Tiger Shark
Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.


- From:
- Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #1,178 - ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #32,589 - Avg:
- 3.61 | pDev: 15.24%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 9
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 22, 2026
- Added:
- Apr 22, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
This citra-focused beer is a pale ale re-imagined. bred to attack the pallet, Tiger Shark is a tropical alpha beast packed with juicy passion fruit and citrus flavour, without the bitter bite.
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Ratings by Shandit66:
Reviewed by Shandit66 from Canada (ON)
1.96/5 rDev -45.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
1.96/5 rDev -45.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
It may be citrus, but with so much hops, how can you tell?
The hops level is specified at about 4/10 - which makes me question what a 10/10 is like.
Reduce the hops level and maybe I can taste the beer
Apr 11, 2019The hops level is specified at about 4/10 - which makes me question what a 10/10 is like.
Reduce the hops level and maybe I can taste the beer
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Tburk1997 from Canada (AB)
3.89/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Got this for Olympics hockey this poured great and the taste was really good it has a slight bite to it but that probably gives the beer its own two feet to stand on good beer would get again
Feb 22, 2026Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.93/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
473 mL can from TBS via the Phillips Octobox. Best before Jan 23 2023 and served slightly chilled.
Pours a clear, effervescent medium gold colour, with two fingers of puffy, foamy white head situated atop. It lasts for five minutes or so, leaving a beautiful coat of delicate lace behind as it recedes down to a fat, creamy collar and sudsy cap. Citrus and tropical fruit on the nose: grapefruit, melon, maybe a hint of grape - very nice so far.
The taste does not disappoint - I'm getting grapefruit and wheaty, grainy pale malts at first, followed by notes of cantaloupe and passion fruit. Stays fruity to the end, featuring a blend of melon, citrus and green, tea leafy hop bitterness that doesn't last long into the dry-ish aftertaste. Light-medium in body, with moderate carbonation; feels smooth and soft, but also crisp. Superb drinkability.
Final Grade: 3.93, a B+. The marketing blurb mentions its lack of a "bitter bite", and they ain't kidding - Tiger Shark is fruity right from the start, and stays that way through to the end. It's too bad I haven't seen singles of this around here, because I'd be buying this on a frequent basis, I think. Possibly my favourite beer in this mixed pack, though I've still got one more brew left to review (Glitter Bomb) before I can say that for certain...
Nov 03, 2022Pours a clear, effervescent medium gold colour, with two fingers of puffy, foamy white head situated atop. It lasts for five minutes or so, leaving a beautiful coat of delicate lace behind as it recedes down to a fat, creamy collar and sudsy cap. Citrus and tropical fruit on the nose: grapefruit, melon, maybe a hint of grape - very nice so far.
The taste does not disappoint - I'm getting grapefruit and wheaty, grainy pale malts at first, followed by notes of cantaloupe and passion fruit. Stays fruity to the end, featuring a blend of melon, citrus and green, tea leafy hop bitterness that doesn't last long into the dry-ish aftertaste. Light-medium in body, with moderate carbonation; feels smooth and soft, but also crisp. Superb drinkability.
Final Grade: 3.93, a B+. The marketing blurb mentions its lack of a "bitter bite", and they ain't kidding - Tiger Shark is fruity right from the start, and stays that way through to the end. It's too bad I haven't seen singles of this around here, because I'd be buying this on a frequent basis, I think. Possibly my favourite beer in this mixed pack, though I've still got one more brew left to review (Glitter Bomb) before I can say that for certain...
Reviewed by Hat_Fulla_Beer from Canada (AB)
4/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
473ml can poured into tulip.
Pours slightly hazy gold with two fingers of off-white head that leaves some spiky lace as it recedes.
Smells of orange and grapefruit peel, fresh biscuit, some pineapple and melon, chalky minerals and some piney green hops.
Tastes of biscuity caramel malt, breakfast table orange and grapefruit, more tropical pineapple, hard water and more sappy pine resin.
Feels soft and silky. Light bodied with frothy carbonation. Finishes dry.
Verdict: Highly recommended. A nice light pale ale with some snappy hops.
Oct 08, 2022Pours slightly hazy gold with two fingers of off-white head that leaves some spiky lace as it recedes.
Smells of orange and grapefruit peel, fresh biscuit, some pineapple and melon, chalky minerals and some piney green hops.
Tastes of biscuity caramel malt, breakfast table orange and grapefruit, more tropical pineapple, hard water and more sappy pine resin.
Feels soft and silky. Light bodied with frothy carbonation. Finishes dry.
Verdict: Highly recommended. A nice light pale ale with some snappy hops.
Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)
3.88/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Phillips Brewing 'Tiger Shark' Pale Ale @ 4.7% , served on tap at 'The Tasting Room' & from a 473 ml can
A-pour is light gold from the can to a hazy gold in the glass with a large fluffy white head leaving a spotty lace ring along the tulip/Spiegelau
S-citra hops , tropical
T-almost sweet tasting , easy drinking hazy pale ale , no hop bite on the swallow
MF-decent carbonation , medium body
Ov-ok juicy pale ale
prost LampertLand
May 01, 2022A-pour is light gold from the can to a hazy gold in the glass with a large fluffy white head leaving a spotty lace ring along the tulip/Spiegelau
S-citra hops , tropical
T-almost sweet tasting , easy drinking hazy pale ale , no hop bite on the swallow
MF-decent carbonation , medium body
Ov-ok juicy pale ale
prost LampertLand
Reviewed by Tony787 from Canada (ON)
3.94/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I bought a can at the beerstore in Ontario Canada Tiger Shark nice looking can .
Poured a 1 to 2 finger head into glass clear golden color good carbonation.. smells sweet and tropical .
Wow very tasty very easy drinking alcohol is hidden
Smooth and creamy with hints of fruit very low bitterness level.
Overall a very tasty beer
It's good .
Cheers.
Dec 14, 2021Poured a 1 to 2 finger head into glass clear golden color good carbonation.. smells sweet and tropical .
Wow very tasty very easy drinking alcohol is hidden
Smooth and creamy with hints of fruit very low bitterness level.
Overall a very tasty beer
It's good .
Cheers.
Reviewed by altstadt from Canada (BC)
3/5 rDev -16.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -16.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Clear pale yellow straw color. Pours a medium height head that quickly turns into an uneven medium and large bubbled mass. The head dropped down to a thin skiff in about a minute. Very low flow of tiny sized bubbles rising from the bottom of the glass. Some patchy lacing.
A mild but sharp barnyard scent dominates. There is a bit of a mineral chalky scent. There are other funky yeast scents, including a light mildew, and a mild malt. Some floral and citrus (esp orange) scents show up. Swirling the glass kicked up a much stronger and unpleasant barnyard that overwhelmed everything else.
The barnyard and a sour cut grass taste dominate. Some other light funky yeast flavors float around with a bit of malt flavor. The aftertaste is bitter barnyard with the barnyard fading leaving only some light bitters.
Forms a little bit of a coarse bubbled foam along with some tongue tingling.
Pretty average, but due to positives and negatives cancelling rather than being bland. For example: the florals and citrus were nice, but were offset by the excessive barnyard. The flavors and scents seem extremely sensitive to temperature. I noticed big differences between the two cans I had that I could only attribute to the temperature.
Sep 30, 2020A mild but sharp barnyard scent dominates. There is a bit of a mineral chalky scent. There are other funky yeast scents, including a light mildew, and a mild malt. Some floral and citrus (esp orange) scents show up. Swirling the glass kicked up a much stronger and unpleasant barnyard that overwhelmed everything else.
The barnyard and a sour cut grass taste dominate. Some other light funky yeast flavors float around with a bit of malt flavor. The aftertaste is bitter barnyard with the barnyard fading leaving only some light bitters.
Forms a little bit of a coarse bubbled foam along with some tongue tingling.
Pretty average, but due to positives and negatives cancelling rather than being bland. For example: the florals and citrus were nice, but were offset by the excessive barnyard. The flavors and scents seem extremely sensitive to temperature. I noticed big differences between the two cans I had that I could only attribute to the temperature.
Reviewed by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.85/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a light gold colour, slightly hazy with a small head on top. Sharp hops on the nose. The taste is bitter and hoppy, yet light and crispy, crushable. Nicely carbonated
Sept 29 2021
Dec 29, 2019Sept 29 2021
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