Badlands Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Caledon,
Ontario,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Badlands Brewing Company
Established in 2018
Description
A farm brewery in Caledon, Ontario. Troy Baxter, Mike Nuttall and Grace Wilkinson make hoppy, hazy ales in small batches that sell out as fast as they can make them. We specialize in IPA, but we also have a deep affinity for farmhouse ales, crispy lagers and mixed fermentation sours.
We used to brew on a small, inefficient 100ish liter brew house in an old retrofitted calf barn. It was a lot of work, but it's all we could afford to get this thing started without investors. Now we mostly brew on a bigger, sort of more efficient brewery.
Since day one we have believed in the same fundamentals: quality and freshness above all else. Our mission is to get our beer to your mouth when it's at it's best!
We used to brew on a small, inefficient 100ish liter brew house in an old retrofitted calf barn. It was a lot of work, but it's all we could afford to get this thing started without investors. Now we mostly brew on a bigger, sort of more efficient brewery.
Since day one we have believed in the same fundamentals: quality and freshness above all else. Our mission is to get our beer to your mouth when it's at it's best!
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 28/07/2026.
Hazed orange topped with a white cap.
Nose is juicy tropical fruit flesh, pine resin, guava, mandarin.
Taste comprises bitter orange, light floral notes, mandarin, papaya, melon, kumquat, lime leaf.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with juicy hop bitterness.
Solid.
Hazed orange topped with a white cap.
Nose is juicy tropical fruit flesh, pine resin, guava, mandarin.
Taste comprises bitter orange, light floral notes, mandarin, papaya, melon, kumquat, lime leaf.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with juicy hop bitterness.
Solid.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2026
at 18:33
7.8/10
Sweet, juicy and peachy with some tropical notes, stonefruits, citrus, floral hops and grapefruit, fluffy body.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jul 2026
at 21:40
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Canned 473ml. -at Ambasada Zagreb, shared with Hrabren. Murky yellow coloured, medium sized off-white head, citrusy and light floral nose. Sweet malty, citrusy, light herbal and bit floral with some alcohol in the finish.
Tried
from Can
from
Ambasada.
on 22 Jul 2026
at 23:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
A can shared with prof. Prezbelewsky and Ogi at Ambasada, Zagreb. Hazy yellow, small off-white head. Aroma is moderately hoppy, citrus, pineapple. Hints of herbs and malts. Smooth, juicy, creamy. Oaty, vanilla, lightly fruity flavour. Finishes sweet.
Tried
from Can
from
Ambasada.
on 19 Jul 2026
at 21:36
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12th July 2026
Can. Pretty hazy yellow gold beer, good size pale cream colour head. Airy palate, a mild dryness, good fine minerally carbonation. Light pale malts, smooth with a nice light creamy sweetness. The new hop brings sweet pineapple and a little hop spice. Back end is a pleasant smorgasbord of tightly bound tropical fruits and citrus, some of the promised papaya. Light finish. A tasty affair.
Can. Pretty hazy yellow gold beer, good size pale cream colour head. Airy palate, a mild dryness, good fine minerally carbonation. Light pale malts, smooth with a nice light creamy sweetness. The new hop brings sweet pineapple and a little hop spice. Back end is a pleasant smorgasbord of tightly bound tropical fruits and citrus, some of the promised papaya. Light finish. A tasty affair.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jul 2026
at 09:39
8.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
0,473l can from Hoptimaal webstore. Canned 18/Mar/26. Murky yellow beer with good and stable, cloudy white head. Aroma is hops, dank and tropical fruits. Flavor follows. Juicy, sweet, hoppy and creamy. Very smooth.
Tried
from Can
from
Hoptimaal
on 17 Jul 2026
at 19:23
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Hazy golden with a white head - Tropical fruity hop aroma - Malt body with a tropical fruity hop flavour and bitterness - Hop flavours and bitterness goes into the finish - This was good
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jul 2026
at 20:45
8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can: Poured a hazy/cloudy yellow color ale with a large white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones with some tropical hops notes and a semi-sweet finale. Taste is also a good mix of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones with some tropical notes and a semi-sweet finish. Body is full for style with a creamy feel with good carbonation. Enjoyable double NEIPA with nice drinkability and tropical notes.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jul 2026
at 20:51
8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can: Poured a hazy/cloudy yellow color ale with a large white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones with some 5-alive tropical hops notes and a semi-sweet finale. Taste is also a good mix of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones with some 5-alive tropical notes and a semi-sweet finish. Body is full for style with a creamy feel with good carbonation. Enjoyable double NEIPA with nice drinkability and heavy tropical notes.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jul 2026
at 19:26
8.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
A deep dark stout with a very thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, licorice, alcohol warmth, light vanilla and bourbon barrel notes, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, vanilla, bourbon barrel notes, woody notes, alcohol warmth, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2026
at 19:25