HaandBryggeriet (Norway)
Microbrewery
in
Drammen,
Buskerud,
Norway 🇳🇴
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2005
Contact
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.
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.
5.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Tap at Valhalla. Hazy golden-amberish body off-white head. Dry white wine aroma, dry white wine taste, astringent, very astringent. No, this is bad.... Sorry Peter for suggesting it!
Tried
from Draft
at
Valhalla Beer Club
on 31 Dec 2025
at 15:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
I hyggelig romjulsparty med gjengen.
Tried
from Draft
at
Ølhallen
on 29 Dec 2025
at 13:00
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pleasant and easy drinkable bock
Quite session able
Bread, fruity, toffee and some roast
[Can from Vinmonopolet in Svelvik, Norway]
Quite session able
Bread, fruity, toffee and some roast
[Can from Vinmonopolet in Svelvik, Norway]
Tried
from Can
from
Vinmonopolet Svelvik
on 28 Dec 2025
at 13:24
7.8/10
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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
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440can as Julebukk 2025, #1678, bought at Vinmonopolet Tromsø Sentrum. A fawn-coloured head over a black body with a deep ruby shade, spotty lacing. Dark chocolate aromas, smoothly roasted, promising. Chocolate malty taste joined by subdued moments of dried fruits. Mild-sweet malt-driven finish, gently roasted. Well bodied. Enjoyed on a dark Saturday afternoon. (Tromsø, 20.12.2025).
Tried
from Can
from
Vinmonopolet Tromsø, Sentrum
on 20 Dec 2025
at 15:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
RGG. Golden color with a white head. Aroma and flavor is pine, grapefruit, fruit, citrus.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Dec 2025
at 10:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
RGG. Golden color with a white head. Aroma and flavor is malt, fruit, hop, pine, grapefruit.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Dec 2025
at 09:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Fair enough dark ale with some barrel notes
Bread, roast, chocolate and coffee
[Can at Komlefjorden 25]
Bread, roast, chocolate and coffee
[Can at Komlefjorden 25]
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2025
at 18:24
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Aroma: Malt with chocolate and nuts.
Flavour: Malty sweet with chocolate and smokey notes. Aftertaste is sweet and very lightly bitter.
Colour: Dark Brown with an offwhite head.
From: Can
Flavour: Malty sweet with chocolate and smokey notes. Aftertaste is sweet and very lightly bitter.
Colour: Dark Brown with an offwhite head.
From: Can
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2025
at 16:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Can 33 cl. Pours deep golden with a slight haze and a smallish, white head. Massive bubblegum aroma. Rich, fruity body. Yeasty and phenollic again with plenty of bubblegum. Boozy finish with a solid bitterness. 151225
Tried
from Can
on 15 Dec 2025
at 16:02