Shacklands Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Shacklands Brewing Company - Out of business

Closed in 2025

Contact
100 Symes Road, Toronto, M6N 0A8, Canada
Description
Shacklands Brewing Co. specializes in Belgian style ales, Farmhouse ales, Saisons, Funks and Sours.

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5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
On tap at Shacklands, pours a deep dark mahogany with a small beige head. Nose is full of bourbon, with a very perfumey character, nail polish remover, and vanilla. Flavour is harsh, with lots of perfume notes, vanilla, and nail polish remover. The barrels don't seem to have been used too well. Harsh, amateur brew.
Tried from Draft on 19 Oct 2019 at 17:18

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Shacklands, pours a hazy bright pinkish red with a small white head. Aroma brings out bright raspberries, some fruit skins, and gentle brett funk. Flavour is very fruity, with lots of raspberries (mostly skins), accentuated by prominent brett. Assertive carbonation, sort of like champagne, which might be a tad overdone, but it's quite solid.
Tried from Draft on 19 Oct 2019 at 17:11

6/10
A hazed blonde ale with a thin white head. In aroma, nice fruity lemon malt with light grassy hops, light mineral notes, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light acidity, light Brett, light lemon, pleasant. On tap at brewery.
Tried from Draft on 30 Jun 2019 at 20:53

6/10
A hazed blonde ale with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light pineapple and funky guava, tropical fruit, light mineral notes, OK. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with loads of guava, light pineapple, light acidity, pleasant and refreshing. On tap at brewery.
Tried from Draft on 30 Jun 2019 at 20:50

7/10
A hazed blonde ipa with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light pineapple, resinous and piney hops, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, light tropical fruits, very nice. On tap at brewery.
Tried from Draft on 30 Jun 2019 at 20:40

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
A dark brown porter with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet chocolate malt with loads of bourbon barrel notes, woody notes, light licorice, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet chocolate malt with light vanilla, bourbon barrel notes, alcohol warmth, light licorice, very nice and rich. On tap at brewery.
Tried from Draft on 30 Jun 2019 at 20:36

7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Awesome looking. Looks like purple juice with a pink head, tart berry aroma and a light bodied very tart and acidic berry flavor. Really nice. Ap 5 Ar 8 t 8 p 4 o 13-4
Tried on 03 Jun 2019 at 09:35

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Flight. Lemongrass & Ginger 5.4% Semi-opaque gold with a good 1cm of foam and a lemongrass light ginger aroma. Light bodied cardboard and lemongrass with a splash of ginger. Ok. Ap 4 Ar 7 t 6 p 4 o 11
Tried on 03 Jun 2019 at 09:34

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7
Flight. Pineapple Guava Sour 4.5% Milky honey gold with minimal head. Lightly sour aroma, light body and very tangy tart guava and passion fruit. Bang on, great best of the bunch. Ap 4 Ar 7-8 t 8-9 p 4 o 14
Tried on 03 Jun 2019 at 09:32

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Flight. Beer-items Away 5.3% Made with Yuzu. Reddish brown with a pink head. Light bodied, zesty with Yuzu and bready malts. Alright but not super memorable. 3.4
Tried on 03 Jun 2019 at 09:30