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.

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6/10
Keg at Tilt... Hazy amber.. Small white lacing.. Soft floral fruit.. Soft herbal dry.. Light green fruit
Tried on 30 Apr 2023 at 20:25

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Keg @ Tilt, Birmingham in the company of John, Rich and Craig. Dull hazed yellow appearance with a white head. Pale malt aroma, light floral citrus. Taste is a little odd, something definitely seems amiss here, herbal weedy, woody notes that jars somewhat. Would have to try again.
Tried on 29 Apr 2023 at 20:44

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Keg draught at the Two-Tailed Lion, Leicester. This is very dark brown, only a little bit translucent, with a tiny khaki/tan head. Scent of salted caramel comes through in a big way, with light notes of vanilla and coffee grounds. Sweet taste with lots more caramel, and a bitter hoppy character on the tongue before the finish, followwd by more salted caramel in the aftertaste. Medium body for the ABV and carbonation on the light side. Does what it says on the tin extremely well.
Tried on 26 Apr 2023 at 17:48

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at the Two-Tailed Lion, Leicester. Light to mid-yellow gold and hazy with a fairly big white head. Big berry aroma, some light citrus. Taste is surprisingly malt-heavy with notes of vanilla added to the intensity of the hop. Gorgeous little balance going on. Lighter hop bitterness on balance, with tangerine pulp in the finish. Medium carbonation. Decent.
Tried on 26 Apr 2023 at 16:57

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Tap at Tilt, Birmingham. Poured a hazy golden colour with a massive frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light citrus. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a crisp, fresh, mineral, light citrus, woody hop bitter palace. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 26 Apr 2023 at 10:56

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
440ml can. Pours jet black with a medium head. Aroma is milk chocolate yoghurt, roast, coffee and salted caramel. Taste has milk chocolate, roast and salted caramel.
Tried from Can on 22 Apr 2023 at 19:34

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at EBF April 23. Aroma is sour citrus. Clear light gold. Thin foamy white. Citrusy with a malty base. Thin. Slick. Average carbonation. Long dry finish. Enjoyably Citrusy Pale.
Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2023 at 14:15

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can on the train (712) from Glasgow to Inverness, thanks to Simon 47574, 25/02/23. Hazed orange with a just off white cap that dissipates to a swirl. Nose is ripe melon, grass, tangerine, citric zest, airy malts. Taste comprises mandarin, light pine nip, orange peel, grass, soft malts. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow bitterness. Okay pale.
Tried from Can on 06 Apr 2023 at 11:18

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
11/3/2023. Keykeg at the 2023 Coventry Beer Festival. Pours hazy/cloudy pale yellow gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma of stone fruits, herb, grass, touch of pine. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness, touch of tart. Moderate body, gently fizzy. Light dry finish. Nice aroma.
Tried on 24 Mar 2023 at 21:35

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
11/3/2023. Keykeg at the 2023 Coventry Beer Festival. Pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of chocolate, toffee, roasted malt, coffee, vanilla, light spice. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Quite full bodied, creamy, soft carbonation. Very good.
Tried on 24 Mar 2023 at 21:33