Little Creatures (Lion/Kirin)

Brewer

Name
Little Creatures (Lion/Kirin)
Address

40 Mews Road
Fremantle
WA 6160

Phone
(08) 9430 5555
Open Hours

Mon to Fri: 10am to late
Saturday: 9am to late
Sunday: 9am to 11pm

Would the Australian craft beer scene be where it is today without Little Creatures? Just like founder Phil Sexton's first foray into craft beer at Matilda Bay, the Fremantle brewery has helped blaze a trail for others to follow since opening in 2000, never less than with its iconic Pale Ale, the first Aussie beer to give drinkers a taste of the bigger, hoppy US pales that had wowed the States years earlier.

Since opening on the site of a former crocodile farm on the Freo waterfront, Little Creatures has become a runaway success, attracting thousands to the brewery year-round. The brewery and accompanying bar grew to accommodate fans of the brewery's beers, now encompassing several large sheds featuring expanses of glass that let the stainless steel tanks take centre stage.

The brewery has expanded significantly beyond that Freo home too, opening a taproom in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy in 2008 that's since closed, while in 2011, the brewery team purchased a sprawling old wool mill in Geelong to better ensure Little Creatures beers could become available on Australia's east coast.

The wings on Little Creature's iconic cherub have only flown further and further since, with Lion having bought the brewery in 2012 and going on to spread the brand beyond Australia.

But, wherever you happen to find a Little Creatures Pale Ale, the best way to experience the brewery remains with a pint at their old crocodile farm on Freo's waterfront. It's a moment that's not just been one of incredible discovery for many but one that's launched the careers of so many Australian brewers too.

It's set to get even better too, after Lion announced a $30m redevelopment of their iconic home in spring 2021. It will feature a multi-level re-imagined hospitality venue housing the brewery and Great Hall with a rooftop terrace right on the waterfront.

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Core Range

Little Creatures Flying Low
Non-alcoholic Pale Ale
<0.5%
Little Creatures Pacific Ale
Pacific Ale
4.4%
Little Creatures Hazy IPA
Hazy IPA
6.0%
Little Creatures XPA
XPA
4.9%
Little Creatures Rogers'
Amber Ale
3.8%
Little Creatures Pale Ale
Pale Ale
5.2%

Limited Releases

Little Creatures Stout King
Stout
6.0%
Little Creatures Return Of Anna Pavlovah
Pavlova Pacific Ale
5.5%
Little Creatures Long Days Little IPA
Session IPA
3.5%
Little Creatures IPA (2019)
IPA
6.4%
Little Creatures Stout 2019
Stout
5.8%
Little Creatures The Fuggle Is Real
Stout
5.8%
Little Creatures Extra Pale Ale
Extra Pale Ale
6.5%
Little Creatures Single Batch Reinhold
Sticke Altiber
6.5%
Little Creatures Fire Falcon
Red Ale
5.8%
Little Creatures The Dreadnought 2017
Foreign Export Stout
7.2%
Little Creatures Single Batch VHA – Shade Chaser IPA
IPA
6.5%
Little Creatures Single Batch VHA – Double IPA
Double IPA
7.7%
Little Creatures Dog Days (cans)
Summer Ale
4.4%
Little Creatures The Hotchkiss Six
Stout
4.5%
Little Creatures Original Pilsner (RETIRED)
Pilsner
4.6%
Little Creatures Dog Days Summer Beer
Summer Ale
4.4%
Little Creatures Return of the Dread
Domestic Extra Stout
7.2%
Little Creatures & Emerson's Saison
Saison
Little Creatures Shift Brewers Stash #1: American Brown Ale
American Brown Ale
Little Creatures Single Batch Rule of Three
Dubbel Bitter
5.7%
Little Creatures Single Batch Mr Obadiah
Rye Porter
6.9%
Little Creatures Shepherd's Delight
Red IPA
6.2%
Little Creatures Puffing Billy
Smoked Bock
6.5%
Little Creatures Day of the Long Shadow
Spiced Ale
8.9%
Little Creatures The Quiet American
US IPA / Belgian Hybrid
7.2%
Little Creatures Wet Hopped Pale Ale
Wet Hopped Pale Ale
Little Creatures Big Dipper
Double IPA
7.8%
Little Creatures Dreadnought
Foreign Extra Stout
7.4%
Little Creatures Single Batch Mí¤rzen
Märzen
5.8%
Little Creatures East Kent Goldings
English Bitter
4.5%
Little Creatures Bright Ale (RETIRED)
Golden Ale
4.5%
Little Creatures IPA (RETIRED)
IPA
6.4%