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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7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Keg from Twisted Barrel Brewery Tap, Coventry, Friday 29th April 2016 Hazy yolky yellowy colour with a slim white head. Soft in the mouth, a little creamy vanilla. I can smell a little tea on the nose but not taste it in the mouth, Fruity with a dry edge, you know what you get a tannin thing round the gums. Good. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.5
Tried from Draft on 29 Apr 2016 at 13:40

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
14th April 2016
Bottleshare at Mr Smith’s pad. Thanks to Colin. Opaque dark brown beer, thin pale tan head. Smooth dark malts, a little dark chocolate. Tangy mid brings a trace of malt roast. Sweet coconut on the dry finish. It’s fine but there have been many better coconut stouts than this.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2016 at 09:33

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
14th April 2016
Bottleshare at Mr Smith’s pad. Thanks to Colin. Hazy gold beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is airy, semi dry. Reasonable fine carbonation. Floral bitterness, little citrus. Light dry finish, slightly minty. Slightly messy but okay.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2016 at 09:29

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Leighton’s place 14/04/2016. Many thanks to Colin for this one. Pitch black coloured pour With a lasting mid tan head. Aroma is earthy, coconut, woody, roast, toasted coconut, choc, Flavour is composed of palm sugars, coconut, vanilla, roast. Palate is thin mineral moderate carbonation. Meh.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2016 at 16:34

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle shared at Leightons place 14/04/2016. Many thanks to Colin. Translucent golden orange coloured pour with a a lasting off white head. Aroma is wheaty grains, berry citrus hop, berry, pez. Flavour is composed of wheaty veg, spicy hop, citrus, grainy. Palate is frothy carbonation, wheaty, a little dried fruits.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2016 at 16:33

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - dark brown to black with a fawn. Nose - toffee and chocolate. Taste - more of the same. Nuts coming through. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - definitely fuller than the original.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Apr 2016 at 09:09

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of chocolate, toffee, nuts. Taste is roasty, more vanilla and milk chocolate. Sweet, rich finish.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Apr 2016 at 09:09

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - op black with a massive fawn head. Very lively in fact. Nose - chocolate and yeast. Taste - more of the same. Very yeasty. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture but the excess yeast spoils it. Overall - not sure this is how the brewer intended.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Apr 2016 at 08:25

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours dark brown with a massive tan head, seems over-carbonated for some reason. Aromas of chocolate and yeast. Taste is more woody yeast, faint liquorice, chocolate. Bit fizzy overall. Light cocoa finish.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Apr 2016 at 08:24

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - dark brown and opaque. Nose - toffee, chocolate and vanilla. Taste - more of the same with smoke at the back. Palate - the initial note makes you think it is quite full but it’s very thin in the middle reflecting the ABV. Overall - it’s alright for the low ABV.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Apr 2016 at 08:15