Badlands Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Caledon,
Ontario,
Canada π¨π¦
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!
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
16oz @ Ryan's shared with Phill.
Aroma: something weird, like a fruity/flowery, dirty off flavor.
Taste: along the same lines, maybe not as aggressive on that bad component, as I would expect.
Overall: meh.
Aroma: something weird, like a fruity/flowery, dirty off flavor.
Taste: along the same lines, maybe not as aggressive on that bad component, as I would expect.
Overall: meh.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Nov 2025
at 04:39
6.1/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Poured from 473mL can (pkg Sept 10, 2025). Opaque blonde with small white head. Creamy overripe tropical hops, feint citrus. The tropical notes are so overripe they are almost rotting. Average, unfortunately.
Tried
from Can
at
Badlands Brewing Company
on 21 Nov 2025
at 04:27
8/10
Smooth, intensely hoppy and juicy tropical fruity with some citrus, herbal notes, hints of creamy fluffiness, dankness, hay and grapefruit. Soft and quite tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Nov 2025
at 23:32
7.4/10
β
Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Opaque, thick head. The aroma has a bit of allium, actually, and after that it's a bit more muddled. On the palate, a bit of an oaty note - not sure if they use them or not - and also it has a relatively low bitterness. There's some melon, pear, stone fruit. That sort of thing. Good hop character. The malts are thicker, richer, in that creamy sort of way that again tells me some oats are there. Some moments of good hop character, but the balance seems a bit off.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Nov 2025
at 05:32
5.6/10
β
Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5
473mL can, pours an opaque yellow with a small white head. Nose has lots of bright tangy hops, some sludgy chalkiness, and some muddled earthiness. Flavour is not as expressive, with the sludgy, chalky palate obscuring the usually vibrant Nelson expression. Itβs not egregiously chalky, and there is no hopburn, but still not a great hazy.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Nov 2025
at 05:32
7.4/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 473mL can (pkg 24 Sept 2025; thanks mom). Cloudy yellow with white head. Dank gas fumes and gooseberry, creamy texture, finish doesn't linger much.
Tried
from Can
at
Badlands Brewing Company
on 11 Nov 2025
at 05:22
6.1/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
473mL can. Pours opaque yellow with a white head. Super juicy tropical fruit and gooseberries on the nose. Flavour has a similar profile with tropical fruits and gooseberries, but it's drowned out a bit by the muddled, sludgy character of the palate. It starts out nice, but it just can't help being a hazy.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Nov 2025
at 01:32
8/10
Smooth, juicy tropical fruity with some citrus, pine, floral hops, hints of lime, grapes and creamy coconutty vibes. Interesting hop combination, but works surprisingly well.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Nov 2025
at 21:21
7.6/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from 473mL can (pkg 10/Sep/2025). Hazy bright blonde with full white head. Feint dankness, tropical hops, hint of citrus hops, blends nicely together, lightly creamy, on the cleaner side. Decent.
Tried
from Can
at
Badlands Brewing Company
on 10 Nov 2025
at 07:51
8/10
Soft, fluffy and peachy juicy tropical fruity with some floral and citrusy notes, hints of pine and grass. Crushable.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Nov 2025
at 20:01