Little Fish Beer Archive: Every beer we have ever brewed

This is a history of every beer ever brewed at Little Fish Brewing Company. We are constantly improving our recipes, creating new recipes, brewing interesting one-off beers, and collaborating with friends. Have a look!

Vax up, Yo!

We started brewing a 100% Ohio-grown Bavarian-Style Hefeweizen during the height of the Covid pandemic, and called it “Mask Up, Yo!” to help spread the message of masking for public safety. Well, it seems we have thankfully moved past the point of all needing to mask in public, so it’s time for a name change. But not time to stop ... Read More

100% Ohio-grown Hefeweizen
ABV: 5.7 %
Available In: Asset 3

Gods, Wasps, and Stranglers

Barrel-aged sour brown ale refermented on Turkish Figs. Named for / inspired by the eloquent and informative book of the same name by Mike Shanahan.

Sour Bruin with Turkish Figs
ABV: 8 %

Green Bridge I.P.A.

A supremely drinkable West Coast I.P.A., brewed with PNW hops (Falconer’s Flight & Simcoe). Named for the classic Athens-area summer swimming hole of yore.

Flavor Profile: Classic citrus & pine hop aromas. Less bitter than your average West Coast I.P.A., because we aren’t in to mouth-crushing hop bitterness. Soft malt profile & medium body.

6.5% ABV, gluten reduced.

 

West Coast I.P.A.
ABV: 6.5 %

Cleft

Silver medal winner: Fruited wood-and-barrel aged sour, 2020 Great American Beer Festival.

Cleft is a blend of 3 distinct sour blond ale barrels, aged for an average of 19 months in oak. Refermented on 3 pounds per gallon of Ohio peaches from Hirsch Farms. Light and lambic-esque, with a vibrant peach radiance.

Barrel aged sour blond ale with peaches
ABV: 6.25 %

Sticky Comfort

100% Ohio-grown, maple syrup maibock collaboration with our good friend Vaughn Stewart, owner/head brewer of Bookhouse Brewing in Cleveland, Ohio. A range of barley malts from West Branch Malts & Haus Malts, Cascade hops from Barn Talk Hops, and extra-dark maple syrup from two Athens-area producers: Sticky Pete’s & Colde Comfort Farm.

100% Ohio-Grown Maibock Lager with Maple Syrup
ABV: 7.1 %

People Power Beer

Hazy I.P.A. hopped with Galaxy, Cashmere, Mosaic, and Sabro hops. ***10% of all proceeds go to support the American Civil Liberties Union, in their fight to strengthen & protect voters’ rights for everyone in the U.S.!

Hazy I.P.A.
ABV: 6.5 %

Bourbon Barrel Batch 300

Introducing Bourbon Barrel Batch 300: a celebration of our 300th brew at Little Fish and our very first barrel aged imperial stout. Brewed with Ohio base malts, and aged for 11 months in Ohio wheated bourbon barrels from Middle West Spirits.

Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
ABV: 15.65 %

Down Bathyscope

Down Bathyscope is an oak-aged Czech pilsner, brewed with the finest Weyermann pilsner malt, Czech Saaz hops, and fermented cold, with our preferred lager strain.

The first batch of Down Bathyscope was lagered in French oak wine puncheons, but since then, we have found a method that works better for us: We hand-toast American white oak barrel staves from Speyside Cooperage ... Read More

Czech Pilsner aged on American oak
ABV: 5.5 %
Available In: Asset 3

Beach Bummer

Bring the beach to your home with a tropical escape into this quick-sour with lactose, pineapple, passion fruit, guava, and toasted coconut.

Quick-Sour Ale
ABV: 5.5 %

House Slippers

Hazy I.P.A. brewed with lactose sugar for extra body and a slight sweetness. As with all of our hazy I.P.A.’s, we start with a mash of Haus Malts Ohio-grown barley, wheat, and oats. To be honest, the hops can rotate on this beer, based on availability and our momentary whims, but they’ll be the best stuff we can get ... Read More

Hazy I.P.A. / Lactose I.P.A.
ABV: 6.7 %

Homey

 

Kvass-inspired mixed-culture ale.

Kvass, a sour, lightly-fermented, bread-based beverage of Eastern European origin, is a fascinating liquid that we love to explore. Kvass would have been traditionally made with sourdough bread and fermented with similar cultures. And to us, nothing embodies a feeling of “home” more than a rustic, hearth-baked loaf of bread.“Homey” starts in our kitchen, where we bake over ... Read More

Kvass-inspired mixed culture ale
ABV: 4 %

Armitage Road Field Blend

Armitage Road Field Blend was named for the art of field blending wine: where blending is done by tasting different grape varietals in the field, and fermenting them together. In this spirit, we crafted this beer from fruits within our immediate reach. The base beer is a single barrel of sour blond, fermented for 24 months in American oak. To this, ... Read More
Barrel aged sour ale with plumcots & blueberries
ABV: 6.5 %

The Good is the Enemy of the Great

As brewers of barrel-aged sour beers, we achieve consistency by blending multiple oak barrels of mature sour beer into each batch of finished beer. But sometimes, we need to exercise the wisdom and restraint of keeping a particularly tasty, unique barrel to itself, so that it will not be lost in the blend. In this spirit, we bring you this ... Read More

Sour Blond Ale Aged in a White Wine Barrel
ABV: 7.5 %

Folding Space

“We brewed this beer with our fellow cosmonaut, Chris Davison, of Wolf’s Ridge Brewing, back in January of 2018. After 19 months of interstellar travel – the last three months on raspberries – it has now arrived at its destination. Enjoy.”

Sour Black Ale with Raspberries
ABV: 8 %

Coffee Vanilla Double Harvey’s

Imperial milk stout infused with Ridge Runner coffee and whole vanilla beans.

Imperial Stout
ABV: 11.5 %

Balaclava

Belgian Quad

2024’s batch of Balaclava is honestly….stronger than anticipated, by about 1.5% ABV. We had a great extract on the mash, and the Belgian yeast really went to town on all those fermentable sugars. Sip carefully; it’s sitting at 11% ABV.

Balaclava is our take on a Belgian Dark Strong ale. 2024’s brew was mashed with a blend of specialty European ... Read More

Belgian Quad
ABV: 11 %

Some Who Call Me…Tim

This German-style schwarzbier (dark lager) was originally a home-brew recipe by current production brewer Tim Wasserman.

Schwarzbier
ABV: 4.8 %

Any Sea

Any Sea is a blend of two hand-picked sour barrels: A sour red ale, aged 20 months, and a mixed-fermentation saison, fermented entirely in the barrel for 4 months. Both barrels were refermented on nectarines & peaches, added at the peak of ripeness. Any Sea was further bottle & keg conditioned for 6 months before release. As always, this beer ... Read More

Barrel-aged sour ale with nectarines & peaches
ABV: 6.9 %

Lambos & Caviar

Hazy I.P.A. with Citra, Cashmere, and Nelson hops.

Hazy I.P.A.
ABV: 7.1 %

Work Party IPA

Work party is our wet hop IPA featuring over 100lbs of fresh Cascade, Chinook, and Crystal hops from our own hop arbor.

Wet Hop IPA
ABV: 6.8 %