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Cranberry Orange Wit - 5% - 650mL November 30th, 2015 - Say hello to our little friend! Scarfface is snow-packed with enough cranberry and citrus to make a bad guy feel good, and is a welcome break from the heavy winter ales. Pouring a soft melon orange colour with a pillow white head, aromas of fresh oranges and fruity esters lead to a sweet orange wheat body, that finishes with a crisp cranberry tartness. This seasonal brew is only available for a limited time from your preferred craft-focused private liquor store.  If you find yourself in our neck of the woods, come on down to the brewer...

Green Reaper Returns! October 5th, 2015: It's hop harvest season and Green Reaper, our annual fresh-hop IPA, is back!  This year's Reaper uses Vancouver Island barley malted right here at our malting facility!  We are so excited to be able to partner with local farmers to use island-grown grain in our brews, that we've updated our name to Phillips Brewing & Malting Co! On the hop side of things Green Reaper is packed with fresh centennial hops which were shipped straight from Sartori Farm in Chilliwack and into our brew kettle. Grapefruit aroma and flavours are underpinned with slight floral hints.  This IPA remains subtly sweet, featuring a vibrancy and delicacy that can only come from full-cone, never-dried hops. Harvest your bottle at private craft-focused liquor store...

it's pumpkin beer season (although i'd much rather keep my pumpkin spice to lattes and pie...) Cannery Brewing Company Seasonal Release Cannery has created a new line up of limited release beers; blending the enthusiasm of craft beer with the excitement of passionate artists and photographers. The beer in the bottle will be as unique and impressive as the art on the label. Read more about the brewery.   KNUCKLEHEAD PUMPKIN ALE       Nothing says fall better than this gnarly, spiced-up brown ale! Style: Brown Ale  Alc./Vol: 5.0% Featuring locally grown, roasted knucklehead pumpkins along with traditional fall spices creating a seasonal ale that's not your average knucklehead's ale!

Super Cooper Anniversary Ale August 17th, 2015: It's our birthday, and we're celebrating with a very special gorilla-sized barrel aged brew! Super Cooper was aged in freshly emptied bourbon barrels for a full year before dry-hopping. Soft malt sweetness and warm oak character from the barrel is paired with the bright kick of American hops.  It's our first Anniversary Ale with an anniversary of its own! Bottles are limited and available at private craft-focused liquor stores for a short time only. We would also like to invite you to celebrate with us at a couple of Super Cooper tasting events: IN VICTORIA: Enjoy a taster and say cheers to another year of beer along with us at the brewery on Wednesday August 19th from 4-6 .  Our friends at Meat and Bread will be on-hand serving up Porchetta sandwiches with a citra hop verde sauce! IN VANCOUVER: We'll be at Bitter Tasting Room on...

New Belgium Brewing’s Surprisingly Sessionable Hop Tart is an Easy Drinking Summer Sour Latest Hop Kitchen release delivers a tropical twist on the American sour ale Ft. Collins, Colo., June 19, 2015 – New Belgium Brewing is celebrating summer with a sessionable, fruity spin on the typical American sour. Hop Tart is New Belgium’s latest Hop Kitchen offering, blending Belgian Pale Malt from the Colorado Malting Company, with tart lactobacillus and fruity hops. The result is a refreshing, easy drinker, perfect for fun in the sun. The beer is available on draft only in New Belgium markets. Hop Tart’s lactobacillus offers just the slightest hint of sour that propels bursts of passion fruit, guava and pineapple, courtesy of hefty Nelson Sauvin, Galaxy and Experimental Hop 522 dry-hopping. “We developed Hop Tart based on our Snapshot brewing process, which is a unique way of souring wort,” said Matty Gilliland (aka Matty Smooth), brewing process analyst at New Belgium Brewing. “It...

from phillips: A New-Zealand Inspired Seasonal Sipper   April 20th 2015: Inspired by the land of the Kiwi, Apteryx is a brand new fruity IPA that features New-Zealand grown Nelson Sauvin hops. The hop is a relative newcomer, first appearing in 2000 after careful cultivation, and imparts such a distinctive white wine “fruitiness” that Sauvin portion of the name was actually borrowed from the Sauvignon Blanc grape.   Apteryx pours a clear apricot colour with a marshmallow white head.  A medium-bodied malt base highlights notes of tropical fruits, gooseberries, nettles, and freshly crushed grapes.  Finishes dry. You can find this refreshing seasonal sipper at craft-focused private stores for a limited time only, or you can pop by the brewery this Thursday from 4-6 for a special draft tasting.

from phillips brewing: Double Dragon Returns   March 2nd 2015: Bow to your Sensei because the Double Dragon Imperial Red Ale is back for another       round! For a real hop heavyweight, this 8.2% red ale remains bright on the palate striking quickly with roundhouse hop kicks and finishing dry. Ultimately this majestic beer, brewed deep copper red, is big enough to slay even the strongest thirst. Double Dragon Imperial Red Ale is available for a limited time at craft-friendly private liquor stores and the Phillips Brewing dojo. For Victoria followers of brewing arts, we will be hosting a draft tasting of Double Dragon at Phillips on Thursday March 5th from 4-6pm.  

Benefit Brews and Puzzles A side by side release of two Puzzlers, and 2 Benefit Brews February 2nd - Two Puzzlers and two Benefit Brews are released today!  For the first time ever we're releasing our classic Puzzler Belgian Black IPA side by side with a barrel-aged version.  All craft beer lovers are invited to join us at the brewery on Thursday February 5th for a tasting of these two special brews. We are also thrilled to announce that the Victoria Humane Society Dunkleweizen AND the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society Dunkleweizen Benefit Brews are officially released!  This year the voting was so close that we declared a tie and doubled our brew size .  Full proceeds of this very special beer will be donated to their respective causes (~$10,000 each!).  The Victoria Hum...

  NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDERING!                                           Chef Series #3- Burnt Citrus Fruit. R&B Brewing "Chef Series" is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between our head brewer Todd Graham and a select group of acclaimed local chefs. In partnership thy have created beers and dishes with complementary ingredients and flavours especially designed to be enjoyed together. The chef for the third edition is Robert Belcham (pictured below), head chef and co-owner of Campagnolo on Main and Campagnolo Roma on Hastings. This mild hopped Extra Special Bitter is ripe with citrus notes brought out with the use of Galaxy hops and the addition of burnt oranges, grapefruits and lemons. It is then filtered through 30 pounds of charcoaled pork bones.   ...