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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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Keg at the Twisted Barrel taproom Coventry, Simon 47574's 50th bash, 08/02/2025.
Moderate haze on a golden pour and topped with a white crown.
Nose is straw, grains, herb, pale malts.
Taste comprises toasted malts, straw, cereals, light orange peel, breads.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Tidy.

Tried on 08 Feb 2025 at 09:06


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at the Triumph taproom, Coventry, 08/02/2025.
Murky orange topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is tangy citric flesh, kiwi fruit, apricot, guava, hedgerow.
Taste comprises strawberry yoghurt, passionfruit, guava, pissy citric nip, lactic tinge.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spiked with a light acidic rise.
Tidy.

Tried on 08 Feb 2025 at 00:00


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at the Twisted Barrel taproom Coventry, Simon 47574's 50th bash, 08/02/2025.
Hazed orange topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is papaya, mandarin, grass, soft malts, pineapple.
Taste comprises stone fruit, mango, grass, pine needle, bitter orange, guava.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy hop bitterness.
Tidy IPA.

Tried on 08 Feb 2025 at 00:00


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

Old rating - Pint from the cask at Craft Beer Co, Pentonville, London. Pours black with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of orange, chocolate, pine, toffee & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Cask on 31 Jan 2025 at 10:59


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Handpull cask at the Blue Boar, Leicester. Light grapefruit juice gold, hazy with a somewhat thin off-white head. It does have a decent grapefruit aroma with gentle notes of blackberry alongside.taste is sweet and juicy with enough malt to ground it. Pink grapefruit, orange, elderberry. A tad more bitterness nearer the finish. Light body with soft carbonation. Predictable, maybe, but good.

Tried from Cask at Blue Boar on 30 Jan 2025 at 18:59


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

440ml can in the Wrekin Inn on 29th January 2025. Hazy orange body, snow white crown. Citrus bite and fairly 'fizzy' mouthfeel, good body depth though and it certainly went down well.

Tried from Can at Wrekin Inn on 29 Jan 2025 at 17:00


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask

Tried from Cask on 17 Jan 2025 at 18:19


6

Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 09:36


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Gift from the missus. Been sat in the fridge ages and is now beyond its bbd. Pours with a massive swede. Looks decent once it’s settled. Nose has green coffee bean. Ashy earthy malt. Light fruity notes. Taste is dry and earthy with a modicum of sweetness. Super fizzy (obvs that’s my fault). Earthy finish. Bet this would have been great if I’d not stared at for so long, like a twat.

Tried from Can on 08 Jan 2025 at 18:48


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

Tap at Sommar, Waterloo St, Birimingham. Misted gold with nice white top. This one had a soft malt quality with notes of lime, grapefruit, some zest and minerals. Semi drying, mid bodied. Solid enough.

Tried from Draft on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:08