Amager Bryghus Hr. Frederiksen

**Aroma:** “Cocoa and chocolate character dominate with some cherry, caramel, toffee, and slight roast with low levels of cherry and prune. Nice roast quality and some earthiness. Coffee comes through toward the end. Nice toffee sweetness and chocolate malt.” **Flavor:** “Roast character is very nice with some cocoa, chocolate, and coffee. Some burnt-coffee type notes add to this roasted quality. Sweetness of some dark fruits along with malt sweetness add sweetness to this beer. Some earthiness and bitterness finish in the end with warmth. Sweetness hits your tongue but the swallow amplifies the roast and hops bitterness. Hops last into the finish. Warming alcohol.” **Overall:** “The roast quality helps to make this beer. It sits on your tongue after the sip. The hops bitterness adds complexity but leaves this beer a little sharp, which is enjoyable but may seem a little strong to some palates. Good for a stormy winter night. Very sweet.”

“Aromas of coffee, cinnamon, vanilla, caramel, pistachio, and a light hint of star anise create a wildly complex nose that doesn’t hide the booze. Gets lost in its own complexity as flavor notes all hit simultaneously.”

**Aroma:** “Caramel nose with a bit of chocolate—reminds me of Sugar Babies candy. Some oxidation, divided between sherry and cardboard. There’s also a bit of a spicy phenol that reminds me of pepper and dried oranges. Cherry fruity notes up front with a bit of chocolate hiding in the background. High sweetness.” **Flavor:** “Sweet and malty. Toffee, chocolate, and caramel. Still get Sugar Babies candy, but more malt complexity. Moderate sweetness with fruity cherry and plum notes. Roast malt is restrained, but present. Tastes more like an old ale than a stout. Slight alcohol warming, just enough to let you know it’s there. Light hops toward the end of the sip.” **Overall:** “Tasty and easy drinking. Not a challenge at all, but still interesting. Very drinkable beer, but I wouldn’t put it in the stout category. The fruity esters and the oxidized notes seem more like an old ale. Very sweet and a rather heavy body, but it would make a good fireside sipper or desert beer.”