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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6.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Rocky off white head on an unclear reddish brown coloured body. Toffee, berries & malt aroma. Medium bodied, smooth & soft with a cloying back. Toffee, spices, caramel & malt tastes with a lightly hopped fruity finish. Easy going Red Ale.

Tried on 03 Jul 2023 at 21:10


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Handpull cask at the Queens Vaults, Cardiff. Light gold and clear with a tight off-white head. Light malt on the aroma but nowt else. Bittersweet taste with a bit of sourness, more like a lager to me. Not much here at all really, not a good drink.

Tried from Cask on 28 May 2023 at 18:32


16/05/1979. BRICKLAYERS ARMS, 63 Charlotte Road, LONDON, EC2, England (FREE HOUSE) and 30/12/1982. WHEAT SHEAF, 38 St. Teilo Street, PONTARDULAIS, West Glamorgan, Wales (FELINFOEL)

Tried on 06 Mar 2023 at 06:32


25/03/2020

Tried on 06 Mar 2023 at 06:30


30/08/1999. LORD NELSON INN, Pendarren Road, MERTHYR TYDFIL, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (FREE HOUSE)

Tried on 06 Mar 2023 at 06:29


30/12/2016. PEN & WIG, 22-24 Stow Hill, NEWPORT, Newport, Wales

Tried on 06 Mar 2023 at 06:28


13/03/1977. HAUTBOY, Alms Heath, OCKHAM, Surrey, England (FREE HOUSE)

Tried on 10 Feb 2023 at 09:19


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Thin beige head on a reddish brown still body. Spiced fruit, caramel & malt aroma. Medium to thin bodied, lively on the tongue with a dry back. Malt, berries, spice & fruity tastes with a bitter finish. Is this a Red Bitter? All a bit wishy-washy.

Tried on 27 Nov 2022 at 17:25


6

Bottle online from Beers Of Europe. Pours a very dark brown with a reddish hue and a one finger creamy beige head. Aromas of dark fruits, berries, caramel and bread. Taste has berries, caramel and a little more bread. Some sweetness on the finish. Very malty with no bitterness. Medium body, low carbonation and slightly oily mouthfeel. Ok but was expecting a bit more if I’m honest. A bit bland and lifeless.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Oct 2022 at 18:58


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Thin beige head on a dark reddish brown body. Malt, toffee & liquorice aroma. Medium bodied, lively on the tongue thinning out to a lump finish. Liquorice, malt, herbal, medicinal & toffee tastes with a sprinkling of the hops on the bitter finish. It's alright.

Tried on 12 Oct 2022 at 20:04