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

Cask at a pub in Brecon Beacons. It pours clear brown with a thick, creamy white head. The aroma is earthy, brown bread, wood, wet cardboard, leather and toasted nut. The taste is dry, touch of bitterness, earthy, wood, leather, brown bread, grainy and cereal with a drying finish. Lighter end of medium body and fine carbonation. A pretty okish bitter. Good condition helps it along.

Tried from Cask on 04 May 2019 at 12:05


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

Cask at the Welsh Black, Bow Street. Pours dark brown with a small head. Aroma is bready malt and red berry jelly. Taste is bready throughout with some red berries on the finish.

Tried from Cask on 20 Apr 2019 at 19:36


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

Can. Pours clear deep brown with tan foam. Light sweet, light roast, toasted brown bread, caramel, mild notes of ash & burnt malts. Dry on the palate. Light body with fine carbonation. Fairly average.

Tried from Can on 18 Jan 2019 at 05:58


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle. Poured a crystal clear chestnut brown colour with a short-lived frothy off white head. The aroma is big malt, light fruit, nutty, woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter light sweet with a smooth, rich, sweet malt, light floral, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. A solid session bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2018 at 21:32


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

50cl bottle from Aldi, Bracknell. An attractive dark copper colour with a loose cream head; caramel aroma; rather thin in the mouth with a sweet caramel taste, and a light woody bitterness leaving a fruity finish. Pleasant enough, but needing more weight.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Sep 2018 at 22:52


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from my local Aldi; BBE Aug 19. Drank at home on 15th Sep 18. Looked good, deep amber with an off-white head. Malty and fruity nose, taste also malty with a gentle sweetness, decent hop content keeps the sweetness in check to give a slightly bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2018 at 09:59


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Bottle at home. Wow, that is a sweet beer! I would classify this as a very old school mild and it really wasn't my thing. Good mouthfeel, but the sweetness was too much,

Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2018 at 09:14


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

50cl bottle from Aldi. Almost no head. Very low carbonation. Clear amber pour. Malty aftertaste. Not their best beer

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jul 2018 at 16:17


6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

50cl can from Home Bargains. Medium creamy white head. Clear amber pour. Good for 4.2%.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2018 at 15:05


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

50cl bottle from Aldi, Bracknell. A reddish amber pour with a billowing beige head; aromas of purple fruit; sweet caramel malt taste with some musty fruit; and a light earthy bitterness. Reminded me of a watered down version of Hobgoblin. Unexciting.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Jun 2018 at 19:14