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Re: Badlands Brewing Caledon
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 3:53 pm
by cratez
Thanks to all for the info on this brewery. Recently tried the Distorted and Through and was very impressed by both. Can't wait to try more from these guys.
Re: Badlands Brewing Caledon
Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 9:30 am
by sprague11
Through the Glass has been a bit hit or miss for me - Batch I had in April was fantastic, the last couple batches haven't been as good (but still above average).
The Distorted is the star of the show for me.Reminds me of the stuff coming out of the Hudson Valley as of late.
Re: Badlands Brewing Caledon
Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 1:23 pm
by sofakingdrunk
sprague11 wrote:Through the Glass has been a bit hit or miss for me - Batch I had in April was fantastic, the last couple batches haven't been as good (but still above average).
The Distorted is the star of the show for me.Reminds me of the stuff coming out of the Hudson Valley as of late.
Couldn't agree more with this entire post.
Re: Badlands Brewing Caledon
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 1:17 am
by duckdown
Well, I finally was fortunate enough to have a neighbour bring me 1 of each beers from last weekends drop
Straight up, that Textbook IPA is one of the finest fucking beers I’ve had all year
Color is nuclear yellow, nose is potent, alcohol is blended beautifully, taste is a 10
I don’t have enough good things to say about it.
I sincerely hope I get to try more from these guys.. pretty much my dream brewery style wise from what I’ve seen much like Messorem in Montreal
I am dying for BarnCat to start doing them steady
Re: Badlands Brewing Caledon
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 10:23 am
by Craig
Does everyone here know about Evolve or Die? Every year they make a DIPA with extreme hopping rates. Last year's was the most aggressively hopped beer I have every had. This year's is less aggressive, but a downright outstanding beer. They're expensive, but I think they're worth it as a once a year expense.
https://www.badlandsbrewing.ca/products ... 6f30&_ss=r
They also just announced a change to "annual" releases, which is interesting. Basically just putting a year on the label for each beer, because they know there will be variations from year to year.
https://www.badlandsbrewing.ca/blogs/ne ... l-releases
Re: Badlands Brewing Caledon
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 10:25 am
by Craig
Reading back through the thread now, it's crazy to me that these guys were ever in TBS.
Re: Badlands Brewing Caledon
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 11:57 am
by matt7215
Craig wrote: ↑Tue Jan 04, 2022 10:25 am
Reading back through the thread now, it's crazy to me that these guys were ever in TBS.
Badlands is insane
To start on a 1BBL system, brew 3-5 times a week, package 700 - 1000 on a self built bottler and then self distribute to TBS while working other full time jobs is insanity
Then, to grow that to a 15BBL brewery with retail and draught on a farm in Caledon, well thats also crazy
Those guys work incredibly hard and deserve the praise they get
Great beer and even better people
Re: Badlands Brewing Caledon
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:51 pm
by Urotsukidoji
Craig wrote: ↑Tue Jan 04, 2022 10:23 am
Does everyone here know about Evolve or Die? Every year they make a DIPA with extreme hopping rates. Last year's was the most aggressively hopped beer I have every had. This year's is less aggressive, but a downright outstanding beer. They're expensive, but I think they're worth it as a once a year expense.
https://www.badlandsbrewing.ca/products ... 6f30&_ss=r
I just picked this up, was a while since I ordered from them. It's great (as are all their beers)
FYI, they also changed their on line ordering. It used to kick off Friday nights @ 7:00 PM, now its Fridays at noon.
Re: Badlands Brewing Caledon
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2023 10:24 am
by Craig
I checked out a Badlands tap takeover at the Wooly in Guelph last night. Badlands tap takeovers are ridiculous. They're just like "Here's 18 hazy IPAs, a festbier, a stout and a porter."
The porter was incredible.
Re: Badlands Brewing Caledon
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2023 12:31 pm
by MatttthewGeorge
Craig wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 10:24 am
They're just like "Here's 18 hazy IPAs, a festbier, a stout and a porter."
Hahahaha, exactly why this "hype" brewery isn't on my radar.
Re: Badlands Brewing Caledon
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:19 pm
by shintriad
MatttthewGeorge wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 12:31 pm
Craig wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 10:24 am
They're just like "Here's 18 hazy IPAs, a festbier, a stout and a porter."
Hahahaha, exactly why this "hype" brewery isn't on my radar.
I'd consider it to be the best brewery in Ontario, though. In other words, not hype.
Re: Badlands Brewing Caledon
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:30 pm
by MatttthewGeorge
shintriad wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:19 pm
MatttthewGeorge wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 12:31 pm
Hahahaha, exactly why this "hype" brewery isn't on my radar.
I'd consider it to be the best brewery in Ontario, though. In other words, not hype.
Maybe, and I mean maybe, they make the best hazy beers in Ontario (Barncat and Third Moon could certainly hold that spot as well).
But there's so much more I'd rather drink than hazy ales. To each their own.
Re: Badlands Brewing Caledon
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2023 6:34 pm
by GtownRandy
Wow I can’t believe i started this thread over 5 years ago! I was lucky. A coworkers farm backs onto theirs so I heard about them at the beginning. I still make it up to their farm in Cheltenham 3 or 4 times a year
Re: Badlands Brewing Caledon
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 10:48 pm
by JerCraigs
MatttthewGeorge wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:30 pm
Maybe, and I mean maybe, they make the best hazy beers in Ontario (Barncat and Third Moon could certainly hold that spot as well).
But there's so much more I'd rather drink than hazy ales. To each their own.
I find all three them (and many of the other breweries in Ontario known for their hazies to be honest) a bit inconsistent (though I haven't had as much Barncat recently to really say) but it's often tough to tell if the beer is meh, batch to batch consistency can be an issue, or if it's just my own tastes. I find so many hazys that people online are raving about how fruity they are but they often just taste like green vegetation to me.
Like it lures you in with fruit up front then slaps you in the face with rough veg and "hop haze". I suspect many of them would do well to do more of a centrifuge and get more of the sludge out of the beers but I don't know if that's accurate or if I am talking nonsense
Anyone know if that's a freshness thing or if I am just particularly sensitive to green hop veg flavours? Is that a thing?
For Badlands specifically I hope to go check them out when the weather gets nicer to (hopefully) be impressed by the beers at the source vs. second hand at bottle shops and bars.
Re: Badlands Brewing Caledon
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:51 am
by seangm
JerCraigs wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 10:48 pm
MatttthewGeorge wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:30 pm
Maybe, and I mean maybe, they make the best hazy beers in Ontario (Barncat and Third Moon could certainly hold that spot as well).
But there's so much more I'd rather drink than hazy ales. To each their own.
I find all three them (and many of the other breweries in Ontario known for their hazies to be honest) a bit inconsistent (though I haven't had as much Barncat recently to really say) but it's often tough to tell if the beer is meh, batch to batch consistency can be an issue, or if it's just my own tastes. I find so many hazys that people online are raving about how fruity they are but they often just taste like green vegetation to me.
Like it lures you in with fruit up front then slaps you in the face with rough veg and "hop haze". I suspect many of them would do well to do more of a centrifuge and get more of the sludge out of the beers but I don't know if that's accurate or if I am talking nonsense
Anyone know if that's a freshness thing or if I am just particularly sensitive to green hop veg flavours? Is that a thing?
For Badlands specifically I hope to go check them out when the weather gets nicer to (hopefully) be impressed by the beers at the source vs. second hand at bottle shops and bars.
I don't think it's just you, I've had the same experience with a number of hyped up hazy IPAs. There are several I've struggled to finish because of the amount of vegetal matter, or in some cases it's the unpleasantly thick and cloying texture.
Now that said, I've definitely enjoyed a number of IPAs in this style, of what I've tried from Badlands I generally like more than I dislike, but it seems my favourites are the ones that the hardcore hazy fans might find to be on the thinner/lighter side.
