Final Frontier Double IPA – To Øl


From the Gypsy brewery To Øl out of Denmark comes their “Final Frontier Double IPA” brewed at De Proefbrouwerij a brewery located in Belgium.  The beer pours a cloudy orange with a beige head. The aroma consists of lots of fruits, floral hops and sweetness. The flavour is of juicy pineapple, tropical fruits, resin, pine, earth, bitterness and alcohol. The alcohol content comes in a 9%. This was a very tasty example of a double IPA.

Commercial Description:  The sequel to To Øls Hop devil “First Frontier” is here and the name is Final Frontier. It is a hoppy DIPA with a little more of everything compared to its predecessor. We recommend taking this baby into the wild!

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Goliat Imperial Stout – To Øl


From the Gypsy brewery To Øl out of Denmark comes their “Goliat Imperial Stout” brewed at De Proef Brouwerij, Lochristi-Hijfte, Belgium.  The beer pours a black opaque with a deep brown head. The aroma consists of coffee, chocolate and roasted malts. The flavour is of milk chocolate, burnt coffee, molasses, roasted malts, earth and sweetness. The alcohol content comes in at 10.1%. If you like Imperial stouts like I do then this is a bottle not to miss. The flavour is great!

Commercial Description:  The great warrior of Gath. The mighty champion of the Philistines. Embedded in ancient folklore and religion. Coming from the World of Old. His size and stature is not human. He is bigger. The armor of Goliat is black. Creamy black lacings. Stands with a towering height. He can grab elements from both earth and heaven. Earthy, roasted, notes from the earth. Warming, pungent, sweet notes from the skies. His heart is beating slowly, almost endlessly slow. This man is thought to be invincible!

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Fuck Art This Is Architecture – To Øl


I apologies for the language but this is the name of the beer!

Limited Edition “Fuck Art This Is…. Series”

From the Gypsy brewery To Øl out of Denmark comes their “Fuck Art This Is Architecture” a Saison brett brewed at De Proefbrouwerij a brewery located in Belgium.  This Saison pours an orange colour with an off white head.  The aroma consists of mild fruits, gooseberry and some floral hops.  The flavour is of lemongrass, wheat, gooseberry, yest, tea, pepper, Brett, citrus and hops bitterness.  The alcohol content comes in at 5%.  This is a very tasty sasion although it is a bit understated compared to many saisons.  The name pulled me in and the beer held my attention!  It takes a brave brewer to name their beer this and it shows that they are willing to do their own thing and not care what others think.

Commercial Description:  Fuck Art – This is Architecture is a Table beer or Belgian Pale Ale. It is a massively hopped 5% Pale Ale fermented with brettanomyces, that gives a fat funky ending to this quaffable beer.

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