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Operator: Fat Cat Inns
49 West End Street, Norwich, NR2 4NA (View on Google Map)
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Awards

Won 2 awards

This venue won awards in 2004, 1998.
2004
Pub of the Year

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An extremely popular public house with a staggering range of real nearly 30 ales, that has twice been selected as CAMRA's National Pub of the Year.

The pub stocks about fifteen regular beers, including many from the Fat Cat Brewery range, a dozen or more guest beers from around the country, covering all the styles from session pale ales to dark and strong stouts, a good range of real ciders, and a number of foreign beers, both on draught and in bottle. Keg versions of the Fat Cat beers are also often available.

The long single bar is festooned with handpumps and beer fonts, with plenty of standing room to the front, and two seating areas at either end of the pub. The tiled floor and wood panelling, bar and screens are typical 'proper pub' décor, but are complemented by a huge range of local brewery and pub signs and adverts going back decades.

Awards

Branch Cider Pub of the Year 2024

National CAMRA Pub of the Year 1998 and 2004

CAMRA 50th Anniversary Gold Award

Information for this venue is provided by the Norwich & District Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
New Inn to 1991
Local Authority
Last updated
23/05/2025
Last surveyed
06/03/2025
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Fat Cat Inns
Pub ID
NOR/791
Asset of Community Value
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Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - Midnight
Saturday
Noon - Midnight
Sunday
Noon - 10:00pm
Monday
Noon - 10:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm

Current beers

This Pub serves 12 changing beers (A great range of guest ales from across the country, from all types and sizes of brewery, with many dispensed by gravity from a tap room) and 9 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen
Adnams - Southwold Bitter
Adnams - Southwold Bitter Session Bitter • 3.7%
Adnams - Southwold Bitter
Adnams - Southwold Bitter

Session Bitter

Dispense: Gravity, straight from the cask
ABV: 3.7%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Fat Cat - Marmalade
Fat Cat - Marmalade Premium Bitter • 5.5% Spotted 7 times
Fat Cat - Marmalade
Fat Cat - Marmalade

Premium Bitter

Dispense: Gravity, straight from the cask
ABV: 5.5%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 7 times
ABBOT ALE PUMP CLIP CLOSE UP
Greene King - Abbot Premium Bitter • 5%
ABBOT ALE PUMP CLIP CLOSE UP
Greene King - Abbot

Premium Bitter

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 5%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Oakham - Bishops Farewell
Oakham - Bishops Farewell Premium Golden Ale • 4.6% Spotted 7 times
Oakham - Bishops Farewell
Oakham - Bishops Farewell

Premium Golden Ale

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 4.6%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 7 times
Taylor's Landlord Pump clip
Timothy Taylor - Landlord Session Bitter • 4.3% Spotted 3 times
Taylor's Landlord Pump clip
Timothy Taylor - Landlord

Session Bitter

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 4.3%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 3 times
Oakham - Citra
Oakham - Citra Session Golden Ale • 4.2% Spotted 3 times
Oakham - Citra
Silver Award
Oakham - Citra

Session Golden Ale

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 4.2%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 3 times
Crouch Vale - Beers - Yakima Gold - Cask Ale
Crouch Vale - Yakima Gold Session Golden Ale • 4.2% Spotted 6 times
Crouch Vale - Beers - Yakima Gold - Cask Ale
Crouch Vale - Yakima Gold

Session Golden Ale

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 4.2%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 6 times
Fat Cat - Tom Cat
Fat Cat - Tom Cat Session Golden Ale • 4.1% Spotted 8 times
Fat Cat - Tom Cat
Fat Cat - Tom Cat

Session Golden Ale

Dispense: Gravity, straight from the cask
ABV: 4.1%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: Yes
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 8 times
Fat Cat - Wild Cat IPA
Fat Cat - Wild Cat IPA British IPA • 6% Spotted once
Fat Cat - Wild Cat IPA
Fat Cat - Wild Cat IPA

British IPA

Dispense: Gravity, straight from the cask
ABV: 6%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted once
Fat Cat - Stout Cat
Fat Cat - Stout Cat Session Stout • 4.6% Spotted 4 times
Fat Cat - Stout Cat
Fat Cat - Stout Cat

Session Stout

ABV: 4.6%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
Spotted 4 times recently. Last spotted 6 days ago
Fat Cat - Norwich Bitter
Fat Cat - Norwich Bitter Session Bitter • 3.8% Spotted once
Fat Cat - Norwich Bitter
Fat Cat - Norwich Bitter

Session Bitter

ABV: 3.8%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
Spotted once recently. Last spotted 2 days ago

The venue's range of changing beers regularly includes the following rare beer styles: Stout , Porter

Source: National

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Facilities
Garden Garden
Patio seating just off the pavement
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Function Room Function Room
Capacity about 20
Newspapers Newspapers
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Real Ale Real Ale
Real Cider Real Cider
Broad Oak
LocAle LocAle
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (150m)
First Bus: 21, 22, 23A, 24, 24A (on Dereham Rd)

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