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It all began with a 27 year old brewer, a windowless apartment, and a mountain of credit card debt. Phillips’ first brews were about as unconventional as his financing structure. In the conservative beer climate of 2001 the brewery launched with an Espresso Stout, a Raspberry Wheat Ale, and a boldy-hopped IPA; a suitable foreshadow for the creativity to come.

Since then Phillips has moved out of the apartment and into a more brewing-appropriate facility (with windows) closer to town. We have launched a soda company, a distillery, and most recently a malting facility–the only one of its kind in Canada.
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crit200 (5396) reviewed
Blue Buck from Phillips Brewing and Malting Co.
19 years ago
4.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Hazy copper, small beige head. Light fruity nose, faintly citrus.Cookie dough malt flavor, no hops. This is supposed to be a bitter/pale ? Nothing bad here, but nothing good either.
Tried on 13 May 2007 at 19:41
Oakes (34715) reviewed
Dubbel Surly from Phillips Brewing and Malting Co.
19 years ago
2.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 2 Flavor 1 Texture 2 Overall 1.5
Bright reddish-brown colour...looks nice. Sort of a light aroma with vague caramel, molasses and spent grains. Thin, hollow and gutless nuts/caramel taste. Sweet, bland and poorly executed. Malt flavours are too thin and simplistic. This yeast is useless. Gets worse as the glass goes, too.
Tried on 20 Apr 2007 at 12:55
crit200 (5396) reviewed
Dubbel Surly from Phillips Brewing and Malting Co.
19 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
Brown with small beige head.Malt,alcohol & brown sugar nose and palate.Small plentiful bead, but still seems undercarbonated No detectable hops
Tried on 11 Apr 2007 at 18:45
crit200 (5396) reviewed
Surly Blonde Big Belgian Triple from Phillips Brewing and Malting Co.
19 years ago
4.9/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cloudy deep gold, fast fading beige head.Light yeasty nose and palate. Lacks carbonation. Lightly fruity, lightly malty. Drinkable, but not a tripel.Slightly tinny finish
Tried on 10 Mar 2007 at 16:23
GRM (7543) reviewed
Black Toque from Phillips Brewing and Malting Co.
19 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle, 650 ml, brewed in January 2004; eye: black, espresso head; nose: roasted malt, freshness, hops, grapefruit, citrus; mouth: acridness, nice finale in roasted malt, foamy texture FRANÇAIS Bouteille, 650 ml, brassée en janvier 2004; oeil : noire, mousse espresso; nez : malt rôti, fraîcheur, houblon, pamplemousse, citron; bouche : âcreté, belle finale en torréfaction, texture mousseuse
Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2007 at 15:42
GRM (7543) reviewed
Coffee Stout from Phillips Brewing and Malting Co.
19 years ago
3.9/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Bottle; eye: burgundy, no head; nose: light taste of roasted malt, vegetables, olive oil; mouth: light roasting, thin, thin, thin, mildly acrid, light bitterness FRANÇAIS Bouteille; oeil : bourgogne, pas de mousse; nez : légère torréfaction, légumes, olive; bouche : légère torréfaction, mince, mince, mince, moyennement âcre, légère amertume
Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2007 at 20:05
Mansquito (19868) reviewed
Oatmeal Stout from Phillips Brewing and Malting Co.
19 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Pours a really, really dark brown colour with a tiny head. Looks pretty much like a flat coke, but not in a really bad way. Nice roasted smell to it. Tastes like breakfast with a little bit of alcohol to boot. Not sweet like some oatmeal stouts that I have tried, rather it is more on the side of coffee. It was more watery than what I expected as well.
Tried on 05 Jan 2007 at 14:57
Mansquito (19868) reviewed
Longboat Double Chocolate Porter from Phillips Brewing and Malting Co.
19 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
This beer, it is dark and all. But head there is not, Smells like Count Chocula and dark chocolate. So not too bad if you know what I mean, which you very well might not. But who cares... eh. It tastes like dark chocolate. It tastes a little like coffee as well (I mean I was gonna say espresso, but who really knows what espresso tastes like... that’s right, nobody actually does... what objective method do we have to measure espresso taste... afterall some espresso tastes worse than a morman coffee.) Wow that was a rant. The beer itself is pretty light bodied actually. Good stuff. Quite drinkable. Would do it again. Eh up!
Tried on 29 Dec 2006 at 02:14
crit200 (5396) reviewed
Burley Wine from Phillips Brewing and Malting Co.
19 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Deep brown,creamy tan head.Light fruit(plum?),brown sugar nose.Malty,brown sugar profile, lightly smoked, medium alcohol heat. Well blended.. Considerably better than the other Vancouver Island offering.
Tried on 20 Dec 2006 at 23:15
TimE (11137) reviewed
Burley Wine from Phillips Brewing and Malting Co.
19 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Dark brown color, with a light brown head. Brown sugar, burnt raisins, cherries and apricots in the nose. Malty body, cherries, chocolate truffles, oranges, brandy, strawberries exudes from the mouth. Dangerously drinkable and smooth. Chocolate strawberry finish. Yumm.
Tried on 20 Dec 2006 at 14:25