About
“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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jjsint (8914) reviewed
Old Wavertonian from Spitting Feathers
11 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Elm Tree, Cambridge. Dark brown with a cheeky reddish hue. Slightly translucent. Small and quickly dissipating head. Aroma of smoked malt, Marmite, almonds and forest floor. Bland bittersweet taste with a hint of woodsmoke. Flat, weak, uninspired body. Doesn’t deliver as well as I’d hoped.
Tried from Cask on 30 Sep 2014 at 13:54
Olut (22669) reviewed
Farmhouse Ale from Spitting Feathers
12 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Manchester & County, Manchester. Golden with a thin head and a crisp smoothness. There’s some very small fruit notes.
Tried from Cask on 11 Jul 2014 at 13:02
RichTheVillan (12412) reviewed
Heritage Ales Revolution from Spitting Feathers
12 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at The Old Joint Stock; clear amber pour with a soapy off white head, fruit and malt aroma, taste has biscuity malts light fruit and a hint of citrus.
Tried from Cask on 10 May 2014 at 03:13
Saintmatty (11592) reviewed
Basket Case from Spitting Feathers
12 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (Isis, Sunderland) - Dark amber in colour. Dried apricot, raisins and toffee in the aroma. Fruity and malty taste with notes of raisins, sultanas and dried apricot detected.
Tried from Cask on 22 Mar 2014 at 13:15
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
1862 from Spitting Feathers
12 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 4 Texture 8 Overall 5
Cask at the Brewery tap chester... Golden amber... Thin white head... Soft light dry lemon nose... Vegative floral fruits... Quite sweet... Not me
Tried from Cask on 11 Mar 2014 at 14:38
Olut (22669) reviewed
Empire I.P.A from Spitting Feathers
12 years ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Coach House, Chester. Darker golden with a small head. Medium to full bodied with a small berry aroma and a mildly fruity taste.
Tried from Cask on 09 Mar 2014 at 14:23
RichTheVillan (12412) reviewed
Basket Case from Spitting Feathers
12 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask at the Old Joint Stock; hazy amber pour with foamy beige head, fruity aroma, taste had red fruits are hint of nut, a bit of caramel, moderate bitter.
Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2014 at 05:32
RichTheVillan (12412) reviewed
Ministry of Beer Red Tape from Spitting Feathers
12 years ago
4.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Cask at the Old Joint Stock; dark amber pour with a thin off white head, roasted malt aroma, caramel and roasted malt taste and a small measure of rotting vegetation, very poor.
Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2014 at 05:24
mike_77 (15876) reviewed
Farmhouse Ale from Spitting Feathers
12 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Clear nut brown colour. Again this brewery gives a beer with an aroma and taste of peas. Quite earthy and sweet. Also smooth. Not very bitter.
Tried on 30 Dec 2013 at 11:06
mike_77 (15876) reviewed
Empire I.P.A from Spitting Feathers
12 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Dark golden colour. Sweet aroma, some brown sugar. Quite thick and rich. It’s not unpleasant but is poorly balanced with too much sweet maltiness and not enough hop bitterness.
Tried on 24 Dec 2013 at 07:41