Haandbryggeriet Porter

Brewed by Haandbryggeriet (Norway)
Style: Porter
Drammen, Norway

Almost black pour with nice brown head. Chocolate nose with dried fruit. Flavor is all over the place, has chocolate, fruit, and even a touch of smoke. Great texture that just coats the mouth.

Bottle, batch 78. Dark pour with a big tan head. Acrid smoky aroma, quite sweet smelling and slightly tart. Vinous. Raisins and other dried fruit, bitter chocolate, almonds, anise. Flavor is nice and round - fresh citrusy grapefruit/tangerine, coffee, smoke, chocolate, cherries. Seltzer like finish with lots of carbonation. Long bitter almond/chocolate finish. I would’ve put it at way more than 34 IBU’s. A nice porter.

Deep black pour with a huge, perfect head. Flavor is really rich, really sweet, nutty, dark pitty fruits, licorice, toffee, and burnt caramel. Very big, despite its size. The aroma is big, bold, and brash, with charcoal, coffee. Overall an excellent porter, very European tasting while still retaining its American character.

Pours a dark brown with a thin tan head. Nice caramel aroma and some dark fruit. I am not a huge fan of Porters, but this was pretty solid.

Bottle shared by a local. Poured a deep brown color with a moderate, deep beige head that faded to a ring. Fairly bland aroma with hints of chocolate malt and dark fruit (plum, raisin, fig). Smooth, sweet entry with some dark fruit and undertones of light roast and a hint of coffee. Moderate carbonation and decent mouthfeel. Overall a decent porter that was pretty easy to drink, but there are others I will look for first.

Pours deep brown into a shaker. Fluffy off-white head with good retention leaves spot lacing. Slight caramel aromas. Dry and sharp with upfront caramel and a flattening finish.

Bottle, best by 05/2010. Pours black with a thick, foamy tan head. Aroma of coffee, bitter chocolate, rich roasted malt, and alcohol. Flavor of sweet rich roasted malt, caramel, marshmallow, bitter chocolate and a slight tinge of alcohol. Very enjoyable and quite drinkable. Another good beer from Haandbryggeriet.

Bottle. I found this in the back of my closet and I know I drank it before. Never rated it. Oh well, this one is over a year old. Pours out a black color with a tan head on it, (shocking). Smell is uh, I kinda forgot. There wasnt much to smell. Chocolate and a little bit of coffee, thats about the extent of it. Taste is sweet, and almost like a milk stout. Not very good, I dont know if its the age or what, but this beer left alot to be desired. I wish I had rated this over a year ago when I drank a fresh bottle. Sean would have aged it for 27 more years before trying it.