Haandbryggeriet Romjul

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

Bottle, 4.5%, batch#102. Roasted aroma, farty fruitiness, hint of raw liquorice. Hazy dark red colour. Small frothy light brown head. The flavour is quite roasted, hint of fruit. Thin mouthfeel. Dry roasted finish with raw liquorice aftertaste.

Dark amber colour, clear. Off-white head. Aroma is dark fruit, plum, rosin, laqurice. Flavor is heavy, sweet, pleasent. A bit thin palate.

Bottle at Chris_o birthday bash 08. Attractive deep amber. Some spice, mixed spice, some malt. Ribena blackcurrant flavour. Some decent malts. Ok choc.

Bottle, courtesy Yngwie. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Dark amber colour. Heavy malty and light hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor, strong caramellic and prune notes. Average moderate bitter finish. Watery palate. Nice brown ale.

handbrown colour with a nice good fully taste. but a strange chaulk aftertaste and it missing alcohol

Bottle. Dark amber colour with a medium creamy head. Rich aroma and taste of malts, caramel and dark fruits. Flavour of spice, caramel and roasted malts. Nice beer.

A Mes rate: Bottle at the Oi Oi Saveloy tasting at Chris O’s.
Mid brown with a thin off white head. Sweet and fruity with some pleasant yeast and malt. Loads of berries actually. Very earthy. Not their best.

Bottle #102 sampled at BDR’s tasting and another beer shared by akevitt. Pours a semi-clear brownish amber brew with a thick off-white head that quickly disappears to a fine film and ring top. Aroma of roasted dark malt, some barnyard funk, Colby cheese, and some herbal spice. Taste is slightly sour, some carbonation with flavors of sour milk, caramel malt, and some tart citrus zest. Finish is a tad flat, metallic with a mild bitterness and roasted caramel malt flavor. It’s different compared most their other beers.