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18-08-2023, 09:31
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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3X3P2-uNBLE5uheBRGyMnIihg-EbD7x9KlT7n55FB-nNlkHgL8W5hD4mcQ_Y2dvB4KhQBUcYu5vZYq0R1b9oT9GaOm7k RAr8nBzFik3k5VsEBVVPjQd5R1AUyRusap37gQp_vsw6rdzDG1 DgZIo_Gedll7K2eNonUNdMJh-40zlcBKAldkyzPCw/w136-h200/to-ol_oud_beersel_ratio_of_exchange_farmhouse_ale.jpg (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3X3P2-uNBLE5uheBRGyMnIihg-EbD7x9KlT7n55FB-nNlkHgL8W5hD4mcQ_Y2dvB4KhQBUcYu5vZYq0R1b9oT9GaOm7k RAr8nBzFik3k5VsEBVVPjQd5R1AUyRusap37gQp_vsw6rdzDG1 DgZIo_Gedll7K2eNonUNdMJh-40zlcBKAldkyzPCw/s3320/to-ol_oud_beersel_ratio_of_exchange_farmhouse_ale.jpg )I don't drink much beer from Danish brewery To Øl. A lot of what we get from them is hazy IPA and, through practice and diligence, I have decided that I don't really like the way they do them. In July I stumbled across the remnants of a tap takeover in Dublin pub Fidelity, which featured two beers in styles I wouldn't normally associate with To Øl. Worth a go, I reckoned.
The first is Ratio of Exchange, a collaboration with Oud Beersel which definitely bears the lambic stamp of authenticity, although only a third of the blend came from there. The rest is a To Øl wild ale and a hoppy saison. Dry and spicy geuze minerals form the foretaste, joined in the middle and end by zingy grapefruit and soft peach notes which add a modicum of modernity while still retaining that classical sour feel. One could look at this as a gimmicky effort but the blend has been done too well for that: the different elements are fully complementary and result in a 6.8% ABV beer that is both smooth and drinkable while also magnificently complex. For once I'm not wishing that the lambic had been left alone: here they've done something genuinely excellent with it.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqkdurd5j_QZrcQGMmx-ojrTjTQGLRMTBsTTTMkVjpmrWj-54MCr8uu821IpBDpZCN-j8AF2yii3V7mxV7Un8r7FO_pVumzUzJz0lDx2BJ1jVFZe4hTPj U_O7sfmDufx_9fnXP18qGTvsHtYQwLsMLaWZG3FOeOUxxhtqP1 Qzxrjh953Y-gvumA/w139-h200/to-ol_lay_of_the_land_brown_ale.jpg (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqkdurd5j_QZrcQGMmx-ojrTjTQGLRMTBsTTTMkVjpmrWj-54MCr8uu821IpBDpZCN-j8AF2yii3V7mxV7Un8r7FO_pVumzUzJz0lDx2BJ1jVFZe4hTPj U_O7sfmDufx_9fnXP18qGTvsHtYQwLsMLaWZG3FOeOUxxhtqP1 Qzxrjh953Y-gvumA/s3235/to-ol_lay_of_the_land_brown_ale.jpg)Also on the board was Lay of the Land, a brown ale in the American way, at 5.9% ABV. This is a great style for the mix of rich and sweet coffee and chocolate, against fruity and/or bitter assertive hops. The Danes have got the balance bang-on once again, leading on mocha with an extra shot or two of espresso to dry it out and enhance the roast, and then there's a lacing of cherry and raspberry to add a mild tartness which is adequate substitute for a lack of bittering. The texture is creamy, to the point where it might get a little cloying and sticky in quantity, but one glass for sipping was highly enjoyable.
I would definitely buy more To Øl beers if they were all like this pair.
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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3X3P2-uNBLE5uheBRGyMnIihg-EbD7x9KlT7n55FB-nNlkHgL8W5hD4mcQ_Y2dvB4KhQBUcYu5vZYq0R1b9oT9GaOm7k RAr8nBzFik3k5VsEBVVPjQd5R1AUyRusap37gQp_vsw6rdzDG1 DgZIo_Gedll7K2eNonUNdMJh-40zlcBKAldkyzPCw/w136-h200/to-ol_oud_beersel_ratio_of_exchange_farmhouse_ale.jpg (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3X3P2-uNBLE5uheBRGyMnIihg-EbD7x9KlT7n55FB-nNlkHgL8W5hD4mcQ_Y2dvB4KhQBUcYu5vZYq0R1b9oT9GaOm7k RAr8nBzFik3k5VsEBVVPjQd5R1AUyRusap37gQp_vsw6rdzDG1 DgZIo_Gedll7K2eNonUNdMJh-40zlcBKAldkyzPCw/s3320/to-ol_oud_beersel_ratio_of_exchange_farmhouse_ale.jpg )I don't drink much beer from Danish brewery To Øl. A lot of what we get from them is hazy IPA and, through practice and diligence, I have decided that I don't really like the way they do them. In July I stumbled across the remnants of a tap takeover in Dublin pub Fidelity, which featured two beers in styles I wouldn't normally associate with To Øl. Worth a go, I reckoned.
The first is Ratio of Exchange, a collaboration with Oud Beersel which definitely bears the lambic stamp of authenticity, although only a third of the blend came from there. The rest is a To Øl wild ale and a hoppy saison. Dry and spicy geuze minerals form the foretaste, joined in the middle and end by zingy grapefruit and soft peach notes which add a modicum of modernity while still retaining that classical sour feel. One could look at this as a gimmicky effort but the blend has been done too well for that: the different elements are fully complementary and result in a 6.8% ABV beer that is both smooth and drinkable while also magnificently complex. For once I'm not wishing that the lambic had been left alone: here they've done something genuinely excellent with it.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqkdurd5j_QZrcQGMmx-ojrTjTQGLRMTBsTTTMkVjpmrWj-54MCr8uu821IpBDpZCN-j8AF2yii3V7mxV7Un8r7FO_pVumzUzJz0lDx2BJ1jVFZe4hTPj U_O7sfmDufx_9fnXP18qGTvsHtYQwLsMLaWZG3FOeOUxxhtqP1 Qzxrjh953Y-gvumA/w139-h200/to-ol_lay_of_the_land_brown_ale.jpg (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqkdurd5j_QZrcQGMmx-ojrTjTQGLRMTBsTTTMkVjpmrWj-54MCr8uu821IpBDpZCN-j8AF2yii3V7mxV7Un8r7FO_pVumzUzJz0lDx2BJ1jVFZe4hTPj U_O7sfmDufx_9fnXP18qGTvsHtYQwLsMLaWZG3FOeOUxxhtqP1 Qzxrjh953Y-gvumA/s3235/to-ol_lay_of_the_land_brown_ale.jpg)Also on the board was Lay of the Land, a brown ale in the American way, at 5.9% ABV. This is a great style for the mix of rich and sweet coffee and chocolate, against fruity and/or bitter assertive hops. The Danes have got the balance bang-on once again, leading on mocha with an extra shot or two of espresso to dry it out and enhance the roast, and then there's a lacing of cherry and raspberry to add a mild tartness which is adequate substitute for a lack of bittering. The texture is creamy, to the point where it might get a little cloying and sticky in quantity, but one glass for sipping was highly enjoyable.
I would definitely buy more To Øl beers if they were all like this pair.
More... (https://thebeernut.blogspot.com/2023/08/thats-more-like-it.html)