HaandBryggeriet (Norway) Epilogue - The Final Run

Epilogue - The Final Run

 

HaandBryggeriet (Norway) in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway 🇳🇴

  Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production
Score
7.87
ABV: 14.0% IBU: - Ticks: 17
An epilogue always comes at the end of a story but is separate from the final chapter.

To celebrate the final bottling of our old bottling line at the brewery, we chose some of the best bourbon barrels of imperial stout.

Released 2021
 

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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Brewver/Ratebeer rating 19,000. Xmas eve 2025. Thick, black & oily with a small tan head. Intensely boozy with strong whiskey, dough, anise, dark fruit & chocolate. Very long finish. Full bodied

Tried from Bottle on 24 Dec 2025 at 22:38


8.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Black with a low brown head - Malt with bourbon barrel aroma - Dark malt body with some chocolate notes , wood barrel flavours with some toasted notes and bourbon with alcohol heat - Dark malt flavours along with wood barrel flavours goes into the finish that goes for a long time with some hot alcohol - This was real good

Tried on 27 Feb 2024 at 17:26


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

500 ml waxed bottle, from Vinmonopolet. ABV is 14%. Black colour, minimal brown head. Aroma of roast malts, molasses, fusel alcohols, liquorice, oak and bourbon. The flavour is sweet but not too much, smooth roast malts, distinct notes of bourbon and oak, hints of liquorice.

Tried from Bottle from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 26 Feb 2024 at 16:53


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tried on 03 Sep 2023 at 10:30


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle@PBF XIII (from Vinmonopolet Kirkenes). Black colour, small off-white head. Aroma is liquorice, some ashes, mild bourbon tones with a bit soy to it. Flavour is spicy, some salted liquorice, chocolate, mild alcohol, bourbon and some booze.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Sep 2023 at 09:44


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

50cl bottle. PBF XIII. Poured black in color. Roastedness, some soy notes, ash, heavy wood and some booze.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2023 at 22:50


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

--Bottled at PBF XIII! -- Black, small brown head. Aroma of coffee and asphalt. Sweet with coffee in syrup, chocolate, aquavit, bourbon and salmiak. Intense warming finish.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2023 at 22:49


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottled 500ml (PBF XIII) Opaque colour, tiny beige head. Roasted malts, dry coffee, hints of bourbon. Medium to full-bodied. Starts dry, finish is sweet. Toasted malts, bourbon, vanilla, liquorice, slightly syrupy. Warming alcohol in the finish. Quite nice.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2023 at 22:48


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Black with a minimal light brown head. Aroma of wooden barrels, chocolate and some dried fruit sense. Sweet with a warm wooden barrels, roasted malt and chocolate end. Full bodied bb 11.2027 Vinmonopolet.no 12.2022

Tried on 12 Apr 2023 at 20:53


8

0,5 litre Bottle, from Vinmonopolet Lillehammer. Almost Black with little beige head. Roasted malts, coffee, oak, bourbon, Smooth. Really Nice!

Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2022 at 19:39