What does a hop-happy brewery get themselves for their ninth anniversary? A nine-megaton hop bomb that outdoes last year’s anniversary explosion of hops. Following in the footsteps of Phillips Crazy 8s Annu-ale, we’re happy to announce the coming of the 9 Donkeys of the Hopocalypse. "9 Donkeys?" you say? Well, the number nine refers not only to the different hops used in this perilous 9% brew (Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Citra, Hallertauer,...
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  Since installing an eternally flowing porchside beer fountain could be both expensive and bad for your liver, Phillips 24-Mile Blueberry Pail Ale is the next best thing in terms of backyard ales. Every ingredient used to craft this refreshing beer has travelled 24 miles or less from farm to brew kettle. First, water from the Sooke reservoir is blended with barley, grown and malted locally by Mike Doehnel. Then we...
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Just a quick hit-and-run flavour update and to let you loyal folks know about some summer events we have on the go.   The Rifflandia Music Festival is back for its third incarnation, so also means the return of Rifflandabrau! The easy-drinking pilsner is the new featured beer in the Showcase Mixed Pack, as well as being available for your growler pleasure on one of our rotating flavour taps. Stay tuned for your chance to win passes...
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With his tasty oatmeal stout, Garry Giesbrecht was the clear winner in the recent Showcase Showdown homebrew competition hosted by CAMRA BC and Phillips Brewing Company. Last week, Giesbrecht joined our head brewer Damon Bell and Matt Phillips to make a larger batch of his prize-winning oatmeal stout. The stout will be the next featured beer in the Phillips Showcase, which will be hitting shelves some time in the next month.
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We believe in brewing in the Cascadian styleWe believe in a glassful of advertisingIt's perfectly acceptable for a beer to be your primary source of Vitamin BYou don't have to be a monk to brew Belgian beerIn Cascadia, hazy beers are okThe true noble hops give citrus flavoursWe believe that beer starts at 5%We work in a brewery, not a beer factoryThe Cascadian Purity Law of 1984 states "If it tastes good, it's ok to...
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The Blue Buck was up and at 'em early on Saturday, mingling with the hosts of NBC's Today Show. The Buck was featured as part of NBC's Olympics coverage in a segment featuring an array of BC beers, all of which happen to be from Victoria. Check out the story below. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/35493787#35493787
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