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

Bottled. Black opaque colour, small beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, some hops and a bit of caramel. Flavour is smoothly roasted malts, caramel, some slight chocolate and hoppyness. Especially the finish is quite dry and bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 22 May 2007 at 00:58


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottled. Hazy pale orange colour with mediumsized slightly off-white foamy head. Aroma is flowery hops, some fruits and a bit yeast. Flavour is bitterish hoppy, but with some balancing fruity notes also. Smooth carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 22 May 2007 at 00:53


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

Bottled. Dark, hazy, amber colour with mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is fruits, grass and some spices. Also a big note of conifer. Flavour is slightly smoked conifer, malts and some hops. A very wellbalanced and pleasant beer.

Tried from Bottle on 22 May 2007 at 00:43


8.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottled. Pitch black colour, small beige head. ARoma is roasted malts with some hoppy bitterness and slight hints of alcohol. Flavour is sweet malts with some alcohol, sweet sugary notes and some roast. 7 4 7 4 15

Re-rated Oct 17th 2007. Bottled. Pitch black colour, mediumsized brown head. Aroma is spices, roasted malts, salted licorace, some alcohol and caramel. Flavour is roasted malts, caramel, some salted licorace and a bit spicyness. Really good. 8 5 8 4 17.

Tried from Bottle on 22 May 2007 at 00:40


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

Bottle @ Københavnske Øldage 2007 in Copenhagen. Unclear orange pale color with a average frothy good lacing mostly lasting off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy hoppy, flowers, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2007 at 16:52


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

Bottle . Orange / brown colour with a beige head. Flavour is caramel, alcohol, malt, yeast, sweet, hop, citrus. Tasted 2006 and 2007 at the same time. I think 2007 is the better than 2006 . (6-3-6-3-14 (2006)).

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2007 at 06:51


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

Bottle @ Københavnske Øldage 2007 in Copenhagen. Black color with a average frothy fair lacing mostly diminshing light brown head. Aroma is moderate malty, burnt, roasted, banana, vanilla, light alcohol. Initial flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, light acidic, moderate bitter, middel flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, light acidic, moderate bitter, finish flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2007 at 08:02


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

Bottle @ Københavnske Øldage 2007 in Copenhagen. Hazy medium to dark amber color with a average frothy good lacing mostly lasting off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wood, smoke, vanilla. Initial flavor is moderate bitter and light bitter, middel flavor is moderate sweet and bitter, finish flavor is moderate sweet and heavy bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, ttexture is oily, carbonation is soft. Nice beer ;o))

Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2007 at 07:57


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ Københavnske Øldage 2007 in Copenhagen. Medium brown color with a large frothy fair lacing, mostly diminishing beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, chocolate, coffee, sugar, vanila. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic.

Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2007 at 14:59


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

Bottle @ Københavnske Øldage 2007 in Copenhagen. Cloudy amber orange color with a large frothy good lacing mostly lasting off-white head. Aroma is heavy hoppy, citrus / grapefruit, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and acidic, heavy bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, yexture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2007 at 14:53