Hr. Frederiksen (Niepoort Edition)

Aged for 12 months in barrels from the well-regarded port wine producer Niepoort, Hr. Frederiksen ended up as a dark brown rather than a black beer with a discreet but warm orange glow. The foam is soft and beige.
The port reveals itself in the aroma, so much so that for a split second you may be in doubt whether it is beer or port you are drinking. This Niepoort edition is so velvety and rounded, where the woody notes are clear but never dominant. Hr. Frederiksen's normal muscles of roasted malt and Centennial hops are still there, but they are softened and welcoming rather than high-strung.
And then the alcohol naturally warms up as always at the end - but again not "in your face" just so nice and inviting. In the Niepoort version, Hr. Frederiksen is not exactly a beer you just throw down your throat. It is a beer to be enjoyed in meditative moments in your specially decorated Chesterfield living room.