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.
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.
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Draft
at
Chester Station Tap Room
on 25 Oct 2025
at 15:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Cask
at
Chester Station Tap Room
on 25 Oct 2025
at 14:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Cask
at
Chester Station Tap Room
on 25 Oct 2025
at 14:31
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
keg at the railway Chester ....hazy amber ...small white head ...soft sweet peach ..Light earthy fruit nose ..dry pithy fruit ..Light bitterness
Tried
on 02 Oct 2025
at 11:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
cask at the brewery tap ...copper ...thin white lacing soft sweet bready ...soft yeasty fruit ...soft fruit ..Light honey
Tried
on 01 Oct 2025
at 14:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
keg at the station Chester ... small white head ...soft sweet juicy floral nose ..big bright juicy fruit
Tried
on 30 Sep 2025
at 13:56
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
cask at the station Chester ...deep red brown ..thin tan lacing ..soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose ..dark sweet chocolate ..soft Caramel toffee malts
Tried
on 30 Sep 2025
at 13:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Station Tap, Chester (not yet listed on Brewver) as Victorian Porter. Pours a very dark reddish brown with a medium sized foamy tan head and good lacing. There’s roast malts, marzipan and honey in the aroma. In the mouth it is sweet and smooth with a creamy texture. Flavour has roasted malts and vanilla with hints of chocolate and coffee coming through later. Sweetness is moderated in the finish. This is decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Sep 2025
at 14:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Tapps Rhos. Dark brown. Opaque. Suprisinly light in colour. Foamy light beige head..The aroma has the required dark fruity with a coffee edge. Flavourwise it's got coffee and berries for a sour start. The sweet fruit then takes the edge off. But it's all rather low key. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long slightly astringent finish. Overly polite stuff.
Tried
from Cask
at
Tapps Rhos
on 29 Jul 2025
at 21:45