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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5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

473ml can. Pours a clear amber with pink hue and a medium, frothy, long lasting, off-white head that laces nicely. Mild aroma of raspberry and bready wheat malt. Sweet flavour of raspberry and bready wheat malt with a dry, slightly tart finish. Light body with a thin, watery texture and soft carbonation. Pretty plain and simple, but easy to put back on a hot summer day.

Tried from Can on 05 Aug 2019 at 04:03


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

Can from High Point, Vancouver; tagged 31oct2019 (really??? not the packaged date?)
Murky, filthy golden colour, small head. Mild aroma of orange peel and light yeast, light cheese. Lean mouthfeel, the sweetness is mild; the malt base is ok, but the fermentation is muddy, the hop is orangey, a bit vegetable, definitively not brigh or juicy.
Phillips brewed better beers in the past, what's going on?

Tried from Can on 20 Jul 2019 at 18:31


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

Draft at Taps Beer Bar, Changkat, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear amber colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head and some broken lace. The aroma is malt, light tropical fruits, boiled sweets. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a crisp, light, slightly watery, mineral, tropical citrus, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 20 Jul 2019 at 16:01


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

650mL bottle, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Nose is full of musty, earthy notes, wild yeast, and bitterness. Flavour is a jumbled mess -- with brett, citrus, and earthy notes. Chaotic and unharmonious. Poor -- they don't know what they're doing.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2019 at 05:31


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

Light funk, stone fruit and esters. Cloudy gold with a decent white head. Light funk, stone fruit esters and a soft finish.

Tried on 10 Jul 2019 at 23:47


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

Nice reliable hop aroma with honey notes, good off-white foam and a clear gold medium body. Flavour is chewy hops, candy, wet hoppiness. Did I mention the hops? Okay mouthfeel, adequate. Okay hoppy beer but nothing truly interesting here.

Tried from Can on 22 Jun 2019 at 23:25


5.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Funky hay and white wine on the nose, barely any foam and a mostly clear yellow body. Flavour is soft brett yeast and vague hints of sour grain. An okay attempt at a sour but fundamentally middle of the road, satisfies those looking for the category yet not the best in the category.

Tried on 22 Jun 2019 at 23:16


5.5
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Ruby red body and no foam, sweet sugary berry on the nose. Flavour is a lot of berry sweetness with a fake malt back end. Good carbonation and crisp mouthfeel at least. Otherwise pretty middle of the road.

Tried on 22 Jun 2019 at 23:09


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Murky yellow body, minimal foam. Soft sweet pineapply hops aroma. Flavour is chewy hops, candy notes. Okay fullness on the mouth. Still a little disjointed and lacking the finesse that a legacy brewer like Phillip's should have mastered a generation ago.

Tried from Can on 22 Jun 2019 at 23:03


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

Cloudy yellow body and modest foam. Sweet candy hops on the nose. Flavour is sweet oily hops and nothing else. Okay mouthfeel. It sorta seems...dumb? Like, they already have a dozen beers that taste like this?

Tried from Can on 22 Jun 2019 at 22:55