HaandBryggeriet (Norway)

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

Established in 2005

Contact
Havnegata 13, Drammen, 3040, Norway
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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On tap at Trondheim Bryggerifestival. Piney hops, lightly cellarish malts. Refreshing. 747514 250801

Tried from Draft on 01 Aug 2025 at 09:46


8

Tried from Can on 31 Jul 2025 at 16:38


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Golden with a white head - Tart malt and fruity aroma - Malt body with a tart fruity wood flavour - Tart wood and fruity notes goes into the finish - This was good

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2025 at 10:56


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Draught at RØØR, Oslo. Pours a dark amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of dried fruits, toffee, grass, herbs, citrus, hops & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 30 Jul 2025 at 19:26


6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Utseende: Gulbrun.
Lukt: Humle, malt.
Smak: Humle, malt.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt dekkende skum.
Medium: Rating:8-6-6-6-6=6.3, Draft@170ml, ABV@5.5%, Når@2025.07.29.
Hvor: Ølhallen, Tromsø
Navn: Grinebitter
Stil: BITTER - ESB / STRONG BITTER
Bryggeri: HaandBryggeriet (Norway)

Tried from Draft at Ølhallen on 29 Jul 2025 at 16:52


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Decent refreshing and ok blond ale.
Fruity, malty and mild citric.
[Can from Kenneth]

Tried from Can on 29 Jul 2025 at 10:44


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Fair enough hoppy beer at this alcohol level.
But it felt a bit thin.
Decent enough as a thirst quencher.
Malty, herbal and citric
[Can at Skur 4 in Drammen, Norway]

Tried from Can at Skur 4 (Haandbryggeriet) on 29 Jul 2025 at 10:35


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

Absolutely a fine NA beer. No wort overdose.
Pleasant flavor and aroma.
Malty, mild wort, fruity and citric.
[Can from Kenneth]

Tried from Can on 29 Jul 2025 at 10:28


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

Unclear golden body under a white head. Aroma has malt, oranges and spicy belgium yeast. Taste is sweet smooth soft malt, oranges, belgium yeast and hint of alcohol. Fine body and pleasant aftertaste. Like a combination of a fruity saison and a belgium triple. Not too sweet and refreshing fruity with a spicy touch. Highly enjoyable.

Tried on 28 Jul 2025 at 13:47


7.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

(Bottle) Black colour with brief, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with dark bread, oak wood, bourbon, blueberries, mint chocolate, coffee and liquorice. Malty, roasted, sweet taste with notes of dark chocolate, blueberries, oak wood, bourbon, dark bread, a touch of mint, caramel, coffee, vanilla and a mild cacao bitterness in the finish. Full body, sweet. On the sweet side, but rich and tasty, with lots of chocolate, blueberries, vanilla and mint. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2025 at 18:42