Felinfoel Brewery

Commercial Brewery in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Established in 1878

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Farmers Row, Llanelli, SA14 8LB, Wales
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.

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

24/6/2024. Bottle bought at James Pringle Weavers, Llanfairpg. Pours clear bright amber brown with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is toffee, malt, biscuit, fruits, bread, hint of marzipan. Quite sweet, moderate bitterness, slight metallic edge. Moderate body, soft carbonation. Bittersweet with a slight tart edge to finish. Not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2024 at 17:58


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

24/6/2024. Bottle bought at James Pringle Weavers, Llanfairpg. Pours clear orange gold with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is grainy, veggie, sweet malt, butter, fruit, cereals, quite distinct sweet sherry notes. Medium to heavy sweetness, light to moderate bitterness, slightly tart. Moderate body, oily watery, soft carbonation. Not great.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2024 at 17:57


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Stackpole Inn, Stackpole. Clear amber-gold with a head. Has a mild hoppy-sweetness in both its aroma and taste. Session brew.

Tried from Cask on 26 May 2024 at 17:32


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Nose is metalic, malt and licorice. Taste is malty, slight sour note, licorice, soy in the finish. Lively and slick. OK

Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2024 at 21:21


3.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5

Pint from cask at The Queen's Vaults, Cardiff. A clear dark reddish pour with a finger of creamy tan head. Aroma is caramel, red berries, red apple, and that oxidizing funk that reminds of appleseed. Not too dry but not sweet either. No carbonation, as expected from cask. Lacking in acidity, so it should always be chilled. Not much bitterness either.

Tried from Cask on 02 Oct 2023 at 12:35


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

500ml bottle at 4%. Pours bright gold with a large head. Aroma is grassy boiled sweets. Taste is crisp grass with some bready boiled sweets on the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2023 at 19:08


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Decent cask bitter Clear nutty in the glass and a smal off white head Good lacing Moderate intensity in the aroma Mellow sweetness and a low bitterness Soft to flat carbonation level Caramel malt, bread, fruity and herbal flavor [Cask at Neuadd Arms Hotel in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales]

Tried from Cask on 18 Sep 2023 at 16:38


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

British IPA are not like the rest of the world.... Clear deep golden in the glass and a smal off white head Good lacing Moderate intensity in the aroma Mellow sweetness and a low bitterness Soft to flat carbonation level Caramel malt, fruity and herbal flavor [Cask at Neuadd Arms Hotel in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales] Brewery #2535

Tried from Cask on 14 Sep 2023 at 17:45


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Lych Gate, Wolverhampton. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small foamy cream head and good lacing. There’s lactose and roast malts in the aroma. Roast malts to the fore in the mouth as well along with cola and dandelion and burdock plus hints of vanilla and plums. Later there are traces of ginger and liquorice too. Slight bitterness in the finish. Nice enough but a bit on the thin side.

Tried from Cask on 07 Sep 2023 at 22:39


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

Appearance: Medium brown to amber. Clear. Small, off-white head. Aroma: Medium malt, biscuits, some ripe fruits and light caramel. Taste: Medium malt, earthy. Nutty, some fruits and caramel sweetness. Good balance. Bought: Beers of Europe, 440 ml can, £1.89 Info: 13/7-2023, BB: 30/9-2023

Tried from Can on 13 Jul 2023 at 19:52