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.
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Dark amber with off white head - Malt aroma - Malt body with some caramel flavours - Malt finish - This was good
Tried
from Can
on 28 Nov 2025
at 15:39
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Thin bod, minerally watery feeling. Med carbo. Med-high bitterness, a bit metallic blunt feeling. Malt in the background, but so is hops? Not much to go around here either way. Blandish, med-light piney, resiny, zesty grapefruity. Grassy. Averageish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Valhalla Beer Club
on 28 Nov 2025
at 09:15
5.4/10
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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)
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
7.8/10
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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.
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
7/10
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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
7/10
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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
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
AIH205 (had as Julepils (5,5%)). 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
6.6/10
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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
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Nice tasty IPA.
Moderate sweet and an ok bitterness.
Fine carbonation level. Pleasant to drink.
Malty, grapefruit hoppy, fruity and some pine
[Can at Sørjordet Plaza]
Moderate sweet and an ok bitterness.
Fine carbonation level. Pleasant to drink.
Malty, grapefruit hoppy, fruity and some pine
[Can at Sørjordet Plaza]
Tried
from Can
on 21 Nov 2025
at 12:27
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Valhalla Beer Club, pours a hazy golden with a large white head. Aroma has some oxidized hops, some Belgian yeast, and straw. Flavour doesn’t suggest this is in good shape, with oxidized, cardboardy hops, some Belgian yeast, and a touch of candi sugar. Seems a bit off.
Tried
from Draft
at
Valhalla Beer Club
on 21 Nov 2025
at 07:37