Fat Cat Brewery Explained

Fat Cat Brewery
Location City:Norwich, Norfolk
Location Country:England
Coordinates:52.6434°N 1.3003°W
Opened:2005
Owner:Colin Keatley

The Fat Cat Brewery is a brewery located at the Fat Cat Brewery Tap, Lawson Road, Norwich in the English county of Norfolk. The brewery is owned by Colin Keatley landlord of the Fat Cat public house twice winner of the CAMRA National Pub of the Year.[1]

History

In 2004, Keatley acquired the 1970s built Wherry public house [2] with the ultimate aim of creating a brewery on the premises. After renaming the pub The Shed [3] and later the Cider Shed [4] following a legal dispute. The brewery was opened in September 2005 by Roger Protz editor of the Good Beer Guide. Today 2011, the brewery supplies beer under the guidance of former Woodforde's brewer Ray Ashworth to its sister-pubs the Fat Cat and the Fat Cat and Canary, and also to other wholesale and retail outlets.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://fatcattap.co.uk/index.php Fat Cat Brewery
  2. http://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/norwich/wnorwich/ncwhe.htm The Wherry public house
  3. http://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/norwich/snorwich/ncshe.htm The Shed public house
  4. http://www.theshednorwich.co.uk/ The Cider Shed public house