Haandbryggeriet Norwegian Wood

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard

send corrections   |   shelftag   |   edit barcodes   |   update pic

Bottle @ Københavnske Øldage 2007 in Copenhagen. Hazy medium to dark amber color with a average frothy good lacing mostly lasting off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wood, smoke, vanilla. Initial flavor is moderate bitter and light bitter, middel flavor is moderate sweet and bitter, finish flavor is moderate sweet and heavy bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, ttexture is oily, carbonation is soft. Nice beer ;o))

Bottled. A deep red beer with a huge brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of smoke - is that beechwood? but also some notes of caramel and spices. The flavor is sweet with notes of smoked malt, caramel, juniper, roasted malt, and some wood, leading to a dry woody and somewhat smokey finish, where the smoke lingers for a long time.

CBF07 sample. Pours unfiltered orange with a white head. Aroma of smoke and coal. Flavour is smoked and slight malty. Finish is bitter and dry.

UPDATED: NOV 13, 2009 (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

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.

Bottled at Københavnske Øldage. Mahogany colour, small head. Dryish woody nose. Lightly smokey and roasty with some hazelnuts. Medium bodied with mellow, somewhat syrupy mouthfeel.Dryish finish with low bitterness. Nice flavour, but lacking in malt character.

Bottle. Muddy orange coloured with an off white head. Light roasted aroma of smoke and burnt wood. Light roasted flavour of hops with notes of smoke. Hoppy finish.

Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a slightly roasted smokey caramel aroma. Roasted malty smokey woody bitter caramel flavor. Has a roasted malty woody smokey finish.

UPDATED: DEC 12, 2009 2009-12-03, 6.5% ABV, 6-5-6-3-12=32
Beautiful red-amber color. I remembered a better beer; this one has some ashes in the aroma and even more in the flavor; there is a light smoke aroma; the flavor has a quite good caramel and a light smoke touch; correct bitterness. There’s some light spiceness, maybe the juniper; it just makes it a bit weirder, without making it better. The dryness of the ashes is disturbing.

2007-07-26, 6% ABV, 7-4-8-4-16=39
Cloudy brown color; persistent head, as the bottle keeps erupting foam. The aroma is a nice mix of smoked malt and German hops. Good body structure, malty taste, with strong smoke character, plus strong and aromatic hopping, and light yeast taste at the end. Very good.

Bottle at KØ07. Teaish, smoky aroma. Cloudy red/brown colour. OK sourness and a hint of smoke to the flavour. Horseblanket and powerful hop flavour. Good mouthfeel. Nice.