Fat Cat Brewery Marmalade Cat

Marmalade Cat

 

Fat Cat Brewery in Norwich, Norfolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
6.35
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 31
The colour of burnished copper, with a markedly bitter finish from the generous use of Goldings and Progress hops. Flavoursome English pale malt is blended with speciality Belgian malt to add balance and a smooth finish, which lasts and lasts. Full-bodied, yet with an ease of drinking which belies its strength.
 

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6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 50cl. @ TFODRBSG 2008, Ulfborg, DenmarkClear light to medium orange color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, caramel, grass, toffee. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Sweetness is like jam sweet. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. (230808)

Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2008 at 07:29


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of fonefan. Almost clear amber golden with a rough, off-white head. Lightly citrusy and hoppy aroma. Medium body with fruity notes and a dry and bitter finish. 230808

Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2008 at 06:41


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle, thx to fonefan. A clear, golden beer with a small, off-white head. Looking really good actually. Quite nice aroma, piney and citrusy on a malty base, but a bit weak. Quite piney and hoppy flavor, at least for an English, leading to a long, hoppy finish. Full-bodied. A pretty good one, wanting more after the first sips. (080823)

Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2008 at 17:14


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

[500ml bottle from Norfolk Square Brewery Shop, Great Yarmouth] Pours an attractive, sparkling-clear orange-amber with a thin but lasting white head and soft but prickly carbonation. Not sure why others had hazy beer - don’t know if they hadn’t let the lively sediment settle out properly? Has a tempting fresh sweet malt aroma. Floral hops and a refreshing bitterness at first. Develops caramel, malt and - yes - a little burnt marmalade. In fact, it’s surprisingly complex - I’m sure a proper beer reviewer could find a dozen flavours here! Unfortunately, the bitterness builds to unpleasant depths in the aftertaste. This is certainly an interesting beer that tempts me to try more from the brewery; however, I’m not sure I’d particularly choose this one again.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2008 at 09:08


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

50cl bottle. Pours unclear golden with a white head. Citrussy fruity hops in nose & taste. Crisp & dry with a fine bitterness. Medium bodied. Enjoyable!

Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2008 at 03:55


5.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Bottled at RBESG 2007. A hazy orange beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of oranges. The flavor is sweet malty with primary notes of fruit. The body is thin.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2008 at 16:11


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle at home ...Golden Orange ... Light hop nose ... Sweet orange ... mellow fruit ... some juicy hops ... little fruit malt balanced well with an intersting sweet hop character.... Im really quite enjoying sipping and savouring the depth and charcter of this beer more than the flavour would initially suggest ... Cask at Paisley Beer Festival 2008 ... hazy amber fruit sweet ... orange peal and little hop ... very bitter linger.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2007 at 13:21


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled at RBESG ’07. Hazy pale amber. Hay-like hops, honey and flowers crowd the nose. Sweet and medium bodied. Well hopped with orangey notes and pleasant long bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2007 at 04:50


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask handpull at Fat Cat, Norwich. Amber, disappearing head. It’s got quite a syrupy golden syrup flavour, bit of demerrara sugar. Decent hit of hop on finish. Quite full in mouth. A strongish golden bitter. I really like the hop on the finish.

Tried from Cask on 02 Aug 2007 at 13:33


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at The Fat Cat Norwich 25 Sep 2006. Pale golden coloured. A tiny head. Hardly any aroma. Some fruity flavour - but rather weak. Sweet bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 06 Nov 2006 at 14:15