Bestefar
(has 6 batches)
HaandBryggeriet (Norway) in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway 🇳🇴
Traditional Beer Winter|
Score
7.33
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'Bestefar' is the Norwegian word for Grandfather. In this case, it refers to the father of Father Christmas, or 'Nissefar' as he is known in Norway. Bestefar is the perfect companion for a cold winter night spent contemplatively in front of a fire or for those fire-side moments that are a bit more 'festive'. It is complex, a little bit wild...and it might just be the best by far!
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of MrHangover. Poured a deep mahogany with a thin tan head and some thin lace. The aroma is creamy roasted malt. The flavour is medium bitter with a smooth malty bitter liqourice palate. Medium to full bodied with flat carbonation and an oily mouthfeel. A super beer from Drammen.... a place where I once found myself after taking a ride from a deaf taxi driver. I asked for BBS at Rommen and he took me to ABB at Drammen. Oh happy days.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2013
at 14:29
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared with Joes, Dutchdrebus and Countbeer. Opaque pitch black color, small to medium sized off-white head. Smell and taste malts, lightly alcoholic, roastyness, clearly chocolate, nicely bitter. Medium body and carbonation. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2013
at 16:18
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
A colabrown beer with a very big, dense and brown head. Aroma interesting and complex, roastiness, lemon, hint of smoke and liquirice. Taste is roasted, lots of salt liquirice, citrusfruits, just right amount of sweetness, earthyness. The aftertaste is long and slightly warming, some smoke. Medium+ bodied, high carbonation, but smooth, quite easy to drink. Again, very interesting and tastefull beer from Haandbryggeriet. Honest earthyness and complexicity.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2013
at 23:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Dark brown coloured body with a thick, luscious dark brown head with tints of violet and ruby when held to a light - very nice. Aroma of roasted malt, tons of sugars, bunches of alcohol, some lighter spices, oak and some juniper berries. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong roasty flavour with coffee, nutmeg and oats noticeable, some deeper caramelised sugars and even some from pit fruits. Aftertaste shows a lot of complexity with some dry oak and grassiness hidden amongst the roastier flavours and dominated really by the alcohol warmth. Overall, a very nice beer that shows the style well and is closest to a Baltic Porter - nice to sample! I sampled this 50 cL bottle purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 28-May-2012 for US$10.95 sampled at home in Washington on 31-March-2013. Batch #384 Total Bottles: 2160
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2013
at 07:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Flaska från demolens webshop. En ca 1 år gammal flaska. Drucken på norgeprovning. Söt doft av mörkt bröd, molass och torkad frukt. Mycket kolsyra och stickig munkänsla. Söt, torkad frukt, mandel, sött mörkt bröd, russin, bra efterbeska balanser sötman bra, värmande alkohol. Skulle nog må bra av att stå några år till men riktigt god redan nu.
Tried
on 18 Mar 2013
at 00:15