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SPRING 2026 EDITION

Friday, April 17, 2026

BREWERY • CITY • BEER • STYLE • ABV • TASTING NOTES • UNTAPPD RATING

NIAGARA COLLEGE TEACHING BREWERY

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ON

ICE WINE STRONG ALE

STRONG ALE • 7.5% ABV

A Niagara Icewine Festival-crafted hybrid that blends Niagara College’s 2023 Prodigy Icewine with a strong ale base originally developed from Brew Professor Jon Downing’s Strong Ale. The Teaching Brewery and the Wine Visitor and Education Centre worked together to fine‑tune the blend, aiming for balance above all else.

The finished beer offers subtle caramel notes, balanced bitterness and a delicate Icewine finish.

3.14 out of 5 bottle caps based on 11 Untappd ratings as of April 7, 2026

BADLANDS BREWING

CALEDON, ON

GAAMA (2026)

IPA – NEW ENGLAND • 6.5% ABV

Gaama is a IPA hopped with Galaxy and Nectaron, we taste a gentle bitterness, silky, mouth coating softness, fruit on fruit violence, and happiness. All at once.

Yes, we are also aware that we spelled GaAma wrong.

4.2 out of 5 bottle caps based on 57 Untappd ratings as of April 14, 2026

BADLANDS BREWING

CALEDON, ON

CASHBRO (2026)

IPA – NEW ENGLAND • 6.5% ABV

CashBro is one of our most creatively named beers. We painstakingly considered every letter before naming it. It definitely isn’t just a mash up of two hops that we made a portmanteau word with and then it turned out to be a hilariously delicious beer/name we couldn’t do away with.

It’s hopped with Cashmere and Sabro in case you weren’t sure.

Notes of peach rings, coconut, limey citrus.

It is hopped with Peacharine, Citra and Nelson.

4.15 out of 5 bottle caps based on 59 Untappd ratings as of April 14, 2026

BADLANDS BREWING

CALEDON, ON

PROVOCATIVE (2026)

IPA – NEW ENGLAND • 6.5% ABV

The amygdala: your number one friend for processing and retrieving all of the various emotions your brain desires, or maybe doesn’t. Either way, the amygdala has you covered for any and all emotional reactions you may or may not need! It is the little almond shaped piece of your brain that regulates your emotional responses, and for our label we decided to animate a fun little devil on your shoulder/in your amygdala. His name is Larry.

Provocative is an IPA that features a blend of Galaxy, Citra and Nectaron hops for a peachy, passionfruit, and grapefruit forward beer with some tropical fruit and citrus character.

4.21 out of 5 bottle caps based on 21 Untappd ratings as of April 14, 2026

NEBC EDUCATION PROGRAM

LESSON: INSIGHTS INTO PILSNER

During this lesson, we'll blind taste three pilsners (Jever, Steam Whistle, Budweiser Budvar / Czechvar Original) to compare taste and price. In the process, we'll also learn little bit about proper pilsner glassware and how it relates to the history of beer.

FEATURED BEER PAIRING

DOUBLE IPA + WASHED-RIND GOUDA

Double IPAs—especially New England styles—are bold and expressive, with saturated tropical fruit aromatics, soft bitterness, and a creamy mouthfeel. Their intensity and fruit‑forward character make them excellent partners for washed‑rind cheeses, whose umami depth and subtle saltiness create a vibrant contrast.

BADLANDS BREWING

CALEDON, ON

APRIL DIPA (2026)

DOUBLE IPA – NEW ENGLAND • 8.2% ABV

For April, we decided we wanted to go hard on saturation again so we whirlpool hopped like crazy and then dry hopped with Citra, Peacharine, Riwaka and cold pressed Wai-iti hop juice from Freestyle Hops. We liked it so much the first time we thought it would be a good idea to try another blend with it! This beer is sporting approximately a 10 lbs/bbl dry hop and is tasting like tropical hop juice, for your drinking pleasure.

4.47 out of 5 bottle caps based on 80 Untappd ratings as of April 14, 2026

Agropur Cooperative

OKA, QC

MAPLE OKA

SEMI-SOFT RIPENED CHEESE

Oka Maple presents a creamy, smooth and slightly springy texture. Its flavour is mild yet complex, combining: Nutty and buttery notes reminiscent of the original Oka.

BROUWERIJ HET ANKER

MECHELEN, BELGIUM

GOUDEN CAROLUS CUVEE van de KEIZER IMPERIAL DARK

BELGIAN STRONG ALE • 11% ABV

Every year on the 24th of February, Brouwerji Het Anker celebrates the birth of Charles V. Therefore, they brew this special beer in limited edition which translates to Golden Charles Grand Cru of the Emperor.

It is brewed with exclusive Belgian hops and a unique mixture of 38 different spices, giving it a complex and aromatic profile. After brewing, the ale ages for one year in cellars, which balances the depth of its dark malts with subtle spice and wine-like warmth. This meticulous process makes it a high-end reserve beer, often described as the only RESERVA beer in the world.

It is imperially crowned with a cork so it can be preserved for a long period of time at a constant cellar temperature of 12° C. An imperial beer to cherish and enjoy in moderation.

4.01 of 5 bottle caps based on 65,643 Untappd ratings as of April 7, 2026

MORTALIS BREWERY

AVON, NEW YORK, USA

BARREL AGED CRITICAL HIT (Copper Wax)

STOUT – IMPERIAL / DOUBLE PASTRY • 13% ABV

This Imperial Stout was brewed in collaboration with Corporate Ladder Brewing, based in Palmetto, Florida. We aged the beer 23 months in Jim Beam barrels before conditioning it on toasted coconut, cacao nibs, and granola. It’s time to roll for initiative.

4.6 out of 5 bottle caps based on 314 Untappd ratings as of April 14, 2026

BERNIE'S TOMAHAWK STEAK

Sous‑vide tomahawk steak finished with garlic butter, served with mushroom rice

BENCH BREWING

BEAMSVILLE, ON

SECRETS OF THE STAGHORN

SUMAC SAISON • 6% ABV

Secrets of the Staghorn Sumac Saison is a brewer's collaboration from the funk side of Bench. "Staghorn" is the kind of sumac that it is used in the recipe. Brewed with our house saison yeast and locally grown sumac lovingly hand-harvested by our production team.

Secrets of the Staghorn is blush in colour with the bright, citrusy aromatics associated with this ubiquitous Canadian berry.

3.57 out of 5 bottle caps based on 85 Untappd ratings as of April 7, 2026

BADLANDS BREWING

CALEDON, ON

BENNETT (2026)

IPA – NEW ENGLAND • 6.5% ABV

My wife and I had our third kid in 2025, his name is Bennett. Turns out we only know how to make boys! As per tradition, to mark the occasion we named the next unnamed beer in the schedule after him and hopped it with some of our favorite hops du jour. This ones for you buddy! Hopped with Peacharine, Superdelic, and Riwaka. This beer is a great freeze frame of where our IPA game is at in 2025. These hops have really been delivering for us recently and we love this beer a lot. We taste notes of nectarine, red berry, dank tropical fruit, citrus and unconditional love.

4.3 out of 5 bottle caps based on 21 Untappd ratings as of April 14, 2026

BADLANDS BREWING

CALEDON, ON

SOFT SOUND (2026)

DOUBLE IPA – NEW ENGLAND • 8.2% ABV

Back for the first time in 3 long, why did we take so long to release this beer again, years!

Soft sound is a big fluffy double IPA where we employ maximum hop saturation with various all Mosaic hop products (T-90, Dynaboost, Hyperboost and Cryo) at a rate of 10lbs/bbl.

We love Mosaic here at Badlands, and Soft Sound is our canvas to showcase it solo and at its peak saturation. So soft, so sound, so Mosaic.

4.43 out of 5 bottle caps based on 57 Untappd ratings as of April 14, 2026

COUNTERPART BREWING

NIAGARA FALLS, ON

DON'T FEAR THE REAPER

TRIPLE IPA – NEW ENGLAND • 10% ABV

Brewed in collaboration with the Messorem Bracitorium in Montreal QC Canada. This is a TIPA at 10% brewed with Nelson Sauvin, Motueka and Motueka Hop Kief. The perfume is showing floral and tropical aromas. The taste has flavours of peach, clementine, pineapple, white grape, red berries and cantaloupe. There's some floral notes ending with a light grassy touch.

4.27 out of 5 bottle caps based on 462 Untappd ratings as of April 8, 2026

BADLANDS BREWING

CALEDON, ON

EVOLVE OR DIE (2025)

TRIPLE IPA – NEW ENGLAND • 10% ABV

Our annual triple IPA where we push the hopping rates to their illogical extreme.

The goal of this beer is to implement everything we’ve learned through our Dora and monthly DIPA series. Each one is a different experiment that pushes our hoppy beer into distinctly different directions, always with the intent of making a more densely layered, and intense hop experience while still remaining soft, and endlessly drinkable.

Stagnation, complacency and comfort are the enemy of progress and innovation. This is the culmination of everything we’ve learned over the past year about hoppy beer. Evolve, or die.

Hopped with Citra, Mosaic, Motueka and Galaxy, this is a deeply hop saturated beer that is as undeniably cost prohibitive as it is delectably drinkable. We taste intense notes of pineapple, mango, tangerine, mojito lime, peach and tropical fruit. The hopping rate of this beer is approximately 26lbs/bbl (101g/L).

Fun fact: there’s about $2.91 of hops in every can!!!

4.3 out of 5 bottle caps based on 411 Untappd ratings as of April 8, 2026

BADLANDS BREWING

CALEDON, ON

INKY (DECEMBER 2023)

STOUT – IMPERIAL / DOUBLE • 11.9% ABV

A blend of imperial stout aged in Willet bourbon barrels for 33 months, Heaven Hill barrels for 20 months and Old Forester barrels for 12 months.

This is the most complex, distinct and layered blend of barrel aged stout we have produced to date. We are (finally!) after many years, beginning to reap the rewards of the time, space, and foresight required to produce barrel aged stout the way we want to.

Inky (December 2023) is the culmination of over 3 years of planning, brewing, and aging. It is the product of much patience, struggle and a focused eye to the future.

4.4 out of 5 bottle caps based on 258 Untappd ratings as of April 19, 2026

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