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.
8/10
Tried
on 04 Mar 2016
at 12:44
8/10
Tried
on 04 Mar 2016
at 12:41
8/10
Tried
on 04 Mar 2016
at 12:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Twisted Barrel Taproom, 04/03/16. Golden amber with a decent off white covering. Nose is orange pith, caramel malt, light pine, toasted bread. Taste comprises orange marmalade, tangerine, melon, pine needle, light mineral. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a juicy hop quench. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Mar 2016
at 12:38
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the Twisted Barrel Taproom, 04/03/16. Dark mahogany brown with reddish hues topped with a light beige cap. Nose is light red berry, juicy hop strokes, pine, charr, light tropicana. Taste comprises toffee crisp, earthy hop, light pine, toasted bread, sprinkle of tropical fruit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with earthy hop bitterness. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Mar 2016
at 12:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Twisted Barrel Taproom, 04/03/16. Hazed golden orange with a decent egg shell white covering. Nose is bitter orange, toasted bread, melon, grain, earthy hop. Taste comprises light pine, grain, toasted bread, orange pith, mineral notes. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi aggressive hop bitterness in the close. Quite the bitter bastard for the ABV ... Decent job.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Mar 2016
at 11:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Pup and Duckling, Solihull. Poured a hazy medium amber with a broken white head. The aroma is citrus, grassy hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a big citrus fruit grass nettle light pepper spice palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Super fresh and fruity. Superb.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2016
at 15:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; hazy brown pour with a creamy beige head, aroma has some fresh pine, tangerine and caramel, taste has bitter grapefruit, caramel, some tangerine and pine, some red fruits, decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2016
at 13:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; hazy dark brown pour with a creamy off white head, aroma has sweet red fruits, some yeast and a hint of spice, taste is very sweet with big alcohol presence, sweet fruits, a hint of toffee, some peppery yeast, peanut brittle, ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2016
at 13:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; clear amber pour with a creamy off white head, aroma has citrus and a hint of malt, taste has pink grapefruit, tangerine, a hint of spice and caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2016
at 11:19