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Double Dragon
Felinfoel Brewery Co.
- From:
- Felinfoel Brewery Co.
- Wales, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
Ranked #164 - ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- 78
Ranked #26,904 - Avg:
- 3.37 | pDev: 20.18%
- Reviews:
- 70
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 27, 2023
- Added:
- Dec 04, 2002
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
Double Dragon has an ABV of 4.2%. It is a full drinking, premium Welsh Ale, which is malty and subtly hopped. Double Dragon has a rich colour and smooth balanced character. This deep copper red ale has a tangy red fruit flavour with nutty, toffee overtones.
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.51/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Sep. 2004: Cask at the Ipswich Beer Festival 2004, gravity dispense. This is now the only cask ale from Felinfoel. Chestnut colour. Malty aroma, hints of sulphur. Flavour is malty sweet, sulphurous and dusty. Very low on hops. Dusty aftertaste.
July 2007: 500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 4.2%. Clear copper coloured beer, decent off-white head. Fruity aroma (red berries), also hints of caramel. The flavour is fruity and malty with very moderate hops / low bitterness. Slightly "dusty" finish. Not bad.
May 27, 2023July 2007: 500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 4.2%. Clear copper coloured beer, decent off-white head. Fruity aroma (red berries), also hints of caramel. The flavour is fruity and malty with very moderate hops / low bitterness. Slightly "dusty" finish. Not bad.
Reviewed by Steve555 from Wales
3.44/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Re rating - Reddish brown colour, quickly dissipating head. Smell of some toast. Quite balanced slight malty and hoppy taste with toffee. Feel is light for the style and quite refreshing. It's a good traditional Welsh ale. Not the strongest but it's a nice beer.
Jul 14, 2020Rated by Archibald_N from Wales
4.75/5 rDev +40.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev +40.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Like most beers, it is much better on draught. It's a damned fine beer that tastes especially good when taken with a rugby match...
Apr 26, 2018Reviewed by vinicole from England
3.34/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Clear copper/amber. Thin head.
English hops and malt apparent in the aroma.
There is little to excite the palate. Slight fruit, nut and toffee.
Too light and too carbonated for the style.
Dec 30, 2016English hops and malt apparent in the aroma.
There is little to excite the palate. Slight fruit, nut and toffee.
Too light and too carbonated for the style.
Reviewed by Malt_Man from England
3.61/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.61/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Served cool from 500ml brown bottle into straight pint glass.
L) Clear, red-tinged medium to light brown. Thin film. A few bubbles rising.
S) An apple-toffee odour, quite light.
T) Odd fruity-malt flavour, light bitterness. Unusual, not unpleasant.
F) Easy drinking, light bitterness and no aftertastes.
O) Not keen on this one.
Sep 11, 2016L) Clear, red-tinged medium to light brown. Thin film. A few bubbles rising.
S) An apple-toffee odour, quite light.
T) Odd fruity-malt flavour, light bitterness. Unusual, not unpleasant.
F) Easy drinking, light bitterness and no aftertastes.
O) Not keen on this one.
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
2.07/5 rDev -38.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.75
2.07/5 rDev -38.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.75
Bottled and part of the Aldi beer festival
Light brown body with spotty white head
Wholemeal toast aroma
Flavour is malt vinegar and a whole lot of water
Tastes and feels like slightly carbonated dishwater
Jun 03, 2016Light brown body with spotty white head
Wholemeal toast aroma
Flavour is malt vinegar and a whole lot of water
Tastes and feels like slightly carbonated dishwater
Reviewed by TheMirrorOwl from Virginia
3.87/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Darn fine bitter!
Appearance: Dark full amber, thick white head, not much lacing. Almost no appreciable carbonation, as should be.
Smell: Biscuit, toasty, delicate flowery hops, modest ripe fruit sub-tones, hint of a slight metallic note I get from some bitters.
Taste: Toasty and nutty, sweet bready malts, delicate tinny bite of hops, nice dry citrus/pineapple spice in the finish.
Mouthfeel: Light but notably creamy. Clean, and the creaminess lends substantiality despite the lighter body profile.
Drinkability/Overall: An extremely nice all-occasion ale. I drank these for hours many nights in a row, sitting in the pub talking, or after a long walk on the windy coast. While this ale (and bitters generally) aren't blow-your-socks-off with anything particularly, this is a great example of the pristine balance you come to expect from the style. If you get the chance, definitely try this tasty and storied Welsh ale.
Feb 13, 2014Appearance: Dark full amber, thick white head, not much lacing. Almost no appreciable carbonation, as should be.
Smell: Biscuit, toasty, delicate flowery hops, modest ripe fruit sub-tones, hint of a slight metallic note I get from some bitters.
Taste: Toasty and nutty, sweet bready malts, delicate tinny bite of hops, nice dry citrus/pineapple spice in the finish.
Mouthfeel: Light but notably creamy. Clean, and the creaminess lends substantiality despite the lighter body profile.
Drinkability/Overall: An extremely nice all-occasion ale. I drank these for hours many nights in a row, sitting in the pub talking, or after a long walk on the windy coast. While this ale (and bitters generally) aren't blow-your-socks-off with anything particularly, this is a great example of the pristine balance you come to expect from the style. If you get the chance, definitely try this tasty and storied Welsh ale.
Reviewed by Dave1999 from North Carolina
2.96/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.96/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Pours a rich red colour with no head.
The smell is sweet, pretty weak.
The taste is sweet, caramel and a bit watery.
The mouthfeel is light to medium bodies with medium carbonation.
Overall a very mediocre beer, not terrible but won't buy again.
Sep 24, 2013The smell is sweet, pretty weak.
The taste is sweet, caramel and a bit watery.
The mouthfeel is light to medium bodies with medium carbonation.
Overall a very mediocre beer, not terrible but won't buy again.
Double Dragon from Felinfoel Brewery Co.
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
89 ratings
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