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

Cask at Cherry Reds, Birmingham. Semi-hazed gold, small white frothy head. This one had some pleasant grapefruit and sweet peach hop flavours on top of a soft bready malt. Not a standout but good.

Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:06


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Head of Steam, Birmingham 06/12/22. Very cloudy dark gold-light amber, small off white head, nice lacing. Soft floral and grapefruit comforting moreish cask pale ale. The beer equivalent of a woolly jumper but it works amazingly well. Sometimes cask pales can surprise and this is one of them.

Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:05


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

Tap at Cherry Reds, Birmingham. Hazy orange. Picking up mango and peach, medium sourness, bitter hoppy finish. Light to medium bodied, nice smoothness, semi-dry but refreshing. Very nice.

Tried from Draft on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:05


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap at Sommar, Waterloo St, Brum. Murky light purple, pink tinged small top. Fruity mixed berry but I would say raspberry slightly more prominent. Some toasted hay, light salty dryness. Good.

Tried from Draft on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:05


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can from Connolly's Wine Merchants, Birmingham. Cloudy gold with nice fluffy white top. Aroma is sweet, floral, mango, pineapple. Taste is quite pine noted and bitter with grapefruit, pineapple, zest, malt and spice. Medium bodied, drying, fine carbonation. Good.

Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:05


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can from Sommar Bar, Waterloo St, Birmingham, consumed at home. Pours a clear gold with small consistent white top. Aroma of light stewed orange with flora and pine. Taste is quite grassy with pine resin, malts, citrus zest, grapefruit and pine needles. Nothing amazing but nice balance between sweet/bitter and pine/fruitiness.

Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:05


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

Can from Candy & Liquor, Birmingham. Hazed light gold with moderate white foam. Aroma of stone fruits, passionfruit, some berries and herbs. Its sweet and fruity with a solid malt base, a bit of a berry tang, grass/herbal bitter drying in the finish. Solid.

Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:04


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Connolly's Wine Merchants, online. Pours a murky golden brown, small slightly off-white head, nice retention. Aroma of yeast, banana, pear, hoppy grass and flora notes. Taste has a sharp almost lemon citrus, malts, touch of caramel, pear, grassy hops, spice, dry finish. Its one of those beers that really grow on you, the spicy notes add a real complexity.

Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:03


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from Connolly's Wine Merchants, my version at 5.2%. Light hazy orange-gold with moderate sized white head, nice retention and lacing. Aromas of banana, clove, flora, citrus zest. Taste is an interesting mix of doughy malts, grain, hoppy orange, spice, flora notes and the classic banana and clove. Medium bodied, frothy carbonation, quite bitter for a Hefeweizen. Great take on the style.

Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:03


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at the great British winter beer festival. A dark brown black coloured pour with a fine tan head. Atom ais peppery green hop, coffee bean. Chilli powder. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, chocolate powder, oily, spicy greeny pepper. Green pepper...

Tried from Cask on 31 Dec 2024 at 23:49