Haandbryggeriet Bestefar

Brewed by Haandbryggeriet (Norway)
Style: Traditional Ale
Drammen, Norway

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard

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On Tap at grünerløkka brygghus. Pours pitch black with a creamy tan head. nose is rich, irish coffee, rum cake, chocolate, dark chocolate covered coffee beans, vanilla, bourbon, everything thats good in life. taste is rich chocolaty, with some roasted highlights. marzipan, chocolate covered cherry cookies, well balanced, an absolute knock out, not too heavy, intensely flavored. I haven’t rated a beer in a long time, but this beer sort of makes you want to stand on a mountaintop and scream how good it is.

50 cl bottle @ home. Batch #312: brewed on 17.09.2010. Rated on 28.01.2011
Lots and lots of foam from the bottle, enough to fill two glasses. Aroma reminds me of islay whisky blended with water. It has some smoke and peat. Flavour is stale with ash, wet wood and hints of smoke. Also some house flavour from HB – which is the best part of it. Probably a bad bottle.

It’s pitch black with a creamy head. The aroma has notes of licorice, light smoke, roasted malt and coffee. The sweet flavor has notes of roasted malt, licorice, dark fruit, light smoke and coffee, it’s really, really nice.

(500 ml (batch 384) from McKean and Charles) Pours very dark brown with a very ample tan head. Aroma of sweet dark chocolate, a bit like chocolate syrup, and other malty sweetness. Mouthfeel smooth and fine. Flavor of dark sweet chocolate, perhaps sweet, light cherry fruitiness. Rich and malty. ABV very well-integrated. Yummy.

Bottle 50 cl from erzbierschof.ch. Black beer, nice tan and fine foam, drawing little the glass. Aromas of coffee, chocolate, licorice, spices, indian ink, smoked. The taste is roasted of coffee-choc, roundind of spices and licorice, with notes of date, dry fruit, juniper, raisin, smoked and vanilla. Good acidity which helps to bear the consistency. Nice Christmas beer but It will not help to digest the turkey.

Bottle. Dark color with great head. Nice complex flavor with sweetness and spice. Too carbonated.

Unclear very deark reddish brown with a dark brown head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted malt, light smoky and moderate spicy. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish with warming alcohol. 210312

Bottle. Huge creamy head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, smoke, caramel, wood, soy and hops.

Bottle. Very dark brown/red with small brown head. Aroma is malt, smoke, meat, caramel, chocolate and spices. Flavour is roasted malt, medium sweet, high carbonation, spices, caramel, ginger and a little bitter.

Bottle. Frothy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Dark red amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Dark fruits and slightly smoked. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate and fizzy.

Draught @ Craft Beer Co., London. Black coloured beer with a small brown head. Light smokey and roasted malty aroma with a short fruity sour hint. Medium to full strong palate. Finish is dry malty with a herby to yeasty strong hint. Not bad.