HaandBryggeriet (Norway)
Microbrewery
in Drammen,
Buskerud,
Norway 🇳🇴
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2005
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.
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
RuneBlix (26316) reviewed Julebukk from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 1 month ago
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).
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]
Ken1 (6087) reviewed Nissefar from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 1 month ago
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
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
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed After Work from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 1 month ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can 44 cl. Pours golden with a slight haze and a rough, white head. Dry, piney aroma. Medium body, super dry fruitiness, piney hops and a solid bitterness. Straight fluid IBUs. 151225
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5
Can 44 cl. Pours yellow with a slight haze and a rough, white head. Sulphur, floral hops and an odd, tart hint. Medium body, malty and again with this odd tartness (not an infected tartness. Dry finish. 151225
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Handsfree from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 1 month ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3.5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Can 33 cl. Pours yellow with a slight haze and a tiny, rough, white head. Greasy, confused aroma with some citrus notes. Thin body, minerally and yeasty, some fruitiness, faint citrus and a hoppy finish. 151225
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Med-thin body, med-low carbo, could use more. Thin, but feels fuller through medium estery fruitiness, light phenolic. Not much hops flavour, rather med bitterness. Med-light sweetness. Rather interesting mix than delicious.
Ken1 (6087) reviewed Nissemor (6%) from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 1 month ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Aroma: Malt and nuts with spicy notes. Flavour: Malty and fruity sweet with notes of nuts and Christmas spices. Aftertaste is sweet and very lightly bitter.
Colour: Dark brown with an offwhite head. From: Can @ A good case webshop.