8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
(473ml can c/o Luc, thanks!) Pours very hazy medium yellow with a thick white head and heavy lace. Aroma is dank and leafy as expected from NZ hops, nice punch of sweetened lime and white grape up the middle, pale berries and some sweeter citrus, floral but not soapy or perfumed, soft bread. Flavour is lightly sweet at best with the bright fruitiness of this hop bill, lime, white grape, gooseberry and cannabis, leafy but not too 'green' and peppery, some lightly creamy floral tropical fruits, soft bready malt, dry and lightly bitter in the finish thanks to the leafy, lime peel-inflected tones coupled with an unusually crisp feel for Badlands. Light to medium-bodied, fairly creamy, a little lighter in heft than their typical IPA I felt. Lovely hop trio that very much hits my preferences.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2021
at 22:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(473ml can c/o Luc, thanks!) Pours quite hazy gold with a thick white head and good lace. Notes of white grapefruit, navel orange, semi-ripe and softly peppery pineapple fresh pine needles, some leaves, moderately spicy resin, smooth bready off-dry malt, finish is lightly bitter with a good peppery pine-inflected bite and touches of pineapple and grapefruit lingering as well. Medium-bodied, softly carbonated and quite creamy. Not my favourite Badlands ever as it's somewhat lacking in brightness and verve compared to most, but it's a solid old-school varietal IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Nov 2021
at 21:31
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(473ml can c/o Luc, thanks!) Pours fairly hazy pale gold with a thick white head and spotty lace. Notes of bright lime and green melons, navel orange and tangerine, sweet and lightly tart fruit candy vibes, softly bready malt, sweetness is light but present while the finish is relatively dry and lightly bitter with lots of lime peel/citrus oil vibes. Light to medium bodied, average carbonation that's fairly creamy though slightly less so than the average Badlands. Solid if not a juice bomb, I found it super-refreshing with tacos where some more sweet and juicy IPAs might come off second best.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Oct 2021
at 20:12
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
(473ml can c/o Luc, thanks!) Pours quite hazy deep gold with a decent white head and good lacing. Aroma is sweet citrus fruits (orange, sugared grapefruit), resinous pine, soft weed, lots of bread. Flavour is pink grapefruit, raspberry, orange, pine resin, cannabis, almost toasty grainy bread, light sweetness in the middle finishing fairly dry and moderately bitter with citrus peel, raspberry and resin plus some grainy notes. Light to medium bodied, average carbonation, slightly creamy. Decent but not quite to my taste as much as the typical Badlands beer including the excellent Realeity APA.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Oct 2021
at 21:55
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
(473ml can from 4th and 7, Toronto) Pours opaque dull yellow with a thick white head and heavy lace. Aroma of very sweet citrus and stone fruit, especially tangerine and canned peach, backbeats of mango and white wine, smooth softly bready malt underpinnings. Flavour is a bit less sweet and juicy than the nose would suggest but well-balanced, with pithy tangerines, fresh peach, melon, floral tropical fruit, lightly grassy Nelson, soft bready malt, very clean yeast, dry slightly mineral finish with floral hits and citrus oils, fairly low bitterness. Medium-bodied, soft creamy carbonation, no alcohol warmth. Excellent hop combo, it's hard to go wrong with these 3 in my books. Great DIPA.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Oct 2021
at 15:12
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
(473ml can from 4th and 7, Toronto) Pours near-opaque bright yellow with a thick white head and ample lace. Notes of bright red and orange berries, pink grapefruit, white grape, some floral lime, touches of bassier sweet mixed tropical fruit at the core, light bready malt with a touch of sweetness, overall balance off-dry, finishing quite dry but low bitterness with intense Talus-like berries from Riwaka I suppose, citrus peels, leafy freshness and a touch of Strata soapy cannabis. Medium-plus body, average carb with a slight soda tingle, no booze. Lovely hop profile, even if I don't love Strata the Nelson-Riwaka pairing is as inspired as always.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Oct 2021
at 18:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(473ml can c/o Luc, thanks!) Pours quite cloudy orange-gold with a small white head. Notes of sweet orange pulp and dried apricots, peach nectar, mixed tropicals, round brioche malt that's lightly honeyed, fruity esters that are more prominent than the house DIPA style, light resinous bitterness and somewhat noticeable alcohol warmth middle to finish of the sip. Low bitterness. Medium-full oily body, quite thick feel with soft carbonation. Solid first TIPA from Badlands though a bit too boozy even with some age on the can. Hope they continue to pursue the style.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Oct 2021
at 17:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(473ml can from 4th and 7, Toronto) Pours milkly yellow-gold with a thick white head and intense lace. Aroma of ripe peach, pineapple, cannabis, green melon and some citrus peel. Flavour is smooth and balanced between peach, melon and cannabis/resins, soft bready malt, some floral tropical fruit in the middle to finish. Dry low bitterness finish with the Galaxy floral notes popping out more into the aftertaste. Medium-bodied, soft carb, quite creamy mouthfeel. Another excellent Badlands, with the Galaxy florals being nicely framed by the danker leafier Cashmere.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Oct 2021
at 22:34
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
(473ml can c/o Luc, thanks!) Pours near-opaque orange-gold with a thick white head and lace. Aroma is beautifully dank and rendolent with lemon-lime cannabis, sugared passionfruit, pineapple, crushed mixed citrus pulp, sour diesel overtones, fresh grass, bready malt. Flavour is off-dry and with a slight tartness to match the sweet, lemon-lime candied peels, pulpy citrus mix, bright grass and cannabis leafiness, smooth doughy cereals, background tropical fruit, smooth doughy malt, dry finish with clean yeast character and low bitterness but stinging citrus/diesel and cannabis peppery vibes in the aftertaste. Medium-plus bodied, smooth and creamy, slight alcohol warmth. Bright, bold and beautiful NZ-hopped DIPA with a delightful citrus candy lead. Wish I had more!
Tried
from Can
on 06 Oct 2021
at 22:14
8/10
(473ml can c/o Luc, thanks!) ours quite hazy medium gold with a decent white head and spotty lace. Aroma of grapefruit oils, dank green melons, citrus-infused green tea herbaceousness, sticky hop cones, green garlic edges, some rather prominent cereal grains. Flavour is off-dry at best and heavily hop oil forward for Badlands, with big notes of grapefruit and pale citrus, lots of crushed citrus peels, peppery melons, herbal tea and hop leafiness, some rather prominent cereal grains, clean yeast without much ester sweetness, drying somewhat mineral finish with a little ABV warmth and light but tingling bitterness with notes of green onion, citrus oils, herbs and green tea. Medium bodied, very oily, softly carbonated. Interesting amalgam of Wood Bros and Badlands, with the spicy oily green hops and heftier cereals recalling the former and a smooth creamy dryness recalling the latter.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Oct 2021
at 21:54