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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7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Cloudy gold with a rich white head. Orange peel and some tropical notes. Bitter orange peel and a long finish. Not juicy, but pleasant.

Tried from Can from Firefly Fine Wines and Ales on 26 Jun 2020 at 19:56


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

On tap at Brewhall, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out straw and biscuity malt. Flavour is grainy, with seltzery notes, crisp crackery malt, and grains. Clean enough, but rather grainy and seltzery. It's alright.

Tried from Draft on 24 Jun 2020 at 05:28


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

473mL can, pours a cloudy peachy orange with a small white head. Aroma reveals gentle strawberries upfront, with some estery notes, a touch of saison yeast, and clove. Flavour tastes more like strawberries than guava, with subtle tartness, and some lacto. This tastes quite different than I expected -- more yogurty than saison-like, and the fruits resemble strawberries more than guava. Nonetheless, pleasant beer.

Tried from Can on 09 Jun 2020 at 03:10


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Can from The Gull, North Vancouver; tag 31JUL20
Cloudy to murky blond colour. It starts with a touch of fruity hops in the nose; the body is light, apparently some minor sourness, with some sweetness, not balanced by the absence of bitterness, everything fading, into an incredibly boring finish.

Tried from Can on 18 Apr 2020 at 09:18


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft @ Bier Markt Esplanade, Toronto. Pours a hazy yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grassy citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty hoppy grassy citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy finish.

Tried from Draft on 15 Apr 2020 at 13:15


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

Cloudy gold with a rich beige head. Dank and weedy citrus. Light weedy and some herbal notes with a touch of pale malts.

Tried from Can from Firefly Fine Wines and Ales on 22 Mar 2020 at 20:38


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

Clear medium amber colour, tall frothy off-white head, dissipating slowly, good lacing. Aroma toasted malts, grain, light caramel, pine. Taste medium sweet and light bitter, malty, grainy, caramel, pine resin. Malty sweet and light bitter finish, wood notes, light to medium body, watery to oily texture, average carbonation, solid pale ale.

Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2020 at 12:00


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

341mL can, pours a hazy golden with a medium white head. Aroma reveals bright floral hops, with some citrus zest, and biscuity malt. Flavour is balanced, with citrus hops, some floral notes, and crisp biscuity malt. Nothing overly interesting, but the balance is good, and there is even a decent hop bite. Better than expected.

Tried from Can on 06 Feb 2020 at 04:37


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

Cloudy amber, off white head. Dank piney citrus nose/palate. Dry & fruity with long strong bitter end. Needs more malt in back

Tried on 05 Feb 2020 at 01:17


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

Hazy gold, white head. Nose of citrus and spice. Somewhat dry with spicy yeast, coriander and light citrus

Tried on 05 Feb 2020 at 00:47