Twisted Barrel Ale
Microbrewery
in
Coventry,
West Midlands,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Twisted Barrel Brewery Tap House
Established in 2014
Contact
Unit 11, FarGo Village, Far Gosford St, Coventry, CV1 5ED, England
Description
Twisted Barrel Ale exploded onto the Coventry beer scene on 29th March 2014.
After months of hard work developing a small selection of beers that would appeal to Coventry's patrons thirsting for our unique mix of modern and classical styles and methods we launched our beers at Coventry's number 1 bottle bar, Inspire, and it was a huge success. Originally brewing on a 60 litre kit, we described ourselves as 'the UK's first Pico-brewery'.
20th June 2015 and we held another launch. This time in our brand new Brewery and Tap House at FarGo Village. With a new 1000 litre brewing kit and an entirely new brand design from Stewart Easton, we've finally become the brewery we always set out to be. Almost 2 years later we transferred our bar and brewing kit into a space about 5 times larger than before, we're still serving the best beer at FarGo Village.
After months of hard work developing a small selection of beers that would appeal to Coventry's patrons thirsting for our unique mix of modern and classical styles and methods we launched our beers at Coventry's number 1 bottle bar, Inspire, and it was a huge success. Originally brewing on a 60 litre kit, we described ourselves as 'the UK's first Pico-brewery'.
20th June 2015 and we held another launch. This time in our brand new Brewery and Tap House at FarGo Village. With a new 1000 litre brewing kit and an entirely new brand design from Stewart Easton, we've finally become the brewery we always set out to be. Almost 2 years later we transferred our bar and brewing kit into a space about 5 times larger than before, we're still serving the best beer at FarGo Village.
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can from brewery, mine with Citra and Amarillo hops. Hazy yellow-gold with small white head leaving a thin but consistent top and lacing. Aroma is citrus, peach, yeast, light toasted pale malts. Taste is a semi-tangy citrus, melon, peach, lager malts. Just shy of medium body with the addition of oats, soft to zingy carbonation. Quite good.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can from brewery. Pours black, small tanned head, thin retention. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, vanilla, salt. Taste is light, malty, semi-sweet, roasted nuts, dark chocolate, vanilla. Light bodied, slightly dry. Feels like a classic well made example of a mild.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:25
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can from brewery. Hazy pale gold, small white head, thin top of retention. Aroma of tropical notes with an earthy herb note. Taste is a light tropical juicy, herbs, pale malts. Finish is bitter, juicy a light spicy hops. Light to medium bodied, slick on palate, refreshing, soft carbonation. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:25
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can from brewery. Pours black, brief beige head, no retention. Aroma of roasted and sweet malts, coffee beans, chocolate and vanilla. Taste is sweet, toasted marshmallow, chocolate, roasted malts, coffee, vanilla. Its quite bitter to offset the sweetness. Body is a little light and mouthfeel a little watery but nice soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml draft into a bottle from lowcostbeer @6.5%. Clear amber with small semi-creamy off-white head. Cats piss aroma with orange, stone fruit and herbs. Taste is a little disappointing at first with more of a sweet malty-orange backbone, some interesting floral resin chewiness, tropical notes emerge in the finish with a nice bitterness after a few sips. It does grow on you after a while. Body fuller than your average non-double IPA, nice carbonation. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:25
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can @ 6%. Cloudy amber with big off-white fluffy head; certainly looks the part. That banana like creamy yeast note is very evident in the aroma with quite a bit of allspice. Toasty malts, quite sweet, spices, banana and light bitterness. Medium bodied, slightly chewy. Its a good attempt at the Belgium style, quite tasty although at 6% its almost like a session-dubbel!
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Pours black, small tanned head, thin retention. Aroma of coffee beans, roasted malts, dark chocolate, sweetness. Taste is moderately bitter coffee beans, roasty, rich dark chocolate, light citrus and spice hop finish. Medium bodied, moist. It's good.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:24
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Connelly's Wine Merchants, online. Pours a murky purple with small pink tinged head, decent retention for a sour. Aroma of blackberries, blackcurrant, grains, light yeastiness, yoghurt. Semi-sweet. Taste is fruity tartness, yoghurt, oats, cereal, citrus zest. Semi-sweet, light bodied, dry finish, mild sourness. Needs more in the finish but its a good fruity beer.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can from Connolly's Wine Merchants, online. Cloudy pale yellow/gold, moderate sized white head, nice retention. Aroma of mango, pineapple, citrus, soft malts, light spices. Taste is soft malts, pineapple, orange, peach, spices. Light to medium bodied, soft carbonation. A sessionable tasty pale ale.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Connolly's Wine Merchants, online. This one with Simcoe, Amarillo and Mosaic. Pours a hazy gold, moderate sized white foamy head, good retention, some lacing. Aroma is grainy, lemon zest, tropical hints, aromatic. Taste is chewy sweet malts, lemon zest, grapefruit, yeast, grass. Quite dry with modest bitter finish. Light to medium bodied, refreshing quality, fine carbonation. Good beer if a little understated.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:23