Haandbryggeriet Norwegian Wood

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

16oz bottle. Pours a mahogany color with a mid sized khaki head. Lots of carbonation, perhaps too much. The nose is cooked bacon, raspberries, and molasses. The flavor is pretty similar but the carbonation kills some of the complexity. Very smokey, almost tobacco like but its just shy of being harsh, pretty much perfectly done in that regard. Some berry notes but not enough and there is some caramel and molasses in the flavor but it is completely dominated by the smoke flavor. This one needs a little more work but I think with a little more experimentation this well be one of the best smoked beers in the world.

Rating #600. 500mL bottle. Batch #109. Brewed: Nov. 2007. Best before: Nov. 2009. Pours a rich amber/mahogany color with a HUGE khaki head. Lots of sour berries in the roasty, toasted grain aroma. Thin to medium-bodied. Sweet caramel and tangy juniper berries upfront. Finishes with some light biscuitiness and smoke. I think this one’s prime has passed.

Bottle on 11/30/2008 at the 3rd Annual Richmond Industry Gathering. Cloudy dark amber body with a medium creamy tan head. Sweet smoke, dark fruit and caramel aroma. Very nice smoke flavor with some caramel and molassas. Medium body with moderate carbonation.

Thanks for my bro for picking this up! Pours a rich brownish color with pillowy off white head. Aroma is light juniper berry and smoked malt.. Aroma is almost anti-septic and band-aid like, but it’s not a horrible smell. Just an unusual smell. Taste is light smoked peat and malt with some toasted grain and juniper. Mild carbonation and light bitter finnish this is a great brew!

Pours a dark amber color with a large creamy off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a few streams of bubbly lacing. Aroma is smoke, peat, slight citrus, and juniper - in the vein of styles of Gin. Taste is old ale meets smoked ale - burned roasts, chocolate, liquid smoke, and a bit of bitterness.

(bottle - 500 ml) Murky brown color with a fluffy tan head. Aroma is very smoky and peaty with some roasted and smoke mixed with a little bit of meat, citrus, and spice. Flavor is very smoky and roasty with some good bitter and burnt malt notes, some very intense spice, and a roasted malt and bitter finish. Aftertaste is spicy with some citrus and a nice warming alcohol taste. Very tasty.

Pours a cloudy murky brown with a creamy light tan head. The nose is smokey, meaty, lightly sweet, fruity, citrus and spice. The flavor is spicy, very lively, smoke is more of a background note, waxy bitterness. Either the hops or the juniper is adding an astringency. The mouthfeel makes it seem Belgian, very lively.

Bottle 500 ml batch 72, Appearance: murky ,dark brown appearance with large ,big pillowy ,rocky brown shaded head. Aroma: super blend of fresh mineral hop feel with very good clean smoke side. Light spice at end. Very good. Flavor/Palate: mid bodied. Blend of smoked malts with gold ones. Little fruity hints, sweeter edge followed with hop episode and dry alcohol. Multi layered ale. Very neat creation.