Little Beast Brewing

Microbrewery in Clackamas, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Little Beast Beer Garden

Established in 2017

Contact
11517 SE Hwy 212, Clackamas, OR, 97015, United States
Description
Crafting mixed culture ale in the beautiful Pacific Northwest
Founded by partners in life and work, Charles Porter and Brenda Crow, Little Beast is a family brewery with a passion for making great beer and sharing it with others.

We craft wild, wood-aged and blended beer naturally with diverse cultures, including Saccharomyces, Brettanomyces, Lactobacillus, and wild flora. By harnessing the little beasts that ferment our beer, we capture their untamed beauty and produce farmhouse beers that are diverse in flavor and rare in character.

Admin Note: Beer Garden/Tap Room in Portland, production in Clakamas, OR.

     Show


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Taster shared with Matt. Appearance: clear copper. Aroma: light smoke and dark caramel, roasted potato, weird. Taste: along the same lines. Overall: an odd one.

Tried on 29 Nov 2021 at 20:55


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

On tap at Chuck's Hop Shop - Greenwood, pours a clear mahogany with a small beige head. Nose brings out toasted nuts, roasted caramel, and bready malt. Flavour is sweet and nutty, with roasted caramel, toasted chestnuts, and bready malt. That toasted chestnut character is unusual but works okay. Pleasant.

Tried from Draft on 29 Nov 2021 at 20:38


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from The Gull, North Vancouver
Hazy blond colour. The aroma is dank and vegetable, light manure. The mouthfeel is very dry; not getting particular vibes from the malt or hops, just prominent herbaceous bitterness.
Mediocre.

Tried from Can on 30 Oct 2021 at 06:27


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Crisp and ever-so-slightly hazy golden coloured body with a crisp white glow, about two centimetres tall that fades fairly quicly and barely leaves anything up top, after just a few seconds. Aroma of passionfruit, guava, brett, lactobilly notes, a dash of oak and woodsie elements, but the fruit and tart scents are by far the strongest, with a hint of biscuity and wheatie malts noticeable towards the end of the nose. Light-bodied; Slightly bready and doughy profile at first with a lot of tart and soured passionfruit and guava elements right away with a dry and woodsie oaky kick that shows the barrel aging and a touch of lemons towards the end, but a fairly good balance of malts, dryness and of course the tart and soured flavours, with a slight briney kick as well - all very nice and balanced nicely. Aftertaste shows the grassy and dry notes at first with a little bit of the yeastie and doughy qualities a bit more than I expected with a lighter fruit bite, but more of the tart and purely sour flavours at the end. Overall, a nice and robust, but super easy-drinking, mild and light beer that hits nicely throughout, especially with the dry, grassy and tropically fruit notes with a light dose of sugars, but nice across the board. I'm glad I brought this one back from Oregon and would be well worthwhile for most people to have this one if available. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Whole Foods in Portland (Pearl District), Oregon on 27-March-2021 for US$4,49 sampled at my house here in Washington on 21-October-2021.

Tried from Can on 27 Oct 2021 at 18:51


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

Hazy, pale. Head froths up and dies down quickly. Tart, with stone fruit notes, light citrus. A bit heavy but otherwise a refreshing example.

Tried on 17 Oct 2021 at 00:53


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

Can from City Beer store. The Brett and lacto dominate the aroma and flavor. Clear gold-copper with white head.

Tried from Can on 25 Sep 2021 at 01:49


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Tap Cap. Pours bright clear gold with a moderate white head. Aroma is citrus, detectable light malt support. Flavor is citrus, hot break apparently doesn't refer to chilies - it's just a tart citrus ale with a decent load of hops. Dry and and decently bitter. Good flavor.

Tried from Can on 08 Sep 2021 at 23:54


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Cap Tap. Pours lightly hazy gold with a foamy whitehead. Aroma of berries and citrus. Med body at least. Juicy and tropical with berries, citrus, melon and arguably passion fruit. Something prickly anyway. Juicy, but not all that sweet. Nicely bitter - even a slight bite. Lemon is more prominent in the finish. Good ale.

Tried from Can on 06 Sep 2021 at 23:47


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Cap Tap. Pours clear gold with a moderate white head. Aroma of citrus and something that suggests coconut. Med body - a bit fizzy. Flavor is citrus with a touch of grapefruit zest and something else. Pale malt support. Pretty dry. Moderately bitter or better. Refreshing.

Tried from Can on 03 Sep 2021 at 23:47


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Cap Tap. Pours clear coppery gold with a frothy white head. Aroma of Brett and Lacto. Med plus body. Flavor of Brett, Lacto and non-musty oak. Lightly tart; fairly dry; lightly bitter. Good stuff on the little critter pathway.

Tried from Can on 02 Sep 2021 at 00:02