Little Fish Brewing Co. Maker Of Things

Maker Of Things

 

Little Fish Brewing Co. in Athens, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸

  Flemish Red / Bruin Regular
Score
7.33
ABV: 8.5% IBU: 20 Ticks: 9
Maker of Things is our American take on a Belgian Flanders red ale. This beer ages in a fleet of foeders (large-format wine barrels). When Maker is mature, we pull off a portion of each foeder (ususally a third), and refill it with freshly fermented red base. In this way, we achieve a continuity of flavor, age, and deeper soulfulness to the beer.

Maker of things is bottle conditioned for at least two months before release, and each bottling will be slightly different, so keep a bottle (cellar temperature) for a vertical tasting! It should last at least 3-5 years.
Maker of things is bottle conditioned for at least two months before release, and each bottling will be slightly different, as the base recipe changes ever so slightly, and the average age of the beer in the foeder becomes older and older. Cool
 

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8.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Clear deep red pour. Smells of oak, funk, and tart cherries. The flavor is at least moderately tart with oak, dark fruit, especially cherries, and malt. Medium body, fine carbonation and a tart oaky finish. Excellent.

Tried from Draft at Little Fish Brewing Company on 18 Oct 2025 at 03:46


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

Bottle from the brewery. 5/21/22. Bottled 9/5/19. Aroma of funk, leather, stone fruit, melon, hint of mustard. Taste is stone fruit, lemon, funk, cherry. Very sour, very bright. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2022 at 01:00


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draft at brewery. Opaque copper color, fuzzy head. Strong aroma, reaches the nose from the table, woody, fruity. Taste is tart, cherry, plums, woody. A healthy pucker on this one. Wonderful Flanders!

Tried from Draft on 11 Nov 2020 at 18:46


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 9/1/2017. Pours lightly hazy reddish orange/copper color with a 2 finger dense off white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big tart cherry, cranberry, raspberry, raisin, plum, apricot, lemon, lime, green apple, melon, red grape, red/white wine, toasted oak, hay, straw, grass, pepper, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of roast, oaken vanilla, leathery/musty funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/spicy/acidic yeast, dark/bready malts, and moderate oak notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart cherry, cranberry, raspberry, raisin, plum, apricot, lemon, lime, green apple, melon, red grape, red/white wine, toasted oak, hay, straw, grass, pepper, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of roast, oaken vanilla, leathery/musty funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate lactic tartness, yeast/oak spiciness, and wine tang on the finish. Lingering notes of tart cherry, berries, raisin, plum, apricot, lemon, lime, green apple, melon, red grape, red/white wine, toasted oak, hay, straw, grass, pepper, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, nuttiness, vanilla, leathery/musty funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy/acidic yeast, dark/bready malts, and moderate oak flavors; with an awesome malt/tart/sourness and yeast/oak spiciness balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from tart/sourness, yeast/oak spiciness, and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 7.5%. Overall this is a fantastic Flanders red ale! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy/acidic yeast, dark/bready malts, and moderate oak flavors; very smooth and easy to drink; with the modestly lactic/tangy/tannic/drying finish. Very well rounded fruity/funky Brett and Lacto complexity; great dark/bready malt balance, and nice oak foeder presence. Never overly sour/lactic. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. One of the better ones I have ever had.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2018 at 02:21


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

Refrigerated 75 cl brown bottle poured into a glass. Red with small beige head. Aroma is tart, medium/low body, medium carbonation, and pretty good small-bubble lacing. Taste is tart cherry and chalk.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2017 at 18:16


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. Pours a cloudy copper with medium beige head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is strong leather, vinegar, oak, funk. Medium body, leather, oak, funk, nice tartness, enjoyed this.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2017 at 23:11


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle - pours reddish orange white head - nose and taste of cherry, vinegar, sour caramel, oak and funk - medium body

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2017 at 16:33


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle in Winter Park with jcnielsen. Thanks Justin. Pours a dark red appearance with a big brown head. Aroma has dough/bread, vinegar, red fruits, and paper. Fairly acidic. Lots of vinegar and cherries. A little bit of a burner on the way down. One of my least favourite Little Fish releases so far.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2016 at 23:56


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

Sample at the taproom as part of Ohio Brew Week. The beer is a clear reddish-amber color with a medium off-white head that diminishes steadily to a film. Short strings of lacing. Oaky aroma with tart fruit and malt notes. Medium body with flavors of tart apple and citrus, yeast and malt. The finish is moderately sour with a fruity aftertaste. Pretty good overall.

Tried from Draft on 31 Jul 2016 at 21:53