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!
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 dank tropical notes and a semi-dry finale. Taste is also a good mix of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones with dank tropical notes and a semi-dry finish. Body is full for style with a creamy feel with good carbonation. Enjoyable double NEIPA with big juicy hops..
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jan 2026
at 15:15
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a dark brown foamy head with some retention and some lacing notes. Aroma of chocolate notes with some deep bourbon notes with light vanilla notes. Taste is also a mix of chocolate notes with some deep bourbon notes and vanilla notes with residual sugar notes. Body is full with an oily texture and good carbonation with light discernible alcohol notes. Solid triple BA stout with a sweet finale and nice woody notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2026
at 01:57
8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a dark brown foamy head with some retention and some lacing notes. Aroma of chocolate notes with some bourbon notes with light vanilla notes. Taste is also a mix of chocolate notes with some bourbon notes and vanilla notes with residual sugar notes. Body is full with an oily texture and good carbonation with light discernible alcohol notes. Solid BA stout with a sweet finale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2026
at 01:53
7.5/10
Tropical fruit. Slight sweet. And juicy hop. Smooth body.
Tried
from Can
at
Strait And Narrow
on 17 Jan 2026
at 15:44
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 notes and a semi-sweet finale. Taste is also a good mix of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones with tropical/mango notes and a semi-dry finish. Body is full for style with a creamy feel with good carbonation. Enjoyable double NEIPA with good drinkability.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jan 2026
at 21:04
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
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 notes and a semi-sweet finale. Taste is also a good mix of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones with tropical notes and a semi-dry finish. Body is full for style with a creamy feel with good carbonation with some fusel notes that are noticeable. Enjoyable triple NEIPA but a tad touch much fusel notes are noticeable.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jan 2026
at 20:59
8.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
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 pineapple notes and a semi-dry finale. Taste is also a good mix of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones with pineapple notes and a semi-dry finish. Body is full for style with a creamy feel with good carbonation. Enjoyable double NEIPA but hops juicy side could have been more upfront.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jan 2026
at 20:47
8.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
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 notes and a semi-dry finale. Taste is also a good mix of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones with tropical notes and a semi-dry finish. Body is full for style with a creamy feel with good carbonation. Enjoyable double NEIPA but hops juicy side could have been more upfront.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jan 2026
at 20:43
7.8/10
Ripeish tropical fruity with some coconut, lime and citrus, hints of dry bitterness. Not as bad as I expected from the hop combo.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2026
at 17:40
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 notes and a semi-dry finale. Taste is also a good mix of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones with tropical notes and a semi-dry finish. Body is full for style with a creamy feel with good carbonation. Enjoyable NEIPA with a nice hoppy tropical twist and juicy hops
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jan 2026
at 21:52