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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fonefan (86114) reviewed
Special Ale from Spitting Feathers
16 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium yellow orange color with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, keller, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20090804]
Tried from Cask on 26 Oct 2009 at 10:34
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Special Ale from Spitting Feathers
17 years ago
6.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2009 ... copper ... light malt ... light sweet toffee nose ... very light smokey roast malt .
Tried from Cask on 20 Sep 2009 at 08:52
oh6gdx (52920) reviewed
Special Ale from Spitting Feathers
17 years ago
5.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask@GBBF2009. Deep golden colour, not much head. Aroma is nutty, fruity, honeyish and also has some grassyness in it. Flavour is hops, grass, mild vegetables and some hints of yeast. Quite dry and "dullish" bitter.
Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2009 at 04:14
Anders37 (30296) reviewed
Thirst Quencher from Spitting Feathers
17 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ The Waterhouse, JDW. Manchester M2. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a white head. Has a fruity malty with a slightly citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty citrus flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty citrus finish.
Tried from Cask on 28 Jun 2009 at 06:52
wyzzywyz22 (6250) reviewed
Christmas Cracker from Spitting Feathers
17 years ago
5.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask, Hoylake Lights. Hazy dark bronze colour with a thin biege head. Aroma was dark fruit/rum . Flavour was muted with a hint of spice. A tad watery with little in the finish. Probably not at its best served ice cold though as this was in typical jdw style.
Tried from Cask on 09 Dec 2008 at 10:08
Downender (11273) reviewed
Autumn Smoked Ale from Spitting Feathers
17 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag ONails, Bristol 20/11/08. Deep amber colour with a decent off-white head. Smoked malt aroma with a hint of bacon, with a touch of fruitiness. Flavour was sweetish with a hint of smoke in the background and a decent bitter finish. Good.
Tried from Cask on 30 Nov 2008 at 05:42
wyzzywyz22 (6250) reviewed
Honey Trap from Spitting Feathers
18 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask, Hoylake Lights. Dark amber colour with slight haze and a thin white head. Sweetish honey aroma and flavour, although not overwhelmingly so. Some tartness into a maltyish finish. A bit on the watery side.
Tried from Cask on 19 Sep 2008 at 11:01
wyzzywyz22 (6250) reviewed
Special Ale from Spitting Feathers
18 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask, Hoylake Lights. Dark ruddy amber, lingering thin biege head. Malty aroma and flavour. Softish mouthfeel. Hint of orange peel interspersed with feint hopiness, finishes slightly dry and bitter. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 07 May 2008 at 15:51
wyzzywyz22 (6250) reviewed
Thirst Quencher from Spitting Feathers
18 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask, Plasterers Arms, Hoylake. Light golden colour with thin white head. Hoppy/citrus aroma. Nice dry finish. Aptly named and very drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 19 Apr 2008 at 06:41
wyzzywyz22 (6250) reviewed
Devastation from Spitting Feathers
18 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask, Hoylake Lights. Golden with thin white head. Aroma of hops/tangerine. Gutsy and full with a dry finish. Very sessionable.
Tried from Cask on 24 Mar 2008 at 12:23