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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5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle shared pre Zwanze 2014. Pours hazy gold with some floaties and a frothy white head. Very nice aroma, some melon, tangerine, hibiscus, lemon. Light sweet flavor with prominent acetone, plastic, grass, berry skins. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Astringent finish, more plastic, bitter grass, dried berries. Not good.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2014 at 08:12


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared pre Zwanze 2014 - thanks to Lorna! Pours pours rich brown with a creamy beige head. The aroma holds orange rind, earth, mellow chocolate, grass. Medium sweet flavor with bitter burnt wood, grass, burnt toast, some ripe citrus fruits, chalky cocoa. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Nicely balanced on the finish, some scorched earth, baking cocoa, more orange rind, pine. Good stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2014 at 08:07


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Beer Gonzo. It pours dark brown with a small tan head. The nose is rich roast, potpourri, soap, orange peel, caramel and cola. The taste is bitter, rich roast, toast, earth, soapy, orange peel and pine needles with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. A solid cda.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2014 at 08:04


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle on the IOW Jolly Day outward train tasting, thanks to Paulo, 24/08/14. Murky amber with a good sized off white covering. Nose is big medicinals, TCP, spice, herbal tang, sprucey wood, spearmint gum. Taste comprises dental mouth wash, oaky notes, faint citrics, TCP, Dentene gum. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Hmmmm ... interesting enough offering, didn’t really get much of what the description says mind and can’t say I’m desperate to rush back but OK (ish)!

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2014 at 13:48


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ RBESG Grand Tasting. Pours a hazy yellow golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy aroma. Fruity malty spicy earthy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Sep 2014 at 06:28


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle - Very medicinal, like skin ointment and vapor rub.  Dirty gold with a good beige head.  Actually tastes worse than it smells.  Medicinal, herbal and long in the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2014 at 15:26


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle (5.7%) shared on the train during the IoW Jolly. It pours murky brown-amber with a thick, dirty white head. The nose is spearmint polos, mouth-wash, Vic’s vaporub, resin and chamomile lotion. The taste is bitter, toasty, spice, mint, floral, mouth-wash and pine with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Very odd mint mouth-wash about it. Not undrinkable for me, just rather weird.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2014 at 08:33


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

RBESG grand tasting
Cloudy golden with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma and flavors are fruity, spices and straw
Decent

Tried on 23 Aug 2014 at 16:40


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

How: Bottle.
Where: RBESG 14 Grand Tasting.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Cucumber, spices, citrus, fruit.
Body: Light to medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Cucumber, fruit, citrus, spices, vegetables.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2014 at 22:56


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle shared at RBESG ’14 Grand Tasting, Moncada Brewery, thanks to Paulo 09/08/14. Lightly hazed golden with a moderate light beige head. Nose is pepper, lemon rind, floral notes, herbal, pissy, grapefruit. Taste comprises skunky notes, kumquat, white pepper, citric peel, gherkins, burn hedgerow. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok - refreshing enough fruit beer.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2014 at 12:23