# The Fat Cat Brewing Company — Norwich, Norfolk

> The Fat Cat Brewing Company in Norwich, Norfolk, England scores 3.44 out of 5 — Poor, #14 in Norfolk. 181 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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The Fat Cat Brewing Company is a brewery in Norwich, Norfolk, England. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.44 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #14 in Norfolk. Of the 181 beers we track, 30% are Pale Ale and 23% Amber Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.44 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #14 in Norfolk · #556 in England · #12,945 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 181

## About

We are a multi award-winning small brewery based in Norwich.

The Fat Cat Brewery was formed in 2005 by pub landlord Colin Keatley. Since then we have won several awards and have been represented on numerous occasions at the CAMRA National Beer Festival. Much of the success of the brewery is down to the hand-picked team that run it on a day-to-day basis.

We have won several awards at beer festivals all across the UK as well as numeral regional Beer of the Year awards including CAMRA Norfolk Beer of the Year 2017 (Fat Cat I.P.A). The real ale produced at The Fat Cat Brewery is available at the three Fat Cat pubs in Norwich as well as The Fat Cat (Ipswich), The Fat Cat (Colchester) and numerous other pubs across Great Britain. 

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 30% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 23% of the beers we track
- IPA — 21% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 16% of the beers we track
- Mead — 7% of the beers we track
- Other — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 49 West End Street, Norwich, Norfolk, England
- Coordinates: 52.6351172, 1.2755661
- Website: http://www.fatcatbrewery.co.uk/

## Breweries nearby

- [St. Andrew's Brewhouse](https://finding.beer/brewery/st-andrews-brewhouse-15517.md) — 2.92, Limited — Norwich, Norfolk — 0.9 mi away
- [The Why Not Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-why-not-brewery-6633.md) — 2.76, Limited — Norwich, Norfolk — 1 mi away
- [Blimey! Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/blimey-brewing-company-15364.md) — 2.82, Limited — Norwich, Norfolk — 1 mi away
- [Mr Winter's Beers](https://finding.beer/brewery/mr-winters-beers-15218.md) — 3.49, Poor — Norwich, Norfolk — 1.5 mi away
- [Chalk Hill Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/chalk-hill-brewery-7397.md) — 2.99, Limited — Norwich, Norfolk — 1.6 mi away
- [Redwell Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/redwell-brewing-co-15749.md) — 3.02, Limited — Norwich, Norfolk — 2.1 mi away
- [S&P Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/s-p-brewery-19889.md) — 2.91, Limited — Norwich, Norfolk — 4.4 mi away
- [Tipples Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/tipples-brewery-15264.md) — 2.86, Limited — Norwich, Norfolk — 5.4 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Norwich, England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/norwich.md)
- [Best breweries in England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england.md)

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