HaandBryggeriet (Norway)

Microbrewery in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway 🇳🇴
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2005

Contact
Havnegata 13, Drammen, 3040, Norway
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.

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7.8
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


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7.1
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


6.9
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]

Tried from Can on 18 Dec 2025 at 18:24


7.3
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

Tried from Can on 18 Dec 2025 at 16:56


6.5
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


6.4
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

Tried from Can on 15 Dec 2025 at 15:57


4.9
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

Tried from Can on 15 Dec 2025 at 15:50


4
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

Tried from Can on 15 Dec 2025 at 15:44


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6.6
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.

Tried from Draft at Valhalla Beer Club on 11 Dec 2025 at 08:21


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6
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.

Tried from Can on 07 Dec 2025 at 17:44