# Featherstone Brewery — Eastern Cape

> Featherstone Brewery in Eastern Cape, South Africa scores 3.40 out of 5 — Poor, #19 in South Africa. 10 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Featherstone Brewery is a brewery in Eastern Cape, South Africa. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.40 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #19 in South Africa. Of the 10 beers we track, 33% are Pale Ale and 30% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.40 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #19 in South Africa · #13,869 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 10

## About

first licensed craft brewery in Makhanda Est 2016. Originally situated in the Featherstone Kloof (the inspiration for our brewery’s name) the location had an abundance of natural mountain spring water. The goal was to “keep it local” where local features prominently in names, labels and where possible ingredients.

In late 2019 the Riley’s decided to pursue a new adventure and transferred the whole brewery to another local craft brewer and founder of Entrepid Brewing, William Yell in January 2020. As a homebrewer, William brewed an Historic Beer – a German style Kottbusser – that won the RHBC Home Brew Fest in PE. The beer launched commercially as Renascence and a new Grahamstown craft brewery was born. Renascence is a Honey Wheat Ale brewed with local honey and is available in Makhanda/Grahamstown.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 33% of the beers we track
- IPA — 30% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 15% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 11% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 10% of the beers we track
- Other — 1% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Coordinates: -33.3767714, 26.4317413
- Website: http://featherstonebrewery.co.za/

## Breweries nearby

- [Dockside Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/dockside-brewery-8268.md) — 2.71, Limited — Gqeberha, Eastern Cape — 62 mi away
- [Richmond Hill Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/richmond-hill-brewing-company-12420.md) — 3.43, Poor — Gqeberha, Eastern Cape — 62 mi away
- [Bridge Street Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/bridge-street-brewery-10095.md) — 2.78, Limited — Gqeberha, Eastern Cape — 62 mi away
- [Benn Koppen](https://finding.beer/brewery/benn-koppen-12513.md) — 3.10, Poor — Gqeberha, Eastern Cape — 64 mi away
- [Table58 Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/table58-brewing-20815.md) — 2.97, Limited — East London, Eastern Cape — 91 mi away
- [Jeffreys Bay Craft Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/jeffreys-bay-craft-brewery-20823.md) — 3.16, Poor — Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape — 99 mi away
- [Emerald Vale Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/emerald-vale-brewing-company-10177.md) — 2.95, Limited — Amatola Coastal, Eastern Cape — 103 mi away
- [St. Francis Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/st-francis-brewing-company-25000.md) — 2.77, Limited — Saint Francis Bay, Eastern Cape — 107 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in South Africa](https://finding.beer/breweries/south-africa.md)

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