Little Fish Brewing Company

Love that they had a bigger selection of beer samples. Love the small atmosphere. Wish they had more a bit more food though.

Located outside of town (I think), at the end of a dead end road. Nice scenery looking over the surrounding area. Patio and indoor seating available. Online ordering and payment during pandemic, and no flights or halves. Good music. Specialize in sours.

I really like what Little Fish is doing. I have been here twice, with my first visit coming in August of 2015 shortly after they opened. They don’t have a huge selection but have around 10-15 beers to try and what they do is very solid. During my August of 2016 trip I picked up one of their 22 oz bottles to go (Sun Fish). I hope they continue on the path they’re on because on my annual trip to Athens I love seeing what they have new. Definitely worth the visit.

(Visited 07/2015 during Ohio Brew Week, and a couple times since): LIttle Fish is one of the newer breweries in Athens, located west of the campus area on Armitage Road, near the West State Street Park. There is a decent-sized parking lot in front of the building.

There is an outdoor biergarten/children’s area on the left side of the barn-style gray building.

The inside opens to the tap room, with picnic bench seating along the front by the windows, and the bar in the middle of the space, featuring a gigantic chalk board behind it listing the beers on tap. The brewery is beyond all that, with a large foeder, barrels and brewing equipment in view. It is essentially one large space with a semi-industrial feel with hanging lights and ceiling fans.

Little Fish has around 12-15 beers on tap, and samplers are available. On my visits the beers have included flagship type selections like Li’l Harvey’s Milk Stout, Saison du Poisson, Woodthrush, Reinheitsgewhat!? and House IPA, as well as barrel-aged seasonals and one-offs. They also have a NA Ginger Beer for the kiddies. The beers are consistently pretty good.

Service on my visits has been very good, both from the bartenders and from the brewers. Very friendly, they know the beers and regularly solicitous of input.

Food is not served at Little Fish.

All in all, despite the deferential name, it is a solid brewery with consistently good beers that is worth seeking out.

Visited on a Friday afternoon. Located near the outskirts of the town. The building isn’t much to look at, looks like a boring warehouse when driving up. Interior is relatively small, with a small bar and a few tables. The outside area is pretty nice though, some picnic tables, a kids play area, and a food truck, all overlooking the river. Beers available in full sizes and sampler sizes. They had around 12 beers on tap when we visited, with 4 beers available to-go in bottles. Beer styles were very unique and beer quality was very good. I had never heard of this place before we visited, but it was my favorite stop in Ohio. Just good, fresh, unique beers and a really nice atmosphere outside.

Must visit brewery in Athens. They are doing some great things.

A warehouse like structure on a small road with a large outdoor play area. Service is pretty good once they start chatting, very local. Good selection of good beers with a huge flight of everything available at a good price. I have nothing bad to say about this place, a real gem.

Visited on a Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately, the weather was not warm enough to enjoy the outdoor area, but looks like a good spot for drinking beer on a sunny day. Front area is pick-nick style tables, and a bar area. Huge chalk board with beer options (I only saw their beer listed), along with other information regarding the brewery. The beers I had were good. The price point was typical to most other breweries in Ohio. Service was knowledgeable, and very friendly. Will be back for sure. Would recommend to others.

Nice place. Kinda weird to find at night as it’s a rough turn off the main road onto a tiny street and a parking lot with no lighting. Other that that it was all great! Large warehouse type brewery with a decent sized bar and several tables. Early Kinks music playing. I felt like I could hang out for hours. Bartender was very friendly and knew a lot about the beers. They have a couple bar snacks and it looks like they have food trucks as well. There was a tamale vendor inside as of my visit. Fairly crowded on a pleasant Tuesday early evening. 10 beers on tap as of my visit and all were executed well with a few standouts. I definitely appreciated the mix of styles and several lower ABV options. Overall this is a very nice complement to Jackie O’s in a gem of a beer town. Worth going out of your way for.

Stopped in here on a Saturday late afternoon with DrSilverworm, who had been once before. It’s just outside of town on a hillside tucked off South Plains Road. The structure itself is like a lot of other breweries, with a big open interior and big windowed garage door, and tap room tucked into one quadrant. There’s a big chalkboard wall behind the bar with the selections written out. There are long tables inside and a few outside, as well. No food, but food trucks park outside. The beer itself is very good; not necessarily any that jump out so far, but very promising and good quality across the board. There was only one guy working that day, but he was leaving no one waiting. As hard-working and friendly as you could imagine. Great place. I’m going to have to sneak out of Jackie O’s for more visits here whenever I’m in town.