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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
10th April 2018
Can. Hazy gold beer, big pale cream colour head. Palate is airy and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Fluffy malts, medium sweet. There a spicy bitter edge to the hops and a light savoury vibe. Decent orange with an underpin of light tropical fruits. Finishes light and dry with more savoury bitterness. Long bitter linger. Robust but drinkable.
Can. Hazy gold beer, big pale cream colour head. Palate is airy and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Fluffy malts, medium sweet. There a spicy bitter edge to the hops and a light savoury vibe. Decent orange with an underpin of light tropical fruits. Finishes light and dry with more savoury bitterness. Long bitter linger. Robust but drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2018
at 22:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Can from The Beerhive. Hazy bronze body with a thick off-white head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of pear, dried mango and orange peel. Flavour of biscuit, caramel and sour grain. Medium body with a creamy mouthfeel. Soft fizz. A muddled beer - rough and slightly sour. Not one of Twisted Barrel’s best.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2018
at 07:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from The Beerhive. Hazy golden/amber body with a medium off-white head. No visible carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of Jelly Babies, pine and orange. Flavour of grapefruit, syrup and orange rind with a peppery hop finish. Medium to full body with a chewy mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Rich, bitter and fruity.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Apr 2018
at 07:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can from The Beerhive. Milky bronze body with a thick white head. Faint lacing. Aroma of mango, grape brioche and overripe pineapple. Flavour of pine, papaya and minerals with a firm, bitter finish. Medium body with a creamy texture. Soft fizz. An intense, tasty beer. The aroma is particularly punchy.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Apr 2018
at 20:49
8/10
Lovely IPA of the kind that I like. Fruity enough, little bit herbal, creamy and smooth. Tiny bit of hop burn, but that only adds to the flavor intensity. Very nice indeed! Also: yay, owls.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Apr 2018
at 22:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Luppolo Station in Rome. Black pour, brownish foam. Nose: olive/coffee, sweet with a pinch of alcohol note. Mouth: watery with a kick start of infused coffee and vanilla. Lovely.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Apr 2018
at 17:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap @Luppolo Station (Rome). Bruna, appena torbida, schiuma avorio media. Al naso note di malti tostati, nocciola, caffé, leggera luppolatura. In bocca è mediamente dolce con amaro finale discreto. Corpo leggero, carbonazione medio-leggera. Non male.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Apr 2018
at 16:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can picked up from Twisted Barrel and consumed at home Sunday 2018 whilst cooking Chicken cooked in Pinot Noir & Sour Cherries and Parsnip Puree. Nick has cracked on with the boiler works today. Pours murky gold, really grubby yellow with a white head. A really hoppy zappy burn, a good citrus edge, even a little bit of apricot, it's very good and tastes quite punchy. Like this. A7 A3 T8 P4 Ov15 3.7
Tried
from Can
on 01 Apr 2018
at 18:24
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can picked up from Twisted Barrel and consumed at home Sunday 2018 whilst cooking Chicken cooked in Pinot Noir & Sour Cherries and Parsnip Puree. Nick has cracked on with the boiler works today. Wow this has a fantastic nose but after 10 minutes it does subside. Good bitterness, at first I thought a little aggressive but no I reel that comment back its not at all. Good citrussy bite, nice soft mouthfeel and easy drinking the malty backbone I like. A8 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.9
Tried
from Can
on 01 Apr 2018
at 18:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at Cafe beer moth. A clouded golden yellow coloured pour with a a fine white head. Aroma is pineapple, tang, wheat, earthy wheat, tangerine. Flavour is grainy, harsh grains, tangerine, smoked hop citrus . Palate is semi sweet, grainy, grain, tannin.. Harsh.
Tried
on 31 Mar 2018
at 19:31