Phillips Slipstream Cream Ale
January 4, 2013 Leave a comment
You know, I’m not actually sure I’ve had anything from Phillips before, besides the Longboat Chocolate Porter which I love. I went to the beer store expecting to pick up some Whistler brands, but then they were out of them… so I decided to give this one a go! The top of the box has a little visual slider indicating the flavour, and it was 3/4 of the way over towards malt (but more importantly, far away from hops) so I grabbed it. Also there is a biker on the front. That might be important!
First impressions: Definitely malty and very “dark” in exactly the way I like it. The beer itself is really rich and smooth, and I probably would, in fact, describe it as creamy. The bottle says it is “as smooth as a pedal stroke”, but clearly these people do not try to ride a bicycle in PG.
Other than that, I’m not seeing anything too special about it. I don’t think I’ll be searching it out in the future, but it’s not helping that I was in the mood for a crisp refreshing Whistler-style beer. Sometimes I’m in the mood for a rich malty beer so I might hunt it down again.
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