Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada · Est. 2001
Tally's Take
Why this matters
They built their own malthouse, which almost no brewery does. Controlling your own malt supply is a decade-long commitment, not a marketing line.
The People
Behind the beer
Started on credit cards after every bank refused him; later built his own malthouse.
The Beer Library
Beers
Blue Buck Ale
Year-RoundPale Ale
Matt Phillips started the brewery on credit cards after every bank turned him down. Blue Buck is the beer that paid them off.
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CurrentPale Ale
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CurrentHazy IPA
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CurrentPilsner
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CurrentLight Lager
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Seasonal / current listingWheat Ale
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Current / award documentedFruit Beer
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Current / award documentedFruit Beer
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Current / award documentedSpiced Beer
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Awards
- 2025
Bronze — Dinosour Passionfruit Orange Guava (Fruit Beer)
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Gold — Dinosour Dragonfruit Lychee (Fruit Beer)
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Bronze — Crooked Tooth Nitro (Spiced Beer)
BC Beer Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
2 organisations
Connected suppliers & bodies
- bc beer awardsAwarded2025Bronze — Dinosour Passionfruit Orange Guava (Fruit Beer)
- bc beer awardsAwarded2025Gold — Dinosour Dragonfruit Lychee (Fruit Beer)
- bc beer awardsAwarded2025Bronze — Crooked Tooth Nitro (Spiced Beer)
- phillips maltingDivision ofMalting division operating within the brewery, supplying Vancouver Island brewers.
Straight answers
Common questions about Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.
- Who owns Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.?
- Phillips Brewing & Malting Co. is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
- Is Phillips Brewing & Malting Co. independent?
- Yes. Phillips Brewing & Malting Co. is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- When was Phillips Brewing & Malting Co. founded?
- Phillips Brewing & Malting Co. was founded in 2001 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
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