Haandbryggeriet Norwegian Wood

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard

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UPDATED: JAN 2, 2009 Bottle. Creamy white excellent fully lasting head. Orange-amber colour. Heavy malty and moderate hoppy aroma. vinius, rasin-notes. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate and very lively, difficult to pour in glas.

UPDATED: MAY 31, 2012 50cl bottle. Cloudy and nut-brown appearance, lively carbonized. Woody, smoke, leather, licorice with fruity juniper. Medium body, slick texture. A different beer with the juniper as a nice after-taste.

Bottle. Average light brown head over a clear nut brown body. Aroma-taste-a subtle smokiness, herbal floral, spicey, with a slightly sweet body and balanced finish. Light to medium bodied.

Botella de 500ml. Vaso de ½ Pinta. Saboreada en abr´12. Brota con un sugerente color rojo anaranjado. Espuma amarillenta que crea un amplia capa. Aromas y sabores con envolvente ahumado. Toque de Junipero en nariz. Malteado moderado y bajo amargor. Paladar ligeramente picante y sensación suave. Notas de madera y resina que permanecen hasta el retrogusto. De sabor pleno, bien equilibrada y elegante. Una cerveza deliciosa para “ir de cañas” en días fríos a pesar de su ABV. Realmente he disfrutado mucho. 500ml bottle. ½ Pint glass. Enjoyed on apr´12.Inviting pours orangish red in color. Yellowish froth creates a thick layer crown. Involving smokiness both in flavor & aromas. Juniper touch to the nose. Mildy maltiness & low bitterness. Slightly spicy palate, smooth sensation. Notes of resins & wood linger in to the aftertaste. Flavorful, well balanced, smart beer. A delightful beer suggested as session beer in cold weather despite its ABV. I´d really enjoyed it very much.

50cl, batch 264, BB 12.01.2012. from Alvinne biershop. Cuivrée, légère opacité sur fin de bouteille, col fin beige. Arôme le côté genièvre / baies se sent bien, malte avec un beau bouquet fume qui reste néanmoins en retrait. Profile malte, pointe de fumé et de chocolat, en retrait une pointe de baies. Aigreur minime fruitée de fruit/baies genièvre. Le tout est agréable en bouche entre douceur maltée et une pointe amer fruitée, le tout avec cet ajout de baies. Le tout reste bien léger en bouche avec une fin de bouche allant vers une pointe de fume. Le nom porte peut être à se trompé", mais je ne vois as ici qcq trace de bois. Fini est surprenant bien balance entre un côté bien malte et ce fini fruité sur fond de fume. En se réchauffant, je note u regain de profile grille presque torréfié. Super.

Pours a pleasant raw sienna color with a finger head that laces out to the edges very nicely. Rich aromas of a classic campfire, like when you wake up under a moist forest in a tent and you’ve been drinking all night by the fire. Smokey, pine sap, peat moss and a hint of sweet malts. On the palate the smoke is a touch less pronounced with a little sweet cedar and juniper bitterness peeking out from behind the round smokey malts. Very tasty with a bacon onion and fiddlehead pizza with smoked maple vermont cheddar cheese.... damn Im in heaven, definitely drink this one with some tasty food !

50 cl bottle @ home. Batch #340: brewed 02.02.2011 BBE 11.02.2013
Aroma is sweetish with licorice, ash and some gastric acid. Flavour is ashy with wet wood, some salty licorice and hints of smoke. Dry finish. Quite unique and nice.

Why not a smoked? Brown coloured and unclear. Has an off-white head, medium duration. Aroma is malty, smoked, faint fatty notes too. Flavor starts sweet, has some acidity, more smoke. Creamy, acidic texture and soft carbonation

light smoked aroma,golden, off white foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, medium body, oily feel, bitter, long finish,

Redbrown, cloudy. yellow brownish foam. light sour smoky aroma. medium body low in carbon. Smoky flavour, dry, spices, chocolate coffee aftertaste that lasts for a short time

UPDATED: MAY 9, 2012 From old backlog. 500ml bottle as gift (Thanks dad!). Dark red colour with small head. Aroma and flavour is wood and smoke. Too smokey for me. Have one extra bottle to try again some day. EDIT: Typos