Felinfoel Brewery
Commercial Brewery in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales 🏴
Established in 1878
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Description
As the name implies, Felinfoel brewery is situated in ‘Felinfoel’, a small village adjoining Llanelli in Wales. Historians tell us that in the old days the inn brewed its own beer, but only during the winter months. The keeping qualities and the strength of the beers, therefore, were of prime importance and the popularity of ‘Felinfoel Beer’ led to the local inn brewing for other inns in the locality. This, in turn, led to the present brewery being built in 1878 to accommodate demand.
They became the first UK brewery to can beer in 1935. Still family owned, this is now Wales's oldest brewery.
They became the first UK brewery to can beer in 1935. Still family owned, this is now Wales's oldest brewery.
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Clear copper with a small off-white head. Aroma of toffee, caramel malts, faint marzipan. Taste is the same sweet toffee and caramel malt flavours with some light fruity and nutty notes, mild bitterness. Light bodied. It's fine, just lacklustre.
Tried
from Bottle
from Beer Park
on 27 Mar 2026
at 19:17
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
330ml can. Pours dark brown with a medium head. Aroma is very eggy, rhubarb and rusty bread. Taste has some dark berries and a touch of bread.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Dec 2025
at 22:01
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Golden beer with a cream head. Light malt aroma. Toasted malt and light floral flavor. Medium bodied. Toasted malt and light floral notes linger.
Tried
on 07 Oct 2025
at 16:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Rich amber beer with a dark cream head. Malt aroma. Caramel and light berry flavor with light floral notes. Medium bodied. Caramel and light berry linger with light floral notes.
Tried
on 07 Oct 2025
at 16:51
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared thanks to sjogro. Clear amber. Cardboard, caramel, light metallic, toffee, bread crust. Medium seeet and bitter. Crisp medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2025
at 19:39
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a short-lived fizzy off-white head and lots of bubbles. The aroma is roasty, liqourice. The flavour is moderate liquorice bitter, with a crisp, light chocolate, nutty, light aromatic, liquorice bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2025
at 21:38
7/10
Magus, mõru, puuviljane, tsitrus, karamelline. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2025
at 12:43
6/10
Magus, mõru, õrnalt hapukas, puuviljane, tsitrus. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2025
at 13:41
5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2025
at 19:29
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Old rating - A 500ml bottle from my trip to South Wales last summer. Pours a copper colour with nearly no head. Aromas & tastes of toffee & malt. Medium body. Sweet malty bitter finish. Decent
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2025
at 12:45