 thebeertourist (1889), Oslo, Norway
Jul 16, 2006 50 cl bottle at Lorry’s, Oslo. A huge offwhite head that quickly shrank to a minimum tops this dark brown beer (Strangely,that seems to happen with all the HaandBryggeriet brews) A lot of sediment- yet another characteristic. Very fruity, berry-like aroma, rather sharp and acidic for the style. Flavours are full of berries and chocolate with the latter taking the lead towards the finish. A very lively beer. Not at all typical for the style, but scores on originality. The Germans would hate it, but I am not a German: Worth the 10 euros.
gunnfryd (2743), Kristiansand, Norway
Mar 19, 2006 Bottled. Dark brown colour wih a beige head. Pleasent mix of dunkel and weiss.
Jeppe (2636), Ølbutikken, Denmark
Jan 19, 2006 Frothy fizzy fast dying tan head, unclear dark brown body. Yeast and herb aroma with notes of wheat, banana and brown sugar. Sweet wheaty flavor. Toffee, spices and dried fruits and a bit of chocolate in there as well. Too much carbonation. Sharp and unbalanced with a too dominating yeast note. My least favorite from Haandbryggeriet.
joss (3144), Garching b. München, Germany
Dec 30, 2005 Bottle - sampled at the RBESP 2005
Bready aroma.
Murky brown, lively bottle.
Light fruit, light body.
Fizzy. Needs more work.
chris_o (4409), London, Greater London, England
Dec 4, 2005 Bottle at RBESG grand tasting, August 2005. I thought this was a pretty decent, quite full bodied dunkelweizen, but refreshing too (although the run of heavy sweet doppelbock type beers that preceded it may have influenced that impression). A bit murky looking, but the estery and clove notes are all in place, underpinned by a caramel malt character that is not too pronounced. Good effort.
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