Posted Tue, Jul 20th 2010, 11:22 : Our Beer, Events, The Arts, Community, Seasonals
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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Posted Tue, Jun 1st 2010, 10:01 : Our Beer, Events, Seasonals, Cascadia
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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Posted Wed, Apr 21st 2010, 14:34 : Our Beer, Community, Cascadia
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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Posted Mon, Feb 22nd 2010, 10:05 :
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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Posted Tue, Jan 19th 2010, 12:04 :
The good folks at CAMRA Vancouver (Campaign for Real Ale) have just announced their 2010 awards for BC and once again, it's a strong showing for Phillips. For the fourth time, Phillips has been named Best BC Brewery. In the Best BC Beer category, Longboat Chocolate Porter has won Silver. And in the Best BC Seasonal Beer Category, the Crooked Tooth takes Gold, as well as a Bronze for the Hammer.
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Posted Mon, Dec 14th 2009, 10:46 : Our Beer
Phillips Brewing, including this great picture of Matt, was featured prominently in a recent Macleans magazine article about the craft brewing industry. Check it out at http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/10/small-ales-big-sales/
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