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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(Bottle 50 cl) Pours an almost opaque, black with an orange hue and a creamy, light brown head. Roasted, lightly vinous aroma with notes of dried fruit. Full body with sweetish, roasted malt, dried fruit and a lightly burned edge. Some vanilla in there too. Quite lovely. 240507
Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2007 at 14:28

6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Clear, warm amber golden - no head at all. Lightly smoked nose. Medium body with a fairly high carbonation and notes of burned caramel and smoke. Dry and very hoppy finish - perhaps the juniper also adds to the bitterness. 130507
Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2007 at 10:48

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
(Bottle 50 cl) Pours a completely opaque black with a beige head. Roasted, burned aroma. Fairly full body with lightly vinous accents, some burned malts leave a high degree of malt astringency. 130507
Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2007 at 10:45

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Slightly hazy, amber golden with a small, off-white head. Fresh, citrusy aroma. Fairly light in body with a subdued caramel malt base before the citrusy hoppiness takes over also leaving a solid bitterness. A decent APA. 130507
Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2007 at 10:39

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Dark color, initially large brown head. Aroma of strong licorice, some dried fruit like prune, raisin, some chocolat and roasted malt. Thick body, bit too much carbonation. Salty on the tongue. Bitter taste, licorice. Bitter and sticky palate.
Tried on 24 May 2007 at 13:49

6/10 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

6.8/10 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

7/10 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

8.4/10 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

6.5/10 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