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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Valhalla Beer Club, pours a hazy dark amber brown with a small off-pink head. Aroma has a nice oaky character, along with dry tart red fruits, and a touch of Worcestershire. Flavour follows as is, with plenty of tart dark fruits, booze, plenty of bone dry oak, and a touch of balsamic/Worcestershire. Really nicely constructed, very low acidity on the finish. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
at
Valhalla Beer Club
on 21 Nov 2025
at 07:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
AIH205. Yellowish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, fruity, some oaty and mild nectary tones. Flavour is floral, biscuity, some oaty and mild grainy tones with a bit citrus as well. Citrusy and herbal aftertaste with a mild bitterness lurking as well. Refreshing.
Tried
from Can
from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore)
on 20 Nov 2025
at 16:21
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
BB 02/2026. Hazy orange colour, small white head. Some fruity hops, citrus. Light to medium-bodied. Light to medium-bodied. Some tropical fruits, semi-sweet, pale malts. Feels a bit old (is 1,5 yo?). Jaffa lemonade.
Tried
from Can
from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore)
on 20 Nov 2025
at 16:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
AIH205, congrats to TBone for 30k Unique ones! Ambery copper colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is raisins, some sweet malts, mild dried fruity tones with some toasted tones as well as some biscuity and toffeeish tones. Flavour is sweet toffee, toasted tones, mild dried fruits, raisins, some figs and a bit caramel and biscuits to it. Quite a nice one. Works well room temperature warm too.
Tried
from Can
from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore)
on 20 Nov 2025
at 13:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
My unique rating #30000. AIH205. Ruby colour, small beige head. Toffee, booze, malts, berry-like sweetness in the nose. Medium-bodied. Toffee, malts and alcohol in the flavour. As promised, very classic Barley Wine flavours. As such ok.
Tried
from Can
from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore)
on 20 Nov 2025
at 13:06
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Utseende: Sort.
Lukt: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Medium: Rating:8-7-7-8-7=7.3, Draft@330ml, ABV@7%, Når@2025.11.16.
Hvor: Cardinal Pub, Stavanger
Navn: Akevittfatlagret Nissemor
Stil: TRADITIONAL BEER - OLD ALE
Bryggeri: HaandBryggeriet (Norway)
Lukt: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Medium: Rating:8-7-7-8-7=7.3, Draft@330ml, ABV@7%, Når@2025.11.16.
Hvor: Cardinal Pub, Stavanger
Navn: Akevittfatlagret Nissemor
Stil: TRADITIONAL BEER - OLD ALE
Bryggeri: HaandBryggeriet (Norway)
Tried
from Draft
at
Cardinal
on 16 Nov 2025
at 14:27
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
From can at MB2 14.11.25. Milky pale straw colour. Rocky bright white head and lacing. Decent aroma and taste of lychee, lemon and lime marmalade and succade. Medium bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Can
from
Bunnpris Brunsvika
on 14 Nov 2025
at 22:37
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Mi2 på Cardinal, denne gangen entusiastisk ledet av Assisterende Seremonimester: brunsvart med fint skum som varer. Nybrent kaffe, mørk sjokolade, lakris, julekrydder og toner av akevitt, naturlig nok. Fin bitterhet i den halvtørre avslutningen. Stemningen rundt bordet stiger jevnt og trutt.
Tried
from Draft
at
Cardinal
on 10 Nov 2025
at 17:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Kristiansand Juleølfestival 2025. Dark brown color with a beige head. Aroma and flavor is aquavit, roasted malt, spices, oak, anis, chocolate, licorice.
Tried
from Can
at
Håndverkeren Restaurant
on 08 Nov 2025
at 13:21
7/10
On tap at Patrick's. Piney, grapefruity with a light maltiness and a very good bitterness. Dry, quenching and quite tasteful. Needs a few sips to reveal what it has to offer, but it's not super exciting anyway. 747414 251106
Tried
from Draft
at
Patricks Pub og Restaurant
on 06 Nov 2025
at 16:03