HaandBryggeriet (Norway) in Norway - Reviews, Beers, Location & Contact

HaandBryggeriet (Norway)

Microbrewery in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway 🇳🇴
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2005

Contact

Havnegata 13, Drammen, 3040, Norway

0047 31414140

salg@haandbryggeriet.no

Description

The brewery was founded in 2005 by four home brewers who wanted to make high quality beers. In 2016 two of the original founders retired, and the brewery is today owned by a constellation of the two remaining founders, some employees at the brewery and three other Norwegian craft breweries.

Haandbryggeriet currently has 10 employees all participating in developing new ground breaking beers and recipes.

The brewery has a wide selection ranging from classic and traditional beers to new and innovative brews and hybrid beer styles. Sometimes brewed with local and Nordic ingredients such as cherries, sea buckthorn, raspberries, and lingonberries. Haandbryggeriet has since 2005 also made high quality sours and barrel aged beers such as porters and Christmas beers.

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6.1

Marko (21878) reviewed Fyr & Flamme from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 1 week ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Tap at Valhalla. Thx Gurthnar! Lightly hazy golden body, off-white head. Resinous aroma, sweetish, bit minerally. Lean dry resinous taste, bit of stone fruit, vague, minerally, but neither fresh nor interesting now...

Tried from Draft at Valhalla Beer Club on 28 Nov 2025 at 19:41

Marko (21878) reviewed 1349 3 Hoppy Tripel Ale from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 1 week ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Tap at Valhalla. Hazy orange-golden body, off-white head. Heavily oxidized aroma, cardboard, orange, perfumey, bit of cotton candy. Smoothish taste, fuller for a Tripel, oxidized, orange, some herbal touches, no bitterness.... Nah, this is gone.

Tried from Draft at Valhalla Beer Club on 28 Nov 2025 at 18:10

Marko (21878) reviewed Grinebitter from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 1 week ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Tap at Valhalla. Hazy orange-amber body, darker, off-white head. Perfumey aroma, oxidation, caramel, some dried fruit esters. Smooth dusty oxidized taste, dried fruit, low caramel, low bitterness, mainly dusty.

Tried from Draft at Valhalla Beer Club on 28 Nov 2025 at 17:48

NilsAS (11458) reviewed Julebukk from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 1 week ago

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

Utseende: Brun.
Lukt: Malt, krydder, frukter.
Smak: Malt, krydder, frukter.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Medium: Rating:8-7-7-6-7=7, Can@440ml, ABV@8%, Når@2025.11.28.
Hvor: Bil, Komlefjord
Navn: Julebukk
Stil: BOCK - DOPPELBOCK
Bryggeri: HaandBryggeriet (Norway)

Tried from Can on 28 Nov 2025 at 16:49

5.4

NilsAS (11458) reviewed After Work from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 1 week ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

Utseende: Gulbrun.
Lukt: Humle, malt, frukter.
Smak: Humle, malt, tørr avslutning.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-5-5-5-5=5.4, Draft@100ml, ABV@6.2%, Når@2025.11.27.
Hvor: Melkebaren, Sandnes
Navn: After Work
Stil: IPA - WEST COAST
Bryggeri: HaandBryggeriet (Norway)

Tried at Melkebaren on 27 Nov 2025 at 09:48

7.8

Clarkvv (16327) reviewed 1984 Baltic Porter from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 2 weeks ago

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

Can, best before March 16, 2028, drunk November 23, 2025, as pictured.
Smells the part, with rich chocolate, light fudge, mild roast and mild dark fruitiness. No alcohol, excess sugar, overabundance of roast.
Nice and malty with a good chewiness to it, but ample attenuation. Caramel, chocolate, mild roast and hints of vanilla. This is nicely-conditioned and exhibits no punchy sugar (or little of it), despite its youth. Always been a fan of Haand Bryggeriet. Nice to see they are still making great beer.

Tried from Can from Julio’s Liquors on 23 Nov 2025 at 21:00

oh6gdx (50921) reviewed Old School from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 2 weeks ago

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

Amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is biscuity, some floral, nectar, some toffee tones. Flavour is biscuity, caramelly and some bitter fruity and floral tones.

Tried from Can from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 22 Nov 2025 at 23:17

TBone (30035) reviewed Old School from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 2 weeks ago

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

Amber colour and beige head and lace. Caramalt, resin in the nose. Medium-bodied. Caramalt, resiny hops in the flavour. Lingering bitterness. Solid old school ipa.

Tried from Can from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 22 Nov 2025 at 23:11

6.1

oh6gdx (50921) reviewed 1866 Vienna Lager from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 2 weeks ago

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

AIH205. Deep amber colour, small off-white ead. Aroma is wooden, caramelly, floral and some mild toffee tones. Flavour is sweet malts, some toasted tones with mild wooden as well. Quite typical Winter lager a'la Nordic countries.

Tried from Can from Vinmonopolet Kirkenes on 21 Nov 2025 at 14:46

6.6

TBone (30035) reviewed 1866 Vienna Lager from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 2 weeks ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

As "Julepils (5,5%)". Dark ruby colour, small beige head.Toasted caramalty aroma. Light-bodied. Malty backbone, caramalty, lowish bitterness. Clean palate. Nothing to do with a Pils. It's a normal "Dark Scandinavian Xmas Lager".

Tried from Can from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 21 Nov 2025 at 14:39

Brewery Stats

Score	6.90
Beers	302
Ticks	6825

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