__NOTOC__ To Øl (

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for "Two Beers") is an international

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based in

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History

To Øl was founded by Tore Gynther and Tobias Emil Jensen in 2010 as a

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, with brewing primarily taking place at

De Proefbrouwerij De Proefbrouwerij is a Flemish brewery founded in 1996 by Dirk Naudts and his wife Saskia Waerniers. The brewery is located in the village of Lochristi, near Ghent. They operate as a rental brewery, creating beers for third party brewers, as well a ...

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. In 2016, To Øl opened the brewpub "BRUS" in the Nørrebro district of

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. It is a combined bar, shop and restaurant with its own brewery. Beers produced at the brewpub are also canned on site and distributed under the brand name "To Øl CPH". A second BRUS bar opened in

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in 2017. In 2020 production started at its own brewery, known as "To Øl City", in Svinninge, Denmark. The facility spans over 26,000 square metres in an old Beauvais factory, and in addition to housing its own 80

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brewhouse it has become a hub for other craft beverage producers.

Products and collaborations

To Øl cooperates with

Mikkeller Mikkeller is a microbrewery founded in 2006 in Copenhagen, Denmark that was originally based on the so-called "cuckoo", "phantom" or " gypsy" ethos; that is, the company did not operate an official brewery and, instead, collaborated with other b ...

as co-owner of a number of craft beer bars and shops in Denmark,

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and the

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. To Øl brews a wide range of different craft beers, including an alcohol-free beer, and exports to over 40 countries. The company has taken part in collaborations with other craft brewers including

, Põhjala, Lervig, and Brewdog. The company is reportedly developing a powdered craft beer in cooperation with a German food processing company.

References

{{Danish beer Beer brands Breweries in Denmark Danish companies established in 2010

History

Products and collaborations

See also

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