Phillips Brewing and Malting Co.

Microbrewery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Phillips Brewing Co.

Established in 2001

Contact
2010 Government Street, Victoria, V8T 4P1, Canada
Description
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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6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from 473mL can. Clear copper gold with full white head. Biscuity bread malt, leafy grassy hop with an oily resin finish. Took a few sips, but it's growing on me with each sip. Not amazing, but enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 21 Oct 2022 at 09:07


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Poured from the tap. Hazed yellow gold with small white head. Grainy cereal malt, fairly bland and boring. Meh.

Tried from Draft on 11 Oct 2022 at 06:35


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Can, courtesy of Riley
Clear blond colour. It has a gentle fruity note, more noticeable in the aroma, but somehow present in the flavour too; for the rest, it's dry but not crispy; no malt flavour, almost; low bitterness.
Clean but very mediocre.

Tried from Can on 08 Oct 2022 at 07:13


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can shared by Explosivedog: pours yellowish white head. Aroma is light witbier notes and some citrus. Taste is sweet, low bitterness, citrus. Ok.

Tried from Can on 01 Oct 2022 at 03:09


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can. Pours gold. Tangerine, pepper, estery, lemon, biscuit. Medium body. Not ideal.

Tried from Can on 01 Oct 2022 at 03:05


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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

473ml can at Taps Beer Bar, Changkat, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a crisp, malty, light toffee, light lemon citrus, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Can at Taps Beer Bar : Changkat on 30 Aug 2022 at 15:40


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6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft at Taps Beer Bar, Changkat. Poured a slightly hazy medium amber colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is unsurprisingly big ginger! The flavour is dry spicy herbal ginger with a little spicy ginger burn in the finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation. As much as I love ginger, I didn’t like this enough to order a second glass.

Tried from Draft at Taps Beer Bar : Changkat on 26 Aug 2022 at 14:48


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Dark brown with a cm of tan head that fades fast. Aroma of chocolate, briochish bread, light spices. Taste is a tad milky as well but the chocolate is bittersweet and there is a nip of bitterness at the end too. Decent body for the ABV. Straightforward but pretty satisfying.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2022 at 13:44


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap. Pours a hazy gold-yellow with a small, short lived, white head that laces nicely. Sweet fruity aroma of bready wheat malt, peach, nectarine, yogurt and floral hops. Sweet fruity flavour of bready wheat malt, peach, apricot and floral hops in a dry, sour lacto finish. Light to medium body with a watery to oily texture and lively carbonation. Juicy, delicious and refreshing.

Tried from Draft on 20 Aug 2022 at 04:56


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

355mL can, pours a clear pale yellow with a small white head. Aroma is rather skunky and vegetal, with herbal notes and light grass. Flavour is rather vegetal, with herbal notes, a touch of grass, and straw. Dry, straw-like and clean-ish but too vegetal. It's barely drinkable.

Tried from Can on 30 Jul 2022 at 03:07