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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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is fruity hops with plenty of pine resin, citrus, orange, caramel malt, grapefruit, and tropical notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and medium bitter. Medium to full body. Nicely piney and fruity with a surprisingly robust body and a very 'old skool' hop profile, quite tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2025 at 10:34


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is roasted malt with dark- and milk chocolate, caramel, and coffee. Flavour is medium sweet with a modest roasty bitterness. Body is above medium and a bit creamy. A prime Porter, nice chocolate and roasted malts, smooth easy drink.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2025 at 10:34


5
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

440ml. Kiwi Hesseng. Pale yellow colour, small white head. Musty, meh aroma. Light-bodied. Some sweetness, pale malts, light citrusy hops. Overall musty.

Tried from Can on 07 Feb 2025 at 14:29


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

50cl can. Vasa Norski tasting 2025.
Poured clear and golden in color.
Has some wheat, malts, floral and fruity notes. Medium bodied. Ok.

Tried from Can on 07 Feb 2025 at 14:28


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Yellow colour, mediumsized white foamy head. Aroma is floral, herbal and some mild earthy tones with some bready tones. Flavour is herbal, grassy, mild floral tones.

Tried from Can on 07 Feb 2025 at 14:22


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is strong blueberries with dark malt, chocolate, sugar, some roast, liquorice, touch of coffee, more blueberries throughout, almost to the point of tasting artificial. Flavour is sweet and sugary with a moderate bitterness. Body is full. Being a fan of the potential of Blueberry Stouts I never thought I'd say this, but a little less blueberry would probably have made this beer more to my liking.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2025 at 12:18


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is resinous hops, caramel malt, grapefruit, spruce, marmalade, orange, apricot, with some alcohol in the back. Flavour is pretty sweet with al long medium bittersweet finish. Body is medium to full. Heavy and resinous, reminds of 90 Minute a bit. Quite nice.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2025 at 12:18


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

From tap at Van Moll Fest 2018. As "Funk Hop Citra". Heavy fruity citrus aroma with soft wheaty bready malt in the background. Touch of tart grapefruit. Flavour is medium sour and a bit puckering. Body is medium. Quite pleasant.

Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2025 at 12:16


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

From tap at Van Moll Fest 2018. Herbal and yeasty with spicy notes, malt, fermented fruit, heather honey, and overripe apricots. Sweetish flavour with a little tartness, body is medium. Interesting and authentic Kveik, not crazy about this but I'd love to try some more beers in this particular style.

Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2025 at 12:16


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

From tap at De Drie Dorstige Herten, Utrecht. Highly fruity aroma with lots of tropical mango, fairly juicy, sweetish and lightly tart mango. Mild bitterness, medium body, very tasty Mango IPA.

Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2025 at 12:15