Felinfoel Double Dragon

Brewed by Felinfoel
Style: Bitter
Llanelli, Dyfed, Wales

Serve in English pint

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Bottle. Absolutely horrible. Watery, stale, some boiled vegetables. Unbelievably bad. I can’t write anything else about it. Green apples in the finish.

Dieser Waliser Schäumt sehr gut (es ist ja auch ein Waliser kein Engländer!), der Schaum fällt nur langsam aber dafür sehr lautstark in sich zusammen. Beim ersten nippen kommt mir ein mildes süßliches Bier entgegen, das stark prickelt. Dann kommt der interessante Teil: Der Geschmack der erst nach ein paar Schlücken richtig zur Geltung kommt ist nicht leicht zu beschreiben, am ehesten trifft man es wohl wenn man es mit dem Geschmack von mit Wasser verdünntem süßen Wein vergleicht. Es erinnert an manchen Belgier wobei dieses nur 4,2% alc. hat. Dieses Bier ist eins das man unbedingt langsam trinken sollte nicht nur weil es wegen der ca. 2,50€ die es gekostet hat viel zu teuer zum schnell trinken wäre, sondern vielmehr weil es in der Zeit in dem man es im Mund behält (falls man nicht sofort schluckt) bis lange nach dem schlucken extrem seinen Geschmack verändert. Fazit: Das Bier kommt von der Felinfoel Brauerei die seit 1878 in Llanelli braut und bezeichnet es als „The National Ale of Wales“. Test vom 6.10.2008, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 11,11,9,12,14,11 - 11,00

Reasonably well hopped, balanced, drinkable bitter. Nothing exciting but fine as a session beer.

Bottle: poured into an ’Abbot Ale’ glass tankard. The best before date wasn’t complete on the cap, but Sept 2011 seems the best bet, the review was carried out on 7 Jan 2011. Rather red in colour for a ’Pale Ale’, clear and clean looking. The white head left before it arrived. Malts in the smell, with red berries as the beer warms, but nothing very strong. The rear label mentions toffee and nutty flavours within the beer, some toffee maybe, but certainly no nuts for me! Those red berries appear in the taste too (as do those toffee mentions), the malts are also there, but lack depth within the flavours. Some hop hints, but again nothing powerful and without nuts. Expected more from ’The National Ale of Wales’ and I’m sure the cask version is a whole lot better, if I remember correctly (but it was many moons ago).

500ml bottle. Medium amber, white head. Fruity, quite hoppy aroma, caramel, apricots, earth, floral notes, marzipan. Dry, light to medium body, medium bitterness, balanced CO2. Malty taste, quite astringent, hops, caramel, light toast, earth, faintly ashy. (2012-03-25)

Bottle at home in London. Pours clear, light golden-brown with a soft, white foam head. Some toasted dough in the nose, light toasted grass and faint berries. Light sweet flavor, faint caramel and toffee, toast, mild prunes. Light bodied with fine, crisp carbonation. Pleasant, crisp finish, lightly bitter with toasted grass, mild toffee, faint nuts, light leaves. Slightly bland character but pretty drinkable overall.

500ml bottle pours amber in color with a 2 finger white head that leaves some thin spotty lacing behind. Aroma is light caramel and floral hops. Taste is light caramel sweetness and fruit with some nutty notes and a mild hoppy bitter finish. Medium body and lively carbonation. A decent bitter ale worthy of a tasting.

Slight fruity nose, carried over with the subtlest of fruit tastes, otherwise bland.

2012 - 01 - 29 500ml bottle. reg-golden colour. small of white head. butterscothch and hay in aroma. light sweet bitter taste. dry palate. not bad, for a beer below 5%...

My first rating in a while, 412th beer tried this year. Interesting ale, i had no glass available so couldn’t see it well, I guess at a copper colour with a decent head. Strong nose of toffee, fruits and nuts, flavour is much the samewith a light to medium body, watery though in places. Nice pint to have on the train at 11:30am.

Bottle at home. Deep amber pour, thin white head. Aroma has some licorice, slightly spiced hops, some black tea and a hint of bergamot. Flavor is slightly bitter, somewhat spicy, quite mild and a bit boring. Quite drinkable though.