The Fat Cat Brewery is a

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located at the '' Fat Cat Brewery Tap'', Lawson Road,

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in the English county of

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. The brewery is owned by Colin Keatley landlord of the ''

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twice winner of the

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.Fat Cat Brewery
Retrieved 24 May 2011

History

In 2004, Keatley acquired the 1970s built ''Wherry'' public house with the ultimate aim of creating a brewery on the premises. After renaming the pub ''The Shed'' and later the ''Cider Shed'' The Cider Shed public house
Retrieved 25 May 2011 following a legal dispute. The brewery was opened in September 2005 by

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editor of the

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. 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.

References

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