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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5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Poured from 473mL can (date stamp June 26, 2022). Clear-ish gold with white head. Citrus, veg, and cardboard. Definitely too old (should have paid more attention to the stamp when I bought it...

Tried from Can on 30 Apr 2022 at 07:48


5

Basic. Nothing at all special

Tried on 28 Apr 2022 at 00:42


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from 473mL can (back out of retirement). Hazy golden orange with minimal white head. Older style a bit, chewy malt, orange, hint of pine, sweet-ish. alcohol, It's okay. Would prefer something with more pine, but a good older style DIPA.

Tried from Can on 17 Apr 2022 at 07:25


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

They brought this out of retirement so I could get the tick. Orangey-amber colour and bright. Medium head. The aroma is definitely on the old school side of things with orange, pine, sticky malts and some alcohol. On the palate, same thing, really. It's big and sticky, alcohol cutting it a bit, and there's a marmalade sort of hop character with light pine. Pretty well made, if not my thing.

Tried on 05 Apr 2022 at 04:52


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

Pineapple and orange juice. Golden pour with decent head. Malty, some caramel. Bitter finish. With some tanginess, a touch of sweetness. Traders Cove is a better IPA. Tap at brewery.
Earlier Rating: 12/18/2016 Total Score: 3.6
Light citrus and some coriander hint like curry for white people. Hazy blonde pour with decent head and lacing. Tangy bitter finish. Tap at Beercade.

Tried from Draft on 03 Apr 2022 at 21:39


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

473mL can, pours a hazy bright amber orange with a large white head with long retention. Aroma bursts with tropical fruits, especially mango and guava, along with bright citrus hops, and oats. Flavour is bright and juicy, with lots of juicy tropical notes -- again, lots of guava and mango -- with a powerful citrus hop character, not too much chalk, and a caramel malt base that holds things together. Amply hopped, very juicy, and minimal chalk. A very well-done hazy, all the more surprising that Phillips did this.

Tried from Can on 22 Mar 2022 at 03:10


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

semi malty nose with some citrus fruit but directionless nose. Malty mouth with some fake citrus notes. Pretty bad.

Tried on 10 Mar 2022 at 11:17


4.6
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

lemon lacto disaster. Sour and over the top. Shit.

Tried on 10 Mar 2022 at 11:16


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from The Gull, North Vancouver
Murky blond colour. Aroma of tropical hops, light vanilla, light oats. Good ody structure; it has some creamy oats, quite good hopping, with some tropical accent, bitter citrus peel, and balanced bitterness, mostly coming in the finish.
Well done.

Tried from Can on 06 Mar 2022 at 18:54