Little Yeoman Brewing Company Reviews

vyvvy	2.8 Little Yeoman Spring Ale Sampled at STL Microfest 2012 - Pours cloudy amber with a small head. The aroma had malty caramel and some prevalent alcohol. The people from the brewery were talking about it being hoppy, but I didn’t get much hops from the aroma. Full body with light soft carbonation. The taste is very sweet and malty with some woody / earthy hops. The finish gets drier and lots of papery taste. Wonder how long ago this one was brewed. Monday, May 28, 2012
wxman	3.1 Little Yeoman Double APA On tap at the St Louis Microfest. I’m guessing the ABV is in the 8-9% range. Pours a hazy gold with no head whatsoever. Has a deep bready aroma with a sweet pale malt taste along with a breadiness and mild hop bitterness. Nice beer. Saturday, May 5, 2012
phaleslu	3.2 Little Yeoman Porter Draft sample from St. Louis Microfest 2011. Pours a mostly clear brown with some gold highlights and a small khaki head. Aroma of toasted malts, toffee, brown sugar, wood, and nuts. Flavor follows suit closely but enhances what the nose brings. Light-bodied, with a toasty mouthfeel and moderate carbonation. I’d like to get down to this place sometime and check it out, as I’ve never really heard of Cabool before. Monday, May 9, 2011
JoeinDahlem	3.3 Little Yeoman Cream Ale This beer has evolved over the past few years. These days it’s got some more hair on its chest. Golden, malty and fairly full bodied, with a firm bitterness that actually gets a bit resinous. On the hoppier end of cream ales. Tuesday, September 7, 2010
MissouriBrent	4.7 Little Yeoman Stout Very nice stout after I let it age in the bottle. Good roast and chocolate aromas. Deep ,dark, oil black, color. Very nice stout flavor. God clean drinkable beer. This is not some massive Imperial stout, just a good, full flavored Ozark stout beer, Thursday, April 1, 2010
rakarlo	4.8 Little Yeoman Stout In my opinion this is one of the most consistent and finest stouts available anywhere in the country. The beer is now so sought after, that one of Chad’s clients from California (when he’s traveling thru Missouri on business) will detour 100 miles out of his way off Interstate 44 just to pick up a 1/2 barrel to take back home with him. I wish there were more small craft brewers around like Chad’s Little Yeoman Brewery - an American classic that is highly recommended by all who are lucky enough to visit this place. Thursday, April 1, 2010
phishpond417	2.8 Little Yeoman Porter Ok, final one. Poured a dark but clear brunette colour i guess. Maybe mahogany is the best colour description. Toasty, caramel and some wood notes. But I got to dock it points for that clear redness and the suprisingly light mouthfeel. Hey folks, no hard feelings- i know it gets hot down there so you don’t want a big old porter sitting around warming up the bellies. All three were very enjoyable and i do mean this when i say i got to see this place for myself. Thanks again Brett and Hannah, what a treat! :) Thursday, September 24, 2009
phishpond417	3 Little Yeoman Pale Ale Out of the bottle and into the glass, a little smoother pour this time- Cloudy orange, finger sized fluffhead with some debris floating about. Very astringent- best way i can describe the taste. Nose had me wonderin’ and the the flavours shone right through with bitter, chewy hop notes. Thanks Brett and Hannah :) Thursday, September 24, 2009
phishpond417	3 Little Yeoman Cream Ale This and the other two Little Yeoman brews were sent to me by the very generous Brett and Hannah. After doing a little research on this place, it sure sounds like quite the operation. I almost want to make a special trip down to Missouri to check these guys out. Shared in the company of my buddy pfoxyjohn: Pours a hazey orange colour with a large white head(probably because of my shitty pour). Super creamy-go figure- and noticeably malty. It’s got some grass and herbaceous notes on the palate. I was thinking this, although i didn’t say it out loud- I just might pick this over the Spotted Cow if I weren’t from Wisc. There, I said it! Thursday, September 24, 2009
pandg	4.6 Little Yeoman IPA This beer is a monster! However, it is fragrant, pleasing to the eye in an attractive golden brown color, and its taste is delicious. It goes down smooth and leaves a clean aftertaste. All in all a great beer to drink if you love beer and are tired of drinking the usual run of the mill stuff that you can buy at a liquor store. Tuesday, July 28, 2009
vyvvy	2.7 Little Yeoman IPA STL microfest. Pours orange with a light tan head. The aroma has earthy green hops, caramel malt and some diacetyl. Medium / light body with some subdued carbonatin. The flavor starts with earthy, piny, dirty hops along with some diacetyl. There were some malt traits, but there were minor in comparison to the rest. The finish has lots of dirty hops. Fair IPA. Friday, June 20, 2008
Silphium	3.4 Little Yeoman Stout 12 oz bottle purchased from the brewery. This has to be the tiniest "brewery" I’ve visited, literally a converted garage run by one person off a rural road in the heart of the Missouri Ozarks. But, craft beer is indifferent to geography, working its way into any little crease or crevice it can find in our varied landscape. This stout pours deep, opaque brown, topped by a medium tan head. Aroma is roasty, with molasses, coffee, and chocolate providing complexity. Roasted malt body with burnt caramel, apple skin, molasses, and coffee, an odd yet intriguing medley. I have to think the apple notes are a mistake, but they don’t ruin the beer. Overall, this stout delivers. Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Silphium	3.3 Little Yeoman Pale Ale Unlabeled bottle purchased from brewery May 2008. Hazy copper orange body, medium buff head. Earthy, herbal, grassy aroma with bready malt notes. Creamy body characterized by medicinal, herbal, leafy hops, bubblegum, and soft breads. Lingering spicy, slightly bitter finish. Tasty. Wednesday, May 14, 2008
pintsize	2 Little Yeoman Porter 3-2-08 bottle (unlabeled) shared at tasting Clear red brown in color with no real lasting head. Skunky butter malt creamsicle smell (it was as strange as that sounds). Sweet strange, almost sour smell. Thin. not very good. Just weird and watery and off. Very butterscotch like. Not something I look for in beer. Tuesday, March 11, 2008
pintsize	2.6 Little Yeoman Cream Ale 3-2-08 bottle (unlabeled) at tasting Cloudy orange amber with white head. Smell is malty and kinda boring. Flavor is light cream soda-esque. Mouthfeel is decent - average carbonation, nice creaminess - pretty good. Flavor is creamy. Tuesday, March 11, 2008
lb4lb	1.9 Little Yeoman Porter Pours clear maroonish brown color with a very small head. Somewhat thin looking. Smell is I believe, diacetyl. Buttery as in buttered popcorn and malty. Taste is thin, slightly tart malt, and again a buttery diacetyl flavor. Quite possibley an old bottle, but not certain. Very thin bodied, and unremarkable aside from the flavor as well. Tuesday, March 4, 2008
lb4lb	3.2 Little Yeoman Cream Ale Unlabeled bottle shared at tasting. Rich orange amber colored pour with an offwhite head. Looks very nice and uncharacteristic for the style. Smell and taste is creamy and malty predominantly and goes down with a very smooth finish. Moderate body and light to medium carbonation help make this beer feel like what I believe it was going for. Very much like an alcoholic milder flavored cream soda. Tuesday, March 4, 2008
RSRIZZO	3.8 Little Yeoman Raspberry Cream Ale Had this beer on 10/2/2002. Aroma is great, full of a nice raspberry scent. Taste is a nice smooth raspberry flavor with mild malt tones. Overall its a very good raspberry brew. Wednesday, October 10, 2007
RSRIZZO	3.4 Little Yeoman Pale Ale Had this beer on 10/2/2002. Aroma is a light malt scent. Color is a deep amber with low carbonation and a nice head. Taste malty and mildly hoppy. Starting with a full medium body that goes down with a sweet malt flavor. Finish has a slight hint of spice and hop flavor back by a mild bitterness. It seems to be a bit rich for a pale. Wednesday, October 10, 2007
RSRIZZO	2.4 Little Yeoman Cream Ale Had this on 10/2/2002. Aroma is a little malty with some hops. Color is a yellow gold. Taste is creamy and malty. Just an ok beer. Wednesday, October 10, 2007
JoeinDahlem	3.3 Little Yeoman Porter 12 oz. bottle at the brewery in Cabool, Mo. Translucent dark brown with light brown head that lasts a little while. Mild, roasty aroma. Just a touch of chocolate sweetness in the flavor before blossoming into the roasty malts, little espresso, mildly bitter. Somewhat lively, thin despite a stouty grittiness, dryish finish. The flavor is nice but not incredibly strong, and I think this is a good intro porter for someone used to lighter beers. Quaffable but not clean. Wednesday, June 13, 2007
thegreenrooster	3.4 Little Yeoman IPA Stl Microfest. Pour is a Hazy orange with a fluffly white head. Aroma is deffinatly a fresh pine hop with some bready malts. Flavor is more of the same. Lots of pine citrus hops with some bready malts to round things out. A very clean smelling and tasting brew. Monday, June 11, 2007
SunSkates	2.9 Little Yeoman Porter I’ve never seen a porter like this. Transparent dark reddish brown with a light head. Malt, raisins, bread yeast noticed in aroma. Also noticed some caramel, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Sweet with a clean finish. Like a light chocolate brownie. Low bitterness. Drank this a month after the best by date. Sunday, March 12, 2006
TexasAggie12	3.7 Little Yeoman Stout Nice dark black pour with a nice head. The aroma was nice. The Taste had a little coffee flavor with a hint of malt and sweet carmel. I thought this was a very good beer. Thursday, February 23, 2006
hopdog	3.8 Little Yeoman Stout 12oz bottle acquired in trade with beerhandy. I found this one, forgotten, at the back of the fridge. Bottle labeled, drink before March (good thing it was in the fridge the whole time). Poured a dark black with an averaged sized tan head. Aromas of roasted malts, caramel, and chocolate. Tastes of chocolate, roated malts, caramel, and light coffee. Body on the thinner side. Thursday, December 22, 2005
OhioDad	3.8 Little Yeoman Stout 12 oz bottle via trade with beerhandy - Thanks Chris! - Pours black with a large rocky tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, caramel, and a touch of smoke. Flavor is much more rich. Chocolate, caramel, coffee, and roasted malts. Some nice hops finish it off. Body is very creamy and smooth. A fair amount of carbonation. A very drinkable stout. Nice. Sunday, October 16, 2005
CaptainCougar	3.6 Little Yeoman Stout Pours with a rich black body with dark brown edges and a thin dark tan head. Has a dry caramely butterscotch and black olive aroma with some dark fruitiness and lightly roasted malt. Body starts with a good light caramel sweetness and some nice bitter hoppy balance. Has a roasty dark chocolate finish. An enjoyable stout. Sunday, September 11, 2005
KAggie97	3 Little Yeoman Porter Pours a rich ebony. Nice lacing Flavor is full of rich berries and weak chocolate. Good beer. Friday, September 2, 2005
KAggie97	3.8 Little Yeoman Stout Pours a thick, rich black with a frothy beige head of clinging lace. Aroma is smoke, roasted malt, and chocolate. Taste is more of the same. This is a fine stout; wish I had access to more bottles or a tap. Good stuff. Saturday, August 20, 2005
beeryum	3.6 Little Yeoman Stout Bottle. Very dark black opaque pour. Bit roasty malt and coffee aromas, with light bits of chocolate. More roasty malt flavors, some coffee again. Very nice for a stout I thought. Monday, August 8, 2005
goldtwins	3.7 Little Yeoman Stout Poured a very dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma of milk, coffee, and chocolate Nice roasted flavor but a little dull. Maybe should have drank this first. Smooth body. Surprisingly good for relatively unknown beer. Thursday, August 4, 2005
hezron	2.6 Little Yeoman Porter Aroma is a slightly roasted chocolate that has an old, dusty twist to it. Rich brown color that still shows light, I can make out the logo on the other side of the glass. Not much of an off-white head and it fades quickly like a soda. Bitter, roasty coffee and chocolate character with a ciggerette smoke finish. The body is pretty thin with high carbonation. Thanks to Doppelganger for this one. Tuesday, July 26, 2005
omhper	3.7 Little Yeoman Stout Bottled, thanks beerhandy! Black, small head. Roasty with lots of coffee. Dairly dry with medium body. Well balanced. A solid, enjoyable stout that doesn’t go overboard in any direction. Tuesday, July 5, 2005
omhper	2.6 Little Yeoman Porter Bottled, thanks beerhandy! Cloudy mahogany colour. Syrupy aroma. Sweet with clean mouthfeel and notes of spun sugar and toffee. Rather one dimensional. Similar to some French bière noire. Tuesday, July 5, 2005
Doppelganger	2.8 Little Yeoman Porter Pours modestly dark red amber. A decent cap of off-white head. Aromas of toast, brown sugar, and a bit of smoke. Hmm. Not sure what to make of this. There is nothing wrong with it, on the contrary, I actually find it very tasty sipping. Maybe they were shooting for the mostly brown malt porters of the 1700s? At any rate, there is a very mild dry roastiness to the flavor, some caramel, but the yeast profile strikes me as very Belgian. Banana and clove esters in the finish. Palate is a bit on the thin side, but a nice toasty dryness. I feel bad rating this very good tasting beer so poorly, but it just isn’t brewed to anything like modern style. An attempt to recreate a vintage porter would be great, and maybe that is what they had in mind. But if that’s what they are shooting for it needs to say so on the label! If I had to group this with something else I had tasted, I would call this a close cousin of New Belgium’s 1554. (Nicer than that particular brew, but in the same vein.) Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Eyedrinkale	3.7 Little Yeoman Stout 12 oz bottle with a small but sturdy head. Aroma and taste are rich with chocolate and coffee. Noticed some dough taste in there as well. Very balanced. Friday, May 27, 2005
Eyedrinkale	3.5 Little Yeoman Porter Light black with some red and a small head. Aroma and taste are cocoa with roasted coffee. Not on the hoppy side but a more subdued, balanced poster. Just a bit thin on body but good anyway. Friday, May 27, 2005
Brad	3.2 Little Yeoman Stout Bottle: Very brown in color, with a moderate tan head. Aromas of chocolate, burnt toast/popcorn. Flavor wasn’t as heavy as I would’ve liked, coffee and dark chocolate. Fair carbonation tickled the mouth pleasantly. Friday, May 27, 2005
Brad	3.2 Little Yeoman Porter Bottle: Brown/Beige in color with a tan head and heavy sediment present. Aromas weren’y very powerful, but you could still make out the sweeter malts, cocoa and caramel. Flavor was thin, caramel and dark chocolate, water. Friday, May 27, 2005
SuIIy	3.2 Little Yeoman Stout Bottle from eyedrinkale. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Notes of coffee and chocolate. Somewhat too thin but mouthfeel is pleasant without the thickness. Friday, May 27, 2005
SuIIy	3 Little Yeoman Porter Bottle from eyedrinkale. Pours a medium brown with a slight red hued tan head. Head is fizzy and crackly. Mouth is a little too thin with some chocolate flavors. Friday, May 27, 2005
MaxPower	4.5 Little Yeoman Stout Rich dark black color, creamy sticky brown head that leaves a clingy lace in my glass. Chocolate and burnt coffee aroma. Dark roasted malty flavor, nice bitter- burnt dry finish, medium bodied with a full and creamy mouthfeel, this is an awesome stout. Saturday, May 21, 2005
MaxPower	3.4 Little Yeoman Porter Dark brown almost black with a beautiful creamy light brown head that leaves some lacing in the glass, roasty chocolaty malty aroma. Roasted malty chocolate and coffee flavors, nice dry burnt bitterness in the finish, a very good porter I would like to try again. Saturday, May 21, 2005
MaxPower	3.2 Little Yeoman IPA Hazy copper color with a large frothy head that leaves a good lacing in my glass, citrus and piney hop aroma. Bready and caramel flavors with not much of a hop bite, medium body with a creamy soft mouthfeel, finishes with a clean and pleasant bitterness, a decent English style IPA. Saturday, May 21, 2005
hopdog	3.1 Little Yeoman Porter Bottle acquired in trade with beerhandy. Poured a dark and cloudy reddish-brown color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of roasted malts, light chocolate and nuts. Tastes of nuts, light chocolate, toffee. Tastes on the softer side. Thinner and weak body. Not your ’typical’ porter (although one that would be easy to drink all night long). Saturday, April 30, 2005
TheDean	3.7 Little Yeoman Raspberry Cream Ale Smells like fresh raspberries. Nice color and texture. Overpowering raspberry taste, but in a good way. A nice beer. Tuesday, April 5, 2005
TheDean	3.5 Little Yeoman Pale Ale Beautiful auroma. Taste is somewhat lacking, missing that initial bite. Good aftertaste makes up for it a bit. A nice beer. Monday, April 4, 2005
Styles	3.5 Little Yeoman Stout Bottle in trade from beerhandy. Pours brown with a huge beige head. Aroma is dark roasted malt, lots of chocolate and some dark fruit. Flavor is just like it smells except it was overly buttery, which was a little turn off. Otherwise a very nice stout. Sunday, April 3, 2005
TheDean	3.3 Little Yeoman IPA Fruity/cutrusy auroma with a beautiful pour. Sweet taste with a bit of a bitter aftertaste. Tangy. Mmmm...Tang. respectible, but not great. Thursday, March 31, 2005
TheDean	4.3 Little Yeoman Stout Wow, beautiful pour and an incredible aroma. Give a hint of toasted chocolate. Sweet taste that goes down smooth with no aftertaste. Not heavy, a lighter and wonderful stout. One of the better touts...heck beers I’ve had in a while. Sunday, March 20, 2005