Phillips Beer, Victoria, BC
Surly Blonde, Blue Buck, Chocolate Porter, Accusation Ale
Phillips beer is “proudly brewed in a little brewery at the bottom of a mid-sized island on the left side of a very big country.”
Phillips rolled out its first beers in August 2001 and proclaims itself to be the younger brewery in Victoria: because they are a new business, because their oldest employee is 40, because of their ties to the skateboarding and arts community.
Now, there’s an art to making beer, and Phillips beers are excellent, but I fell in love with their artwork.
Shawn O’Keefe has been designing their labels from day one, and they’re gorgeous. They also use hand-painted wood signs designed and painted by the Dobell Brothers to advertise outside the brewery and at locations where their beer is sold. Again, amazing artistic talent.
If you’re in Victoria, be sure to check out their beer or go on a brewery tour (4 beer samples and laughter included).
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