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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 14%. Dark brown colour, with a shortlived beige head. Aroma of oak, molasses, fusel alcohols, aquavit, bourbon whiskey, brown sugar, raisins and vanilla. Warming mouthfeel. Flavour with the same elements as the aroma.
Tried
from Can
from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore)
on 16 May 2026
at 02:04
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
YG. Golden color with a white head. Aroma and flavor is fruit, malt, hop, yeast, grain.
Tried
from Can
on 15 May 2026
at 17:14
5.5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Klar lys strågul med lett hvitt skum. Aroma humle sitrus eple. Smak sitrus eple humle gjær krydder. Lett og frisk. Boks fra Kiwi Kringsjå
Tried
from Can
on 15 May 2026
at 15:56
7/10
Can. Fruity, lightly citrusy, with a nice maltyness in the back. Typical lager yeast character too. Gentle bitterness matching the sweetness levels. Refreshing indeed. 646414 260515
Tried
from Can
from
Gulating Kristiansand
on 15 May 2026
at 14:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Valhalla. Omg, just realized it was a Garden collab! And gotta love the description... the pain is real. Cola body, thick creamy off-white head. Roasty, raisiny aroma, caramelly. Smooth, creamy, taste, cocoa, raisins, bit roasty, clean, pleasant, low bitterness, low low tannins. Very nice really!
Tried
from Draft
at
Valhalla Beer Club
on 10 May 2026
at 19:22
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Valhalla. Lightly unclear golden body, white head, thick, going away somewhat fast. Bit floral, bit herbal, dry grainy notes, vaguely eggy. Lean, smooth taste, bit citric, bit floral, lightly grainy, malty... Lacks hoppiness, otherwise okay.
Tried
from Draft
at
Valhalla Beer Club
on 10 May 2026
at 17:10
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Tap at Valhalla, thx Zhenya! Lightly hazy brownish, off-white, thick head. Smooth sweetish caramelly, dried fruit, leathery. Smooth lean woody, leathery caramelly, dates, no bitterness, light smoke. Okay. Nice smokey beer.
Tried
from Draft
at
Valhalla Beer Club
on 10 May 2026
at 16:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tap at Valhalla. Hazy full yellow body, off-white head. Peachy, bit herbal aroma. Smooth peachy, creamy, herbal, dryish, bit citric. Solid!
Tried
from Draft
at
Valhalla Beer Club
on 10 May 2026
at 15:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Golden with a white head - Malt and some herbal hops in the aroma - malt body with herbal hop flavours and bitterness - Malt with hop flavours and bitterness in the finish - This was ncie
Tried
from Draft
at
Skur 4 (Haandbryggeriet)
on 09 May 2026
at 15:47
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Amber with off white head - Malt aroma - Malt body with some caramel notees and balancing hop bitterness - Caramel malt finish with notes of roast and hop bitterness in the back - This was good
Tried
from Draft
at
Skur 4 (Haandbryggeriet)
on 09 May 2026
at 15:44