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PRESS RELEASE {Friday December 18, 2015} It's the year of the sour! 2015's Vancouver Beer Awards dedicated their annual theme to this unique style and close to 1,400 BC residents ranked sour beer as their #4 preferred style, beating out lagers and pilsners according to the Craft Beer survey by BeerMeBC. Will the sour beer craze grind to a halt come January 31st? We think not. Get ready to change up the age old phrase when the clock strikes midnight in just a few short weeks:                         Happy New Beer ! Spinnakers' first bottled barrel aged sour, and certainly not the last. Our house lager was barrel a...

spinnakers is celebrating the 12 days of christmas with bombers! We are very excited to unveil our first advent calendar. The pack will hit shelves across BC in both private and Government stores this November. Celebrate the 12 days of Christmas with a mixed pack of year round, seasonal and special release bombers!             

We're brewing a beer for a cause, but need you to tell us which one! View this email in your browser Voting is Open! November 3rd, 2014 - Voting is now open for the 2015 Benefit Brew...or should we say brew(s)!!  This year we've upped the ante and are running a Benefit Brew for BC AND Alberta. If you're not familiar with this project, the nuts and bolts of it is that we're brewing a beer for a BC non-profit and an Alberta non-profit. We will be donating full proceeds (~$10,000) from the sale of these brews, but we need you to te...

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...

well, that was a fun trip to san francisco! then home to a crazy short work week in which i think i did two week's worth of work so there was no time to talk about how many fabulous beers i drank in sf! and now i'm of to gcbf to drink even more fabulous beers! it's hard to be me...

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.

cask alert: Please be advised that Dead Frog ( @DeadFrogBrewery ) will have the following upcoming cask: April 12, 4pm The Whip Restaurant & Gallery ( @WhipRestaurant ) Cask: Furious Friar Belgian IPA with pineapple, mango & jalapeño Ingredients: water, malted barley, hops, pineapple, mango, yeast, jalapeño Malts: 2-Row, Cara 8, White Wheat Hops: Columbus, Centennial ABV: 9% IBU: 55 Description: A deadly combination of West Coast hops and Belgian spice, experience intense tropical fruit and phenol aromas with flavours of citrus, coriander, clove and spice, finishing with a moderate chili heat. new releases:   THE ARK OF TASTE: A project of Slow Food, the ‘Ark of Taste’ is a collections of heritage foods from around the world designed to acknowledge local food heritage of which Red Fife wheat was Canada’s first addition in 2003.   Dunk...

from central city brewers and distillers: Central City Hops into the Premium Craft Cider category Aims to lead the craft cider segment in Canada with launch of “Hopping Mad Dry Hopped Apple Cider”   Surrey, B.C. – In another bold move, Central City Brewers + Distillers has entered the craft cider market with the launch of Hopping Mad Dry Hopped Apple Cider.  Hopping Mad Dry Hopped Apple Cider is a dry-sweet cider blending Yakima valley hops with fresh pressed apples from the Pacific Northwest.  Hopping Mad Dry Hopped Cider is cold fermented from scratch, using Northwest Apples, Yakima Hops and a special yeast. The dry hopping process used adds a nice hop aroma onto the dry sweet, cider, complementing the cider’s natural tart flavour. “It’s an exhilarating time for us at Central City to be able to create new and exciting products. We are best known for our expertise and pass...

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.