Twisted Barrel Ale

Microbrewery in Coventry, West Midlands, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Twisted Barrel Brewery Tap House

Established in 2014

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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.

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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Draft at Sommar, Waterloo Street, Birmingham. Poured a hazy golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, stone fruits. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a crisp, light, fresh, malt, light citrus, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 07 Nov 2023 at 20:37


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a hazy golden colour with a bubbly white head. The aroma is grainy malt light citrus. The flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, with a smooth, malt, light citrus, light pepper spice, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 07 Nov 2023 at 19:07


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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Deep orangeish amber colour with a mediumsized white foamy head, which leaves some lace. Aroma is alcohol, some nectary, mild fruity and a bit tropical fruity elements. Flavour is fruity, citrusy, some alcohol with sweet malts and some toffeeish tones too. On the sweet side of things.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Oct 2023 at 19:18


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can. Hazy yellowish orange colour with a mediumsized white foamy head. Aroma is spices, some slight spruce and mild bananas with a bit of toffee and some mild wheaty tones. Flavour is wheat, some spices, mild grains and some slight funky tones and fermented until quite dry.

Tried from Can on 29 Oct 2023 at 19:10


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On tap. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Roasted malt, milk chocolate, touch of smoke.

Tried from Draft on 07 Oct 2023 at 01:34


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

(Cask at Cask Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico, London, 21 May 2023) Cloudy golden colour with foamy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of citrus, peaches, grass and floral hops. Fruity, hoppy taste with citrus, floral hops, peaches, soft malt, grass, white bread, dough and a mild citric/floral bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty and refreshing. Nice one.

Tried from Cask on 04 Oct 2023 at 20:55


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

(Cask at Cask Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico, London, 21 May 2023) Cloudy yellow colour with creamy, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with lemon peel, orange and peaches. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of citrus, orange, ripe peaches, nectarines, grass, soft malt and a gentle citric/grassy bitterness. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Fresh, tasty and quite juicy. Nice one.

Tried from Cask on 04 Oct 2023 at 20:42


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

(Cask at Cask Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico, London, 21 May 2023) Cloudy golden colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with citrus, orange, passion-fruit and mango. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of citrus, tropical fruit, grass, pine needles and a balanced citric/tropical bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Fresh and juicy. Nice one.

Tried from Cask on 04 Oct 2023 at 20:05


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Draft at Beer Gonzo, Coventry. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a lasting frothy off-white head. The aroma is roasted malt, light ashtray, caramel. The flavour is moderate liqourice bitter, with a mostly smooth, roasty, dry ashtray, earthy, light herbal, liqourice bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 01 Sep 2023 at 19:22


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap at the imp and angle. Pale and hazy golden colour with a white head. Light citrus and crisp taste. Medium body.

Tried from Draft on 19 Aug 2023 at 17:19