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!
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jul 2025
at 18:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A hazed milky yellow ipa with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, light tropical fruits, very nice. In mouth, sweet fruity malt biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp and dank notes, pleasant and smooth.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jul 2025
at 22:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
19th July 2025
Panda thanks to Cloin. A mild to medium haze on this orange gold beer, small and short lived bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, semi dry, modest fine minerally carbonation. Smooth pale malts, a light creamy sweetness, slightly ripe tasting. Light cooling pine into juicy ripe citrus, a little candy fruits. Light and semi dry finish. Inoffensive but not grabbing me on any level.
Panda thanks to Cloin. A mild to medium haze on this orange gold beer, small and short lived bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, semi dry, modest fine minerally carbonation. Smooth pale malts, a light creamy sweetness, slightly ripe tasting. Light cooling pine into juicy ripe citrus, a little candy fruits. Light and semi dry finish. Inoffensive but not grabbing me on any level.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2025
at 14:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
19th July 2025
Panda thanks to Cloin. Hazy gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head that doesn't last. Smooth palate, a little soft, reasonable fine carbonation. Soft creamy sweet malts, taste a little ripe but no milky or caramel flavours creeping in. Mild pine into rich ripe citrus and stone fruits, ripe grape and a little lime. Light and semi dry finish. Quite flavoursome and certainly not unpleasant but, perhaps a bit stodgy and ripe in both the malt and hop aspects of this brew.
Panda thanks to Cloin. Hazy gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head that doesn't last. Smooth palate, a little soft, reasonable fine carbonation. Soft creamy sweet malts, taste a little ripe but no milky or caramel flavours creeping in. Mild pine into rich ripe citrus and stone fruits, ripe grape and a little lime. Light and semi dry finish. Quite flavoursome and certainly not unpleasant but, perhaps a bit stodgy and ripe in both the malt and hop aspects of this brew.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2025
at 14:26
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
473ml can. Hazy, yellow-ish, bright golden colour with average to huge, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, white head. Citrusy fruity, slightly tropical fruity and minimally grassy, hoppy aroma, oaty and minimally wheaty malty background, notes of lemon, lemongrass, passion fruit, mango, a touch of limoncello. Taste is mildly bitter, citrusy fruity and slightly tropical fruity, minimally grassy hoppy, oaty and slightyl wheaty malty basis with some residual sweetness, notes of lemon, lemon peel, some lemongrasss, a touch of mango, passion fruit, mandarine, more subtle hints of melon, lychee, papaya, some citric tartness.
Creamy-watery texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy palate, medium to fine, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Well balanced, harmonious, seemingly light, immensely refreshing, nice oaty creaminess, obviously excellent water, fantastic "easiness" - great!
Creamy-watery texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy palate, medium to fine, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Well balanced, harmonious, seemingly light, immensely refreshing, nice oaty creaminess, obviously excellent water, fantastic "easiness" - great!
Tried
from Can
from Craftbeer Shop
on 18 Jul 2025
at 19:47
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
473ml can, 2025 vintage, this year's hops Citra, Galaxy and Motueka.
Opaque yellow, white head. Aroma of grapefruit, mango, lime, light dank herb. Taste of ripe citrus, grapefruit, lime, mango, pineapple. Medium bodied, again the carbonation on the heavier side making it feel more airy/lighter than I might expect for the style. Really tasty NEIPA though.
Opaque yellow, white head. Aroma of grapefruit, mango, lime, light dank herb. Taste of ripe citrus, grapefruit, lime, mango, pineapple. Medium bodied, again the carbonation on the heavier side making it feel more airy/lighter than I might expect for the style. Really tasty NEIPA though.
Tried
from Can
from Left Field Beer
on 16 Jul 2025
at 19:54
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
473ml can, 2025 vintage on the label, hops this time are Galaxy, Simcoe and Motueka - unclear if different from previous years.
Pours an opaque yellow, huge white head. Aroma of ripe mandarin, mango, grapefruit, light dank hit. Taste is very hoppy, juicy, mandarin, grapefruit, lime, mango, finishing kinda piney, pithy citrus bitterness and light dank herbal notes. Medium bodied but perhaps a tad overcarbonated for me. Really good though.
Pours an opaque yellow, huge white head. Aroma of ripe mandarin, mango, grapefruit, light dank hit. Taste is very hoppy, juicy, mandarin, grapefruit, lime, mango, finishing kinda piney, pithy citrus bitterness and light dank herbal notes. Medium bodied but perhaps a tad overcarbonated for me. Really good though.
Tried
from Can
from Left Field Beer
on 16 Jul 2025
at 18:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
on 15 Jul 2025
at 20:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
on 15 Jul 2025
at 19:53
9/10
Tried
on 09 Jul 2025
at 21:25