diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/homebrew_cask.yml b/changelogs/fragments/homebrew_cask.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..623a982455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/homebrew_cask.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - homebrew_cask - handle unusual brew version strings (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/8432, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/9881).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/homebrew_cask.py b/plugins/modules/homebrew_cask.py
index d69fd266a2..7455a61d69 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/homebrew_cask.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/homebrew_cask.py
@@ -425,10 +425,7 @@ class HomebrewCask(object):
         cmd = base_opts + [self.current_cask]
         rc, out, err = self.module.run_command(cmd)
 
-        if rc == 0:
-            return True
-        else:
-            return False
+        return rc == 0
 
     def _get_brew_version(self):
         if self.brew_version:
@@ -436,11 +433,13 @@ class HomebrewCask(object):
 
         cmd = [self.brew_path, '--version']
 
-        rc, out, err = self.module.run_command(cmd, check_rc=True)
+        dummy, out, dummy = self.module.run_command(cmd, check_rc=True)
 
-        # get version string from first line of "brew --version" output
-        version = out.split('\n')[0].split(' ')[1]
-        self.brew_version = version
+        pattern = r"Homebrew (.*)(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)(-dirty)?"
+        rematch = re.search(pattern, out)
+        if not rematch:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to match regex to get brew version", stdout=out)
+        self.brew_version = rematch.groups()[1]
         return self.brew_version
 
     def _brew_cask_command_is_deprecated(self):
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_homebrew_cask.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_homebrew_cask.py
index 6fcc06d976..85f5920912 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_homebrew_cask.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_homebrew_cask.py
@@ -6,18 +6,33 @@ from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-from ansible_collections.community.general.tests.unit.compat import unittest
-from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules.homebrew_cask import HomebrewCask
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules.homebrew_cask import (
+    HomebrewCask,
+)
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.homebrew import (
+    HomebrewValidate,
+)
 
 
-class TestHomebrewCaskModule(unittest.TestCase):
+def test_valid_cask_names():
+    brew_cask_names = ["visual-studio-code", "firefox"]
+    for name in brew_cask_names:
+        assert HomebrewCask.valid_cask(name)
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.brew_cask_names = [
-            'visual-studio-code',
-            'firefox'
-        ]
 
-    def test_valid_cask_names(self):
-        for name in self.brew_cask_names:
-            self.assertTrue(HomebrewCask.valid_cask(name))
+def test_homebrew_version(mocker):
+    brew_versions = [
+        "Homebrew 4.1.0",
+        "Homebrew >=4.1.0 (shallow or no git repository)",
+        "Homebrew 4.1.0-dirty",
+    ]
+    module = mocker.Mock()
+
+    mocker.patch.object(HomebrewCask, "valid_module", return_value=True)
+    mocker.patch.object(HomebrewValidate, "valid_path", return_value=True)
+    mocker.patch.object(HomebrewValidate, "valid_brew_path", return_value=True)
+
+    homebrewcask = HomebrewCask(module=module)
+    for version in brew_versions:
+        module.run_command.return_value = (0, version, "")
+        assert homebrewcask._get_brew_version() == "4.1.0"