Little Creatures Brewery
Fremantle, WA, Australia · Est. 2000
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Why this matters
A cornerstone of the West Coast craft revolution. Wandering through their massive Fremantle warehouse with a fresh Pale Ale in hand is an essential Western Australian experience.
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Timeline
- 2000Founded
Little Creatures Brewery begins brewing in Fremantle, WA.
- 2012Milestone
A foundational western brewery whose iconic Pale Ale helped kickstart the Australian craft revolution before their acquisition by Lion in 2012.
- 2012Bought by Lion
Lion agrees on 18 June 2012 to buy the 64% of Little World Beverages it did not already own, valuing the company at around A$380 million; the deal completes that October. Australia's most influential craft brewery joins a Kirin subsidiary.
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Beers
Little Creatures Pale Ale
Year-RoundAmerican Pale Ale
Brewed in a former crocodile farm shed on the Fremantle waterfront from 2000. It was the beer that convinced Australians a pale ale could be a everyday drink rather than an import curiosity.
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How it changed hands
2 recorded moves- 2000Founded
- 2012Milestone
A foundational western brewery whose iconic Pale Ale helped kickstart the Australian craft revolution before their acquisition by Lion in 2012.
- 2012Bought by Lion
Lion agrees on 18 June 2012 to buy the 64% of Little World Beverages it did not already own, valuing the company at around A$380 million; the deal completes that October. Australia's most influential craft brewery joins a Kirin subsidiary.
Today the chain tops out at Kirin Holdings (Lion).
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Sources
- controlConfirmed
Little Creatures Brewery is controlled by Public company.
Kirin Report 2025 · Kirin Holdings · 2025
PrimaryHigh reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-05Reviewed 2026-08-05
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Little Creatures Brewery
- Who owns Little Creatures Brewery?
- Little Creatures Brewery is owned by Kirin Holdings (Lion). Little Creatures Brewery is based in Fremantle, WA, Australia.
- Is Little Creatures Brewery still independent?
- No. Little Creatures Brewery is owned by Kirin Holdings (Lion) and is no longer independent.
- When was Little Creatures Brewery acquired?
- 2012. A foundational western brewery whose iconic Pale Ale helped kickstart the Australian craft revolution before their acquisition by Lion in 2012.
- When was Little Creatures Brewery founded?
- Little Creatures Brewery was founded in 2000 in Fremantle, WA, Australia.
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