Haandbryggeriet Haandbic

Brewed by Haandbryggeriet (Norway)
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Drammen, Norway

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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500ml bottle at Skarven, Tromsø. Semi-hazed, amber body with a orange shade. Bubbly, off-white surface. Dry acid fruits to the nose. Lemon, tart berries, overriped blood oranges and green apples in a taste profile where the acidulous structure is not overdone. Very refreshing (Tromsø, 28.08.2010).

50cl, as HaandBic, new exclusive Norwegian brew Anno 2010, from Brouwerij de Molen Bodegraven, not complex sour fruit brew, yet easy to drink, balanced, hazy, nearly no head, nice brew, yet expensive!

Bottle from Vinmonopolet in Valkendorfsgate, Bergen. Pours a good-looking slightly hazy deep amber body with a small, off-white head. Nose is funky barnyard yeast; citric peels and hay, with small hints of basil and wet leaves. Taste is quite mellow for a lambic; oaky wooden notes comes first, followed by stronger citric yeasty tones with hints of mustard and balsamic. Medium lengthy sour and dry bitter aftertaste. The farmhouse yeastiness from the initial aroma seem to more or less vanish, but the sour citric-like profile coupled with the barrel-aged wooden aromas does the trick. A very nice lambic from Haandbryggeriet - give ’em a big hand now! :-)

Bottled, thanks Rune! Hazy amber, no head. Sweaty citrus mixed with lingonberries in the aroma. Lemony sourness with some malt sweetness undeneath. Chalky with blown up, almost plastic mouthfeel. Notes of canteloupe with a peculiar funkiness. Hugely interesting, but more confusing than tasty.

Bottle at Olympen in Oslo, July 2010. Hazy red with a small head. Very sour nose and taste. Refreshing and pleasant, a lot of berries, especially cherries. Not much carbonation. An interesting and very good beer.

Hazy, copper colored brew. Aroma is mild sour, vinegar, cherries. Flavor is cherries, vinegar, brett yeast and some oak. Overal not very sour, which is good for me. Overall nice.

Flaske 0,5l delt med Leif&Rune på Vertshuset Skarven i Tromsø 4 Jul 10 etter TIL - Aalesund 0-1 på Alfheim 8-( . Aprikosfarget. Lavt, luftig skum. Syrlig fruktig aroma. Smaken er veldig forsiktig. Hadde ventet mer ut fra typen. Svakt syrlig med innslag av frukt og bær. nLett-drikkelig.

Bottle at Papsø. Hazy orange coloured with a small off-white head. Fruity and light acidic aroma of berries and lingonberries. Fruity and light acidic flavour of berries and lingonberries. Tart berryish finish.

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of joergen. Pours an almost clear reddish orange with a small off-white head. Wonderful tart aroma, quite some Brett and barnyard as well as red berries. Medium body, low carbonation, tart fruity notes, again Brett and barnyard with a vague underlying sweetness. Tart - not sour, but overall very nice. 200710

Bottle from Kestral. What a find! Amber color. Grapes, lemon and cherry and berry notes in the bretty aroma. Low on carbon, like a proper lambic should be. Fruity sourness in the flavor, with oak. grapes, lemon, hints of leather. Very well done!