (nice touch that the sweet smelling – much sweeter than the beer smells or tastes - cork has an Amager Bryghus stamp on it). Pours black with a reddish hue (a little debris floating around) with a small white head – no lacing to speak of. Aroma is liquorice, port, vinous, slightly boozy with a hint of chocolate and coffee– very little of the original left. Taste is (again) vinous, kinda acidic, tannins with a bitter finish (again not much of the original left). It’s certainly different from the original (which a barrel aged version should be) but it seems like the barrel has taken over and left very little of the original – but luckily what is left is actually quite a good sipper, which is able to hide the ABV very well. As the beer warms it gets significantly better and the chocolate and coffee notes get much more pronounced.

4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
sunevdj (2489) - Copenhagen OE, DENMARK - FEB 28, 2012
Pours an opaque black with a tiny beige head. Smells of coffee and toasted malts. Dry with aromas of roasted malts and quite hoppy. Lots of dark chocolate. Some brown sugar and woody notes. Tiny hints of band-aid. Residual sugars towards the end.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
thomat (1190) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - JAN 15, 2012
Dark reddish brown with a tiny tan head. Malty with coffee tones. Malt, coffee, fruit, oak and roasted. Full body with a nice, bitter sweet finish.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
MartinT (6340) - Montreal, Quebec, CANADA - JAN 12, 2012
My Bottom Line :
Roasted malts and coffee beans, wood and grape-like fruitiness lead to more of the same in the finish (roastiness awash in port barrel notes), for a serious but a tad linear Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout.

Further Personal Perceptions :
-A rich head of foam tops the blackness with dark brown edges.
-Whispering oats are found underneath it all.
-Body is relatively lean for the style.
-Alcohol warmth tags along barrel tannins.
-This is not your typically rich/heavy dessert sipper of an Imperial Stout, which is quite interesting.
-The port barrel tends to reign over the Hr. Frederiksen after a few sips. It’s lots of fun, but not as satisfying as the ’regular’ version.
-There isn’t too much alcohol flavor for an 11% brew.
-Effervescence, tannins and relative dryness make this easy to approach.

Bottle.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
sayravai (4548) - Helsinki, FINLAND - JAN 6, 2012
(Bottled, rated 2010-12-14) Almost black with a firm and lasting, light brown head. Intensive aroma with softly licoricey Impy meeting sour-wineous port. Red wine is emphasized in the sour, oaky-tannic flavor. The fine original beer is perhaps even too hidden, but nevertheless this is awesome stuff! A sophisticated and warming beer with no booziness.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
maneliquor (1185) - Perth, AUSTRALIA - JAN 1, 2012
Bottle from Mane Liquor about one year ago. Bringing in the new year and my 900th rating with this beauty. Pours black with a thinning mocha head. Aroma is deep, charred cocoa powder and wood with a touch of vanilla and lots of vinous notes. A touch of tang comes out on the nose as well, resembling lemon and coffee. Vinous notes are immediately present in the taste. Coffee and port tones then take over to be slowly swamped by heavy cocoa powder and a slight sour tang on the finish. Medium mouth feel and quite a bit of heat from the alcohol still. Not bad. Definitely a sipper. Should get quite a bit better with some more age on it


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