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

355ml can. Pours a hazy yellow-gold with a medium, foamy, long lasting, white head that leaves thick curtains of lace. Sweet fruity aroma of grainy wheat malt, tangerine, orange, grapefruit, pineapple, mango and grassy hops. Sweet fruity flavour of grainy wheat malt, grapefruit, pineapple, mango, orange and light oats in a dry, mild bitter, piney hop finish. Medium body with an oily texture and average carbonation.

Tried from Can on 28 Aug 2021 at 05:27


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

Hazy straw, white head. Fruity nose , similar subdued palate. Medium fruity bitterness in finish

Tried on 14 Aug 2021 at 03:45


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

Can. Cloudy and dull pale, with a thick head. The aroma is just sort of yeasty, maybe with a hint of pineapple. On the palate, that's about it. Yeasty, touch of pineapple but the messy base beer doesn't do the pineapple any favours - this needs to be much crisper, maybe some tartness, I mean the wheat does nothing either.

Tried from Can on 31 Jul 2021 at 01:50


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

Poured from the tap. Ruby red with pinkish white head. Sweet black berry with mild tartness.

Tried from Draft on 20 Jun 2021 at 04:02


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

473 ml can. Pours a hazy amber with moderate head. Aromas of sulphur, salt, and wheaty malts. Flavors of brine, fruity coriander, and wheat crackers. Don't know what rockweed bring to the party; maybe that's the coriander... Nice enough

Tried from Can on 15 Jun 2021 at 01:02


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Okay medium clear brown body and nice enough foam. Plenty of lime and ginger on the nose, slight malt, but that doesn't make it appertizing - margarita vibes going on. Flavour is an interesting mix of lime and ginger and some grenadine it seems, could just be how the malt is interacting. Feels like a bad cocktail at a cheap resort in Fiji. If that's what you want, well, here it is.

Tried on 15 May 2021 at 03:43


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Pours with bigly foam on a medium coppery brown body. Soft sharp macchiato coffee aroma, slight biscuit and pumpernickel. Flavour is good biscuit and slight molasses, sadly a little too watery. Adequate but rather uninteresting.

Tried on 15 May 2021 at 02:51


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

473 ml can. Pours a darkish orange brown with little head. Aromas of ginger, root beer and lime. Flavors of same; predominately ginger. Can't really get the barrel, but there is a hot spicy finish. A second round may be better with less lime and ginger...

Tried from Can on 12 May 2021 at 00:18


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Clear dark gold with a rich white head. Citrus and some crystal malts. Old school and typical Phillips candied orange and malt notes.

Tried from Can on 16 Apr 2021 at 14:27


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cloudy gold with a rich white head. Mandarin and peach on the nose. Mandarin and peach with a nice soft finish.

Tried from Can on 15 Apr 2021 at 18:50