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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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Flight. Biere d’Avril 5.4% Clear amber brown with a mild aroma. The taste is banana and caramel on a light dry body. Solid. 3.5-6
Tried on 03 Jun 2019 at 09:28

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
A hazed reddish burgundy ale with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with raspberry jam, light acidity, guava, ok. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity raspberry jam with light acidity, light guava, ok. On tap at Beau's St Patrick 2019.
Tried from Draft on 16 Mar 2019 at 17:29

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
A hazed dark amber ale with a thin white head. In aroma, nice raspberry jam with light Brett, light lactic notes, light acidity, nice and smooth. In mouth, a nice tart raspberry jam with light acidity, light Brett, light cork notes, very nice and complex.
Tried on 07 Jul 2018 at 03:17

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bourbon barrel aged Belgian blond ale. Hazy dark gold colour. Lasting white head. Biscuit aroma. Not huge bourbon some vanilla. Some sweetness. Some dryness. Some Belgian character. I thought really interesting. Interesting Belgian ale with some barrel age. Light bourbon vanilla. 8.2%
Tried on 05 Jun 2018 at 18:30

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Shacklands Brewery TO. Clear gold colour lasting white head. Some Belgian wit aroma and flavour. Some banana and peachy ester. Light saison character. Quite dry. Decent.
Tried from Draft on 20 May 2018 at 16:54

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
On tap at Shacklands Brewery TO. Turbid pale gold colour lasting white head. Lovely guava flavour. Lovely fruit juice. Some orange flavour. Some dryness on finish. Top notch flavours. Very good.
Tried from Draft on 20 May 2018 at 16:38

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Shacklands Brewery TO. Light haze gold colour lasting white head. Light golden ale. A little cereal. Some OK citrus flavour. Not much bitterness. OK if fairly thin in malt.
Tried from Draft on 20 May 2018 at 16:35

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
On tap at Shacklands Brewery TO. Gold colour lasting white head. Yes some Belgian yeast character peach and banana. Some tropical hop flavour. Light bitterness on the finish. Decent. Some interesting character
Tried from Draft on 20 May 2018 at 16:22

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft - Estery stone fruit and Brett notes. Clear gold with a decent white head. Brett fruity notes and a dry bitter finish.
Tried from Draft on 27 Dec 2017 at 18:45

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft - Estery stone fruit and some light funk. Clear gold with a decent white head. Sweet and fruity notes with a light pepper note.
Tried from Draft on 27 Dec 2017 at 18:39