260px, The mash tun, circa 2008 Haandbryggeriet is a Norwegian

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founded in 2005 by Jens Maudal,

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, Arne Eide and Egil Hilde. The brewery was situated at the site of an old textile factory in

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, then in a railroad yard, and now resides in an old industrial building. Their brewing equipment was bought used in

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and has a capacity of about 900

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s per batch. Production in 2006 was near 40,000 liters. In 2012, production was expected to be approximately 350,000 liters, using an 800 liter brewing equipment. In 2013, they upgraded yet again, to a 5,000 liter brewing tank.Official website
Haandbryggeriet offer a number of beers, most of which are available domestically from the Vinmonopolet and grocery stores. They also

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much of their beer, especially to the

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. The beer they brew is not filtered,

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d or artificially carbonated, qualifying them as

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s. Haandbryggeriet has also begun

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ing specialty beers from highly regarded

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eries abroad, including Brouwerij De Molen, De Dolle Brouwers, Jolly Pumpkin and

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Breweries in Norway Companies based in Drammen Norwegian companies established in 2005 Food and drink companies established in 2005 {{Norway-company-stub

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