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The Fat Cat, Colchester

65 Butt Road
Colchester
CO3 3BZ
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Quinno _ left this review about The Fat Cat

Was looking forward to this one, but was disappointed. Oddly sterile inside, scrubbed wood and not much in the way of homeliness or character bar a few metal signs and a couple of framed prints. A plethora of undressed pumps at the bar, it transpired that via a jumbo blackboard that there were just three cask on via stillage in the cold room – there were more on at Spoons! My half of Colchester Jack Spitty was 100% stillage, a classic flat NBSS 2.5 and the barmaid tried to charge me for a pint. Unimpressed. I don’t understand how the three in Norwich can be so good and this one be so much like a lacklustre micropub. Of course it’s GBG listed.

On 1st February 2024 - rating: 6
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Fat Cat

Opposite the Ale House but a more upbeat experience for which you will be charged accordingly !.It's a good looking street corner building,inside the floor boards have been severely scrubbed,the wooden furniture and tables likewise and at the front there is also a small drinking shelf.Down the corridor there are pew benches,a rear section is partially raised.There are some very good metal brewery signs on the walls,the flatscreen was off and to the side of the front room behind a glass screen was a bottle room but with stillages.
The handpumps were clipped with a Lilly's real cider,Bishop Nick's Jewel,Brentwood Blonde,Billericay Zeppelin and Elephant School My Milk Stout Brings All the Bulls to the Yard.(NBSS 4) .On ordering the barman didn't pull the pump but fetched the Milk Stout from the bottle room ,so the board listing the ales also showed Bishop Nick's Heresy which maybe also be on stillage.A decent ale range anyway.
There are community events such as Chinese meal nights,discounted pizza nights and a Locale beer festival in October indicating the team here have created lots of local interest.One not to miss on any real ale crawl around town.Beware that midweek opening may well be 3pm,it caught me out.

On 29th September 2022 - rating: 8
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Fat Cat

Nicely done alehouse, altered at some stage to leave a 'L'-shaped bar and two further seating areas (with the one leading to the toilets located up a couple of steps at the back). All as traditional as one might expect, although the six handpumps are a distraction (at least for most of the time) since beers are generally served on gravity from the cool-room stillages. Eight interesting cask ales were available when I visited, with the Bishop Nick Brewery's Heresy (£3.70) being in fine form.

On 2nd January 2020 - rating: 8
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Colchester Town, 0.61 miles, 11 min walk (show)
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1st Feb 2024, 14:50
Review submitted by Quinno _
 
26th Nov 2023, 19:17
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  • Accommodation : No last updated 01 February 2024 by Quinno _
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  • Beer Garden : Yes last updated 01 February 2024 by Quinno _
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  • Child Friendly : Yes last updated 01 February 2024 by Quinno _
  • Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 01 February 2024 by Quinno _
  • Hot Food : Yes - Thurs - Sun - last updated 01 February 2024 by Quinno _
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  • Karaoke : No last updated 01 February 2024 by Quinno _
  • Live Music : Yes last updated 01 February 2024 by Quinno _
  • Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 01 February 2024 by Quinno _
  • Micropub : No last updated 01 February 2024 by Quinno _
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  • Pool Table : No last updated 01 February 2024 by Quinno _
  • Real Ale : Yes last updated 01 February 2024 by Quinno _
  • Real Cider : Yes last updated 01 February 2024 by Quinno _
  • WiFi : Yes last updated 01 February 2024 by Quinno _
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