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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6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle on the train to Norwich, thanks to Simon 47574, 16/02/17. Lightly hazed chestnut brown with a big old beige head. Nose is ginger, spice, herbal tones, sprucey wood bark. Taste comprises cinnamon bark, spice, sarsparilla, herbal notes, earthy red berries, leather. Medium bodied, soft massaging carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough offering for the genre and ABV.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2017 at 11:31

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Keg @ Smithfield Market Tavern, Manchester. Golden-amber with a thin head. Dry-hopped, crisp, with a mild fruitiness.
Tried on 16 Feb 2017 at 09:04

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Keg at the hazy amber... Thin white lacing...Soft dry tropical orange fruits nose.. Dry zezty passion orange.. Zezty orange
Tried on 15 Feb 2017 at 12:00

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Brewery; clear golden yellow pour with a fine bubbly white head, aroma has sweet marks and some lemon, taste has hints of grain, slight wheat character along with citrus edge.
Tried from Cask on 09 Feb 2017 at 15:34

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Brewery; Hazy golden amber with a frothy beige, aroma has some light yeast, some citrus, taste has yeast, hint of clove and assertive zesty peel.
Tried from Cask on 09 Feb 2017 at 15:29

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at Cherry Reds, 04/02/17. Very lightly hazed golden orange with a decent off white cap. Nose is a touch cheesy, tropical fruit esters, light peppery spice, lemon tinged straw, grapefruit. Taste comprises bitter orange, toasted grains, lemon rind, apricot. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying closed peppered with earthy hop bitterness. Ok APA ... cheesy nose let this down a touch for me.
Tried on 08 Feb 2017 at 07:50

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from the Beer Gonzo Web shop. Pours a black colour with a beige head. Nose of licorice, pepper spice, caramel, earth, a little citrus. Flavours of caramel, some dark fruit, currants, more licorice. Sharp bitter finish. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2017 at 11:21

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at Beer Gonzo; hazy peach pour with a bubbly white head, aroma has raspberry and cream, taste has light sourness, creamy lactose, red fruits, nice stuff.
Tried on 05 Feb 2017 at 08:53

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg I think? at Cherry Reds Birmingham Cloin shared; slightly hazy golden amber pour with a bubbly with a bubbly off white head, aroma has tangerine, taste has light citrus action along with some sweet malts, lingering bitter finish.
Tried on 05 Feb 2017 at 06:36

8/10
Tried on 04 Feb 2017 at 15:09