Ffos y Ffin Brewery Reviews

madmitch76	2.8 Ffos y Ffin Cwrw Caredig 26th January 2010 On tap somwhere! Slightly hazy amber beer. Thick frothy biscuit coloured head. The head makes the beer quite light and airy. Fruity, a little orange and citrus. Finishes with seltzer like minerals and still light and frothy. Sunday, June 10, 2012
madmitch76	2.8 Ffos y Ffin Paxtons Pride 27th May 2009 Hazy brown beer. Crisp and dry palate. Fairly sour and fruity beer. Not lambic sour but not what I was expecting. Over dry finish but intriguing flavour. Saturday, May 28, 2011
madmitch76	2.6 Ffos y Ffin Dylans Choice 27th May 2009 Hazy amber beer. Crisp palate, turns a little frothy in the mouth. Sharp carbonated bite delivers a small amount of hop bitterness. Minerally finish and aftertaste. Not bad but nothing interesting. Saturday, May 28, 2011
madmitch76	2.9 Ffos y Ffin Merlins Brew 9th May 2009 Slightly hazy amber beer. Crisp palate. Sharp lemony - grapefruit hop citrus is refreshing. Somewhat letdown by watery malt. Semi dry finish. Still decent though! Saturday, May 21, 2011
Ungstrup	2.4 Ffos y Ffin Paxtons Pride Bottled. A hazy amber beer with an orangey head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is acidic with notes of malt and caramel. Friday, January 14, 2011
madmitch76	2.6 Ffos y Ffin Towy Ale 7th December 2007 Pigs Ear Festival, Hackney. Amber coloured bitter with a nice crisp palate. Flavour is malty and unremarkable. Sunday, January 9, 2011
Quack-Duck	3.3 Ffos y Ffin Cwrw Caredig bottle, probably from Tesco in Pont-y-pwl. Hazy golden colour, large and creamy white head. Light-bodied, malty base with some citrusy hops. Nice summer ale. Thursday, July 22, 2010
Quack-Duck	3.5 Ffos y Ffin Paxtons Pride bottle, bought somewhere in South Wales, presumably at Tescos Pontypool. Hazy brown colour, mid-sized creamy off-white head. Malty nose with hints of raisins. Full-bodied, intensive malty base with hints of caramel, toffee and raisins. Well-balanced, a delicious beer. Thursday, July 22, 2010
Quack-Duck	3 Ffos y Ffin Merlins Brew bottle. Clear amber colour, mid-sized head. Aroma of mouldy strawberries. Light-bodied, roasted malts, caramel and prunes, hints of raisins. Thin but refreshing. Sunday, July 18, 2010
Quack-Duck	3.3 Ffos y Ffin Towy Ale bottle either from Bacchus Crickhowell or Tesco Pont-y-pwl. Hazy deep amber-golden colour, fluffy off-white head. Floral aroma with hints of lavender and berries. Malty base with accents of currant and other berries, hints of caramel. Fruity hppy touch in thelingering grassy-bitter finish. Saturday, July 10, 2010
RichardGretton	3 Ffos y Ffin Merlins Brew Botle. Bronze beer with a light head. The aroma is quite sour, and the flavour is watery, hopped and sour. Overall a very average bitter. Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Christian	3.1 Ffos y Ffin Cwrw Caredig Cloudy amber with a small hite head. Fruity aroma with orange peel especially. Dry and fruity flavour with a little grapefruit tartness Saturday, December 19, 2009
Quack-Duck	3.3 Ffos y Ffin Can y Ddraig bottle from Bacchus Crickhowell. Hazy golden colour with floaties and a small fizzy white head. Fruity nose. Medium-bodied with a pleasant malty body and some hop flavours of resiny-grassy character. Rounded off with hints of fruit such as bitter orange, lemon fruit, mango and a shy fruity sourness. Very interesting, neither a pale lager as we know it from the continent, neither an ale, althouzgh I can detect many characteristics of a golden ale. A fine beer, nevertheless, which I enjoyed thoroughly. Saturday, November 14, 2009
fonefan	3.1 Ffos y Ffin Gwili Warmer Bottle 50cl. Clear medium amber orange color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, orange. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090724] Monday, October 5, 2009
fonefan	2.7 Ffos y Ffin Paxtons Pride Bottle 50cl. Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, moderate hoppy, light yeasty. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is light medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20090724] Friday, October 2, 2009
fonefan	3 Ffos y Ffin Dylans Choice Bottle 50cl. Light light unclear medium orange amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, nutty, moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20090724] Friday, October 2, 2009
fonefan	2.7 Ffos y Ffin Merlins Brew Bottle 50cl. Clear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, roasted, light to moderate hoppy, light orange. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20090724] Friday, October 2, 2009
Papsoe	3.1 Ffos y Ffin Paxtons Pride Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Slightly hazy amber golden with a creamy off-white head. Lightly perfumy citrus aroma in the nose. Medium body, nuts and a little dry caramel. 240709 Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Papsoe	3.1 Ffos y Ffin Dylans Choice Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Clear amber golden with a creamy off-white head. Some perfumy aroma hops in the nose. Light body, dry caramel and roasted malt. Lightly fruity hops in the finish. 240709 Monday, September 14, 2009
Papsoe	3 Ffos y Ffin Merlins Brew Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Clear amber golden with a dense off-white head. Aroma of caramel and British hops. Light body, roasted malt and nuts. Dry and lightly hoppy finish. Very British. 240709 Monday, September 14, 2009
thebeertourist	3.2 Ffos y Ffin Paxtons Pride Bottle from Utobeer. Hazy copper with a tan head. Sourly fruit aroma. Dark fruit flavours. Drinkable. Saturday, September 12, 2009
thebeertourist	2.9 Ffos y Ffin Merlins Brew Bottle from Utobeer. Hazy amber with a rocky, offwhite head. Herbal and fruity nose with hints of caramel. Spiced, somewhat sour fruit, some caramel flavours, ending on a dry, spicy note. Drinkable. Friday, September 11, 2009
DonMagi	2.3 Ffos y Ffin Cwrw Caredig Bottle in the rake. Alround rating: Dusty yeast, noteably plastic off the bottle conditioning, nutty malt, dry hopping. Its typically failed british bottle conditioning. Friday, September 4, 2009
Papsoe	3.2 Ffos y Ffin Gwili Warmer Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Clear amber golden with a dense and lively off-white head. Dry and citrusy hop aroma. Medium body, some malts and fruit with a dry and fairly hoppy finish. 240709 Wednesday, September 2, 2009
TBone	3.3 Ffos y Ffin Cwrw Caredig Bottle@The Rake (BB 09/2009). Hazy orange color, floating yeast, good off-white head. Citrus, yeast and some papery notes in the aroma. Dry but same time fruity flavor. Citrus-orange with some yeasty notes. Lingering dry bitterness. Not the most exiciting bitter, but ok. Sunday, August 23, 2009
downender	3.1 Ffos y Ffin Towy Ale Bottle from Bacchus, Crickhowell. Copper coloured with a short-lived, off-white head. Aroma of earthy malts, with a hint of caramel and some spicy hop. Sweetish, fruity malt flavour, with a decently bitter finish. Ok. Saturday, August 15, 2009
BeerViking	2.6 Ffos y Ffin Towy Ale Bottle conditions, 500ml. Pours a red-brown with a coarse cream-coloured head. Malt and fruit on the nose, more in the palate along with faint plummy notes, bitter hops and an iron metallic taste - is this deliberate or (as seems more likely) poor storage by the retailer? Sunday, August 9, 2009
BeerViking	2.9 Ffos y Ffin Dylans Choice 500cl bottle-conditioned. Pours a deep red-amber with a slight haze and a medium-fine fast-disappearing beige head. Quite high carbonation. Aroma of malt, a little banana and lemon, taste is fruity and malty, a bit of biscuit and nuts, a slight metallic tang and a dryish bitter finish. Saturday, August 8, 2009
DJMonarch	3 Ffos y Ffin Cothi Gold Cask Stillage at the Assembly Rooms, Derby Beer Festival 11/07/2008 Hop aroma. Golden coloured hoppy and malty with a little dryness and bitterness in a crisp finish. Saturday, August 8, 2009
johndoughty	3.8 Ffos y Ffin Cothi Gold Bottle. Orange and flat.Fruity with some hops present. Sharp and quite distinctive.One of the best from Wales so far. Thursday, August 6, 2009
BeerViking	2.7 Ffos y Ffin Cwrw Caredig 500ml bottle, nice floral hop nose but way too gassy and a slight metallic taste. Otherwise a decent bitter. Monday, August 3, 2009
Christian	2.4 Ffos y Ffin Towy Ale Amber with a lasting off-white head. Weak aroma of fruity malt, and butter. Dry and slightly sour, weak malt flavour Monday, July 27, 2009
madbeer101	2.7 Ffos y Ffin Gwili Warmer Bottled. Amber coloured. Unclear. Dense off white head. Fruits, herbs and grass in the aroma. Flavvour is sweetish and fruity with a herbal touch. Has some alchol and caramel notes. Surprisingly thin bodied. Sweetish and fruity end. Saturday, July 25, 2009
madbeer101	2.9 Ffos y Ffin Paxtons Pride Bottled. Amber coloured. Unclear. Dense light brown head. Soapy, fruity and light herbal aroma. Flavour is fruity and floral. Is quite thin bodied. Light dry. Fruity end with a vague touch of bitterness. Saturday, July 25, 2009
madbeer101	3.1 Ffos y Ffin Dylans Choice Bottled. Amber coloured. Unclear. Beige dense head. Fruity and sweetish beer with a light herbal touch. This is in both aroma and flavour. Aroma a tad more distinct than the flavour. Medium bodied. Dry. LIght bitter end with a sweetish touch. Saturday, July 25, 2009
madbeer101	2.9 Ffos y Ffin Merlins Brew Bottled. Golden coloured. Unclear. Light beige head. Light spiced and fruity aroma. Has some notes. Flavour is fruity and herbal with a light roasty touch. Medium bodied. Dry. Fruity light bitter end. Saturday, July 25, 2009
Ungstrup	2.9 Ffos y Ffin Gwili Warmer Bottled. A hazy amber beer with an orangey head. The aroma has notes of hops, citrus, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol and light notes of citrus and caramel malts, leading to a bitter. Thanks Papsoe for sharing. Friday, July 24, 2009
yespr	3.1 Ffos y Ffin Gwili Warmer 50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small off-white head. Aroma is mild fruity and vague acidic. Fruity and smooth sweet malt flavoured. Light bitter and vague herbal touch from back of the nose. Fruity and milky finish. Friday, July 24, 2009
yespr	3 Ffos y Ffin Paxtons Pride 50 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark orange with a small off-white head. Fruity and hoppy aroma. Fruity and subdued bitter flavoured. Bitter, light off note and dry flavoured finish. Friday, July 24, 2009
Ungstrup	3 Ffos y Ffin Dylans Choice Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a thin orangey head. The aroma has notes of flowers, caramel, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of elderflowers, malt, and caramel, leading to a bitter finish. The body is thin. Thanks Papsoe for sharing. Friday, July 24, 2009
yespr	2.8 Ffos y Ffin Dylans Choice 50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is mild fruity and light spiced. Dry and mild off flavoured. Bitter and roasted malt. Fruity too. Ends with a light off note and fruity flavour. Friday, July 24, 2009
Ungstrup	3.2 Ffos y Ffin Merlins Brew Botlled. An amber beer with an orangey head. The aroma has notes of caramel, malt, and spices. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel, malt, elderflowers, and a bit of hops, leading to a bitter finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing. Friday, July 24, 2009
yespr	2.9 Ffos y Ffin Merlins Brew 50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small off-white head, creamy texture. Mild fruity hoppy aroma. Mild ashtray hops flavoured, light bodied and slight roasted malt flavoured. Bitter and spiced hoppy finish. Friday, July 24, 2009
anders37	2.8 Ffos y Ffin Gwili Warmer Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty slightly tart yeasty aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with some nutty hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish. Wednesday, July 22, 2009
anders37	2.8 Ffos y Ffin Towy Ale Bottle @ chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2008. Pours a slightly hazy orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy aroma with some hints of caramel. Fruity malty slighlty yeasty caramel aroma with some hoppy hints. Has a sweetish fruity malty caramel finish. Wednesday, April 1, 2009
harrisoni	2.4 Ffos y Ffin Paxtons Pride Cask gravity at The Rake. Syrupy malty beer. It’s go a nutty, syrupy malty bitter flavour. Not very drinkable. Thursday, March 19, 2009
harrisoni	2 Ffos y Ffin Dylans Choice Cask gravity at The Rake. Hazy copper, bit yeasty. Ugh, not very good. If Dylan Thomas knew this was brewed in his name he’d be spinning in his grave, assumming he wasn’t too drunk. Not a good bitter but with some fruit salad. Thursday, March 19, 2009
johndoughty	3.2 Ffos y Ffin Dylans Choice Bottle. Poured with a medium head that soon dissipated. Some bitterness and off putting acidity that is never a good sign in a bottled beer.Not too impressed with this one. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Ethereal	2.6 Ffos y Ffin Paxtons Pride Cask at the Rake Welsh Festival, 1st March 2009. Cloudy reddish amber. Tasted a bit sour and past it. Poor. Saturday, March 7, 2009
Ethereal	3.1 Ffos y Ffin Cwrw Caredig Cask at the Rake Welsh Festival, 1st March 2009. Standard amber looks. Lots of grassy hop on the nose, bit funky. Quite thin palate. Usual light ale flavour but this is too flawed to be a great beer. Saturday, March 7, 2009