Sigmund (14587) reviewed Dunkel Weizen from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle conditioned, RBESG 2005, Grand Tasting (courtesy of the brewery). Murky dark brown colour, lots of sediment. Yeasty aroma and flavour, some cloves.
Sigmund (14587) reviewed Bavaria from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Rerate, 500 ml bottle, batch #444, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 5.5%. Hazy golden colour, huge white head. Pleasant strong and typical hefeweizen aroma of cloves and ripe bananas. The flavour has also distinct notes of cloves and more moderate notes of banana, not too sweet. Like with most h.w.s there is not much bitterness. This is the best Norwegian-brewed hefeweizen widely available (not that there are very many ...). Original rating: Bottle conditioned, RBESG 2005, Grand Tasting (courtesy of the brewery). Murky / cloudy pale brown colour. Lots of sediment in the bottle. Typical hefe aroma, cloves and ripe bananas. Yeasty flavour with cloves, a bit more hops than in many other hefes.
Sigmund (14587) reviewed India Pale Ale from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle conditioned, RBESG 2005, Grand Tasting (courtesy of the brewery). Lovely hoppy aroma (Cascade?), notes of grapefruit and very subtle oak. Flavour is somewhat less impressive, fairly light bodied and bitterness is not overwhelming - still, this is another decent beer from Haandbryggeriet.
Sigmund (14587) reviewed Ardenne Blond from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Rerate, 500 ml bottle, batch #433, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 7.5%. Some sediment in the bottle. Hazy pale golden colour, large white head. Pleasant aroma of Belgian ale yeast and spices, particularly coriander (which indeed is an ingredient). Also some fruity notes. Light and pleasant mouthfeel for its strength. The flavour is distinctly spicy (coriander again), but not overdone. Some fruit again. Moderate hops in the finish. Original rating: Bottle conditioned, RBESG 2005, Grand Tasting (courtesy of the brewery). Golden colour, low head. Yeasty aroma, notes of fruits (esp. raisins) and oak, flavour is oaky and raisiny with a certain alcoholic punch. Not bad at all.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Dunkel Weizen from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
A muddy brown beer with no head. The aroma is sweet and dominated by caramel, but also contains some lesser notes of wheat. The flavor is wheaty combined with caramel, and is slightly roasted. The mouthfeel is very carbonated. I’ve had better Dunkelweizens, but thanks to Haandbryggeriet for supplying this to RBESG.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed India Pale Ale from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
An orange beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet ans slightly flowery, intertwined with light notes of caramel. The flavor is very simple - with some hops as well as some grassy notes, and a dry end. Not enough hops to make my day - it is British in its IPA interpretation.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Ardenne Blond from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
A hazy orange beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet spicy combined with notes of yeast, and alcohol. The flavor is very spicy and yeasty and with a dry end.
TBone (30139) reviewed Dunkel Weizen from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled @RBESG’05
Hazy brown, small tanned head. Smokey weizen nose. Crisp, citrusy, roasted and wheaty. Balanced example of this style. for such a new brewery, very clean brew.
TBone (30139) reviewed Ardenne Blond from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 20 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled @RBESG’05 "brygg nr 6"
Pale hazy yellow, very small head. Dry leather and lemon in the nose. Medium-bodied. Citrusy blond ale with some sweetness on the background.
TBone (30139) reviewed Porter from HaandBryggeriet (Norway) 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottled @RBESG’05 labelled as "brygg nr 0"
Hazy muddy brown, small tanned head. Strong aroma of roasted malts and chocolate. Cold coffee and roast in the otherwise quite plain and thin body. Chocolaty aftertaste.