Spitting Feathers

Microbrewery in Chester, Cheshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2005

Contact
Common Farm, Common Lane, Waverton, Chester, CH3 7QT, England
Description
“life’s too short for crap beer!”

In Spring 2005 Matthew Walley cashed his pension savings (at 33, he figured he shouldn’t need them too soon), spent it all on brewing equipment and set about brewing with mate Terry Ashford without telling anyone.

Driven by our enthusiasm for great beer, Spitting Feathers has continued to grow and evolve into a modern, forward thinking brewery producing exciting beers in keg, cask and bottle.

Farm to Fork! Spitting Feathers Brewery is based at Common Farm in Waverton, and is proud to be sustainable. The used grains from the brewery are a valuable feed for the cattle and pigs that provide the brewery and our pubs with meat. Bee hives behind our staff bar (where trial brews are drunk and argued over) provide honey for our pubs and seasonal beer, Honey Trap. Small amounts of hops are also grown on the farm for use in occasional/special beers.

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6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask ale, half-pint at Imperial Tavern. Lacing rings down the glass from a low, white head. Clear warm golden body. Hints of bread and mid-sweet fruits on the nose. Flavoured with notes of leafy hops and grainy malts. Decent bitter support to the ending. Pretty alright. (Worcester 06.07.2018).
Tried from Cask on 20 Jul 2018 at 13:59

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
14/5/2018. Cask at the Split Chimp, Newcastle. Pours golden with a small creamy off-white head. Aroma of sweet sugary stewed fruit, malt, hop and grass. Quite heavy sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Slight dry, fruity, sweet finish with just a hint of sour.
Tried from Cask on 14 May 2018 at 18:21

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
10/5/2018. Cask at the Split Chimp, Newcastle. Curiously a beer with 10 ratings over the last 12 years, many quite unfavourable. Seems to have improved with time. Pours amber brown with a lasting creamy just off-white head. Aroma of hop, biscuit, malt, caramel, fruit and flowers. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Not spectacular but a decent and very respectable bitter.
Tried from Cask on 10 May 2018 at 21:57

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ Trades Club, Hebden Bridge. Golden with a creamy head. It's a hoppy ale with a mild sweetness and a mild bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 26 Apr 2018 at 12:56

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at The Brewery Tap. Pours a near clear dark brown with a light brown head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has a nice pine and dark grain combination with roasted malts underlying. Flavor has dark grains and roasted malts with bitter pine and s hint of Umami.
Tried from Cask on 23 Nov 2017 at 12:37

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at The Brewery Tap. Pours a clear gold with a white head that lasts throughout the beer and laces. Aroma has a combination of straw, grain and bread with a hint of grass supporting. Flavor has grass and straw up front with some biscuit and grain underlying.
Tried from Cask on 23 Nov 2017 at 11:46

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Stafford Beer & Cider Festival. Hazy golden with a sweet, malty, fruity and light hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 280717
Tried from Cask on 28 Jul 2017 at 07:48

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Stafford Beer & Cider Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are hops, fruits, citrus, flowers, malt and has a nice bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 28 Jul 2017 at 07:42

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Criterion, Leicester. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich fruits, flowers, malt and hops. Nice bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 26 Jul 2017 at 10:47

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Criterion, Leicester. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and light hoppy - grass. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 260717
Tried from Cask on 26 Jul 2017 at 10:46