Badlands Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Caledon, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Badlands Brewing Company

Established in 2018

Contact
13926 Chinguacousy Road, Caledon, L7C 1Z3, Canada
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!

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7/10
A hazed golden ipa with a thick frothy lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity biscuit malt with loads of dank resinous citrusy floral hops, grapefruit, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, citrus pulp, tropical fruit, very nice.
Tried on 01 May 2021 at 00:12

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 9
(473ml can c/o Luc, thanks!) Pours near-opaque yellow-gold with a decent white head and a little lace. Aroma of lots of fresh and slightly dank leafiness, mixed citrus, white grape, soft berries, mixed 'tropical fruit juice' sweetness, a touch of tanginess, soft bready malt. Flavour is lead by fairly sweet and lightly tangy orange pulp, citrus zest, berries (especially strawberry), nice leafiness, some dank overtones, touch of conifer needle, smooth bready malt, a bit more mineral and crisp than some Badlands IPAs, softly bready malt, off-dry finish with orange and berries, soft peppery hop cone accents, fairly low bitterness. Long orange peel aftertaste. Medium bodied, moderate carb, a touch less creamy and more prickly than the current house style. I'm not convinced by the various water profile experiments, but this is yet another tasty IPA from Badlands; like a more rounded version of the Pedestals with Talus and HBC630.
Tried from Can on 27 Apr 2021 at 21:25

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
(473ml can c/o Luc, thanks!) Pours near-opaque yellow with a thick white head and lace. Aroma of dank ripe funky pineapples, mix of musky tropical fruit that reminds me of a market in Bangkok, foral punchiness of lychee, candied pit fruit, hint of the flavour (not aroma) of durian. Flavour is semi-sweet and very floral-fruity, tons of lychee and mangosteen, peaches, candied yuzu peels, hints of pineapple, subtle peppery hop burn, malt is lightly bready, drying finish with fairly low bitterness. Medium-bodied, oily to creamy, with average carbonation (a little high for Badlands house style). I love this, big expressive Galaxy floral tropical fruit notes. It's not everyone's cup of tea but as a big Galaxy fan this nailed it for me.
Tried from Can on 25 Apr 2021 at 20:40

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
(473ml can c/o Luc, thanks!) Pours near-opaque yellow gold with a thick white head and lots of lace. Aroma of grapefruit peels, cedar needles, sweet perfume, cannabis, soft Sabro-like coconut, some citrus pulp or soft yellow fruit juciness. Flavour of bitter orange peel, grapefruit, rich florals (like actual crushed flower petals), woody spicebox, conifer resins, soft coconut creaminess, some bready malt at the core. Light to moderate sweetness up front, finishing fairly dry and heavily laden with sticky resins, some bitterness and a little astringency. Long aftertaste. Medium bodied, soft carb with nice bit of creaminess. Interesting character, helps me better understand Talus after having it (especially under its HBC alias) in a lot of blends recently. Doubt it will become a single hop winner though. That said, this is quality brewing as usual for Badlands singles with good hop saturation and expression.
Tried from Can on 23 Apr 2021 at 22:01

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
(473ml can c/o Luc, thanks!) Pours very cloudy medium gold with a decent white head with good retention and lace. Aroma and flavour driven by an interesting character of mixed red berries (especialy raspberry) coupled with dank conifers, some mandarin/grapefruit peel aromatics, almost bittersweet with some nice bready malt as a core and the fruity aromatics, finishes with sticky berries, pine resins, citrus bitters and a touch more hop burn than typical from a Badlands beer giving a light to moderate bitterness. Medium bodied, very creamy, softly carbonated. Nice to try HBC630 alone after having experienced its berry and conifer vibes in other multihop beers.
Tried from Can on 18 Apr 2021 at 01:06

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
473mL can, pours a hazy golden with a medium white head. Nose is wonderfully dank, with lots of pot-like hops, a burst of tropical fruits, and just enough biscuity malt. Flavour is super juicy and dank, with lots of dank hops, resinous hop oils, and plenty of juicy tropical fruits. Pretty gorgeous and assertive hop character—dank, juicy and oily on the finish once again. Excellent.
Tried from Can on 16 Apr 2021 at 03:27

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
(473ml can c/o Luc, thanks!) Pours very hazy bright yellow-gold with a decent white head and lace. Aroma of bright citrus and white grape with quite a dank blanket of cannabis and wet leaves, some sweet bready malt, accents of nice floral tropical Galaxy. Flavour is popping with tangerine, white grape, some red berries, rich lime zest florals, smooth bready malt, soft and lightly mineral and plush, with some dankness building middle to finish of the sip, semi-sweet but finishing fairly dry with light to moderate bitterness with candied pit fruits, florals and dank leafy resins in the aftertaste and just a hint of boozy twang. Medium body, lightly creamy, with fairly high carb which is a little unusual for a Badlands. Big time southern hemisphere hop vibes here, a long way from a mango bomb with some nice green and floral notes and no hop burn. Good stuff here, nice hop saturation.
Tried from Can on 13 Apr 2021 at 00:54

7/10
A hazed blonde ipa with a thick frothy lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light resinous hops, light vanilla, pleasant. In mouth, a nice biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, pleasant vanilla, faint coconut, pleasant. Can from brewery.
Tried from Can on 09 Apr 2021 at 23:38

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
(473ml can c/o Luc, thanks!) Pours moderately hazy yellow-gold with an average white head and some lace. Aroma is quite floral, heavy on melon, tangerine, grapefruit peels, mango, unripe peach, dank grassy hops and a little bread. Flavour is semi-sweet and juicy up front, slightly green mango and honeydew with grapefruit peels, bready malt, a little dank grassy edge but no really 'green' hop burn, there is a little bit of alcohol warmth though (unusual for Badlands). Aftertaste of soft mango and melon with some grapefruit peel. Light to medium body, oily to creamy, soft to moderate carb. Solid stuff, this isn't my absolute favourite hop profile but it's rendered well here and is a tick above regular More! for me.
Tried from Can on 09 Apr 2021 at 17:10

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
473mL can, pours a cloudy peachy golden with a small white head. Aroma is pithy, dank, and tropical, with lots of pithy stone fruits, bitter citrus peel, and dank hops. Flavour is quite bitter and abrasive, with bitter citrus peel, stone fruits, some tropical notes, and some dank hops. It's on the harshly bitter side, with quite a bit of bitter citrus peel. Good albeit a bit harsh.
Tried from Can on 09 Apr 2021 at 03:07