Rating

4.2 out of 5

Appearance

3.8 out of 5

Aroma

3.8 out of 5

Flavour

3.9 out of 5

Palate

Total

3.9

3.9 out of 5

Overview

• Brewery: Phillips Brewing Co.
• Beer Style: Lager
• Pros:

  Big, bold and intense "cereal" flavours in a unique BC craft beer

• Cons:

  Quite intense in most ways

• Conclusion:

  A strong lager with big malted notes and a rye spice to match

Phillips Brewing Co. – Cereal Killer Imperial Rye Lager Review

Phillips has flexed their style-creativity muscle in brewing up the Cereal Killer, an Imperial Rye Lager. In nearly four years of Beer Me BC, there has not been a comparably categorized beer. Pouring this “delicious terror” from the bomber bottle it is a colour of amber that is very-clear. The aroma coming off the Cereal Killer is very big with malt character and a rye like spice along side a caramel like sweetness. Tasting the beer it has a very big body with a sturdy malt-rye characteristic that further adds to the body. The weight of the flavour also mellows the alcohol flavour that is high for a lager at 7.2%. There are a few Rye Lagers on the market that have a similar flavour profile but everything here is just a little bigger. From body to flavour intensity and alcohol content the Cereal Killer is big, bold and a unique amplification of traditional Rye Lagers.

Alcohol – 7.2%
Size – 650ml
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