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
Keg at the Twisted Barrel tap room, 04/02/17. Hazed orange amber with a decent off white covering. Nose is pine needle, light dank tickle, mango, peach, orange pith. Taste comprises orange pith, tropical fruit esters, toasted grains, fleshy citricina but well checked with light minerality and a pinch of spice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with earthy hop bitterness. Decent enough IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2017
at 09:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the Twisted Barrel tap room, 04/02/17. Hazed amber orange with a decent off white head. Nose is sticky tropcicana, grapefruit, orange pith, spice, biscuit. Taste comprises mango, pine, tangerine, nectarine, brown bread, sweet licks, Um Bongo ripple. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a good splatter of hop bitterness. Solid hoppy amber.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2017
at 09:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the Twisted Barrel tap room, 04/02/17. Light black with a decent tan cap. Nose is chocolate, mellow coffee grinds, charr, earthy dark fruits, biscuit crumble. Taste comprises coffee grinds, light roast malts, chocolate biscuit, earthy notes, dark fruit tang. light smoke. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Decent porter.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2017
at 08:34
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the Twisted Barrel tap room, 04/02/17. Black with a well appointed tan cap. Nose is pine needle, jammy red berries, spice, cocoa powder, brown bread. Taste comprises dankish hop tones, pine, liquorice, light black pepper, red berry tang, chocolate. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close doused with earthy hop bitterness. Decent CDA with added boost.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2017
at 08:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the Beer Gonzo tap room, 04/02/17. Lightly hazed crimson with a decent off white covering. Nose is prickly red berry, spice, damp straw, tarte raspberries, light funk. Taste comprises raspberry balsam spill, toasted grains, damp hay, light funk, tangy red berry sherbets. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a soured berry fruit tang. Decent refreshing and flavoursome low ABV sour.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2017
at 08:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at Euston Tap, London. A dark ruby brown coloured pour with a thin beige head on top. Aroma of smoke and caramel. Tastes smoky, caramel, coca cola. Served way too cold which didn’t really help the score.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Mar 2017
at 15:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Ales by Mail. Pours clear golden with a thick white head. Aromas of light spice and dried orange peel. Taste is similar. Light yeast notes, some cereal. Prickly carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2017
at 12:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, 6%. Appearance- murky brown, not much head, just some foamy bubbles. Aroma- dark fruit, plum, cherry, blackcurrant, caramel and brown bread hints. Taste- bitter hops, malt, plum, raisin, a little watery, bitter fruity finish, caramel malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2017
at 05:48
8/10
Yummmm! #beerbods
Tried
on 23 Feb 2017
at 21:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle on the train to Norwich, thanks to Simon 47574, 16/02/17. Almost clear golden orange with a decent off White head. Nose is tangerine, straw, lemon rind, toasted grains, light spice. Taste comprises orange pith, toasted malts, melon, citric tinged straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with earthy hop bitterness. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2017
at 11:56