MAY 23, 2025
MAY 2-4 EDITION
MAY 23, 2025
MAY 2-4 EDITION
Invitation
Tasting menu from May 23, 2025
BREWERY • CITY • BEER • STYLE • ABV • TASTING NOTES • UNTAPPD RATING
FRIESISCHES BRAUHAUS ZU JEVER
JEVER, GERMANY
JEVER PILSENER
PILSNER • 4.9% ABV
More than just a beer—it’s a crisp, invigorating journey through the essence of Northern Germany. Brewed with pure Friesian water and a distinctive hop-forward profile, Jever delivers an unmistakably dry, bitter snap that awakens the senses. Smell, taste, feel—the ultimate expression of pilsner precision.
3.13/5 based on 201,665 Untappd ratings
BADLANDS BREWING
CALEDON, ON
THE NEW NOSTALGIA (2025)
PALE ALE – NEW ENGLAND • 5.6% ABV
An updated version of our beloved "90's Nostalgia" pale ale. It’s a blend of hand selected Citra and Simcoe hops, but the base recipe has been tweaked and refined enough to merit a new name while still being similar enough to earn a call back to the old one. Notes of sweet citrus, whispers of grapefruit and berries.
4.15/5 based on 189 Untappd ratings
BADLANDS BREWING
CALEDON, ON
FORKS OF THE CREDIT (2025)
IPA – NEW ENGLAND • 6.5% ABV
This beer is part of our “Spotlight Caledon” series, Forks of the Credit is a beautiful Provincial Park right in our backyard. It is both a part of the Niagara Escarpment biosphere and the Bruce Trail, which runs from Niagara all the way to Tobermory: well worth a trip on a nice summer, spring or fall day! Hopped with Galaxy, Simcoe and Motueka, this beer is gushing with notes of citrus, pineapple, and peaches. The perfect companion for a nature stroll and observing waterfalls.
NIAGARA COLLEGE TEACHING BREWERY
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ON
PRESSED FOR TIME
BRUT IPA • 7.1% ABV
Pressed for Time was crafted by Niagara College Brewmaster student Tiago Borges for Project Brew: Brews in Bloom. This Brut IPA delivers a crisp, ultra-dry profile, accentuated by the luxurious touch of Icewine skins, which infuse the brew with delicate notes of fruit and honeyed complexity.
3.78/5 based on 13 Untappd ratings
COUNTERPART BREWING
NIAGARA FALLS, ON
DOUBLE BARREL CONIFEROUS (Blend)
BARLEY WINE – ENGLISH • 17.7% ABV
A blend of barleywines aged 26 months in Willett, Basil Hayden and 10 Year Templeton Rye Reserve barrels and then aged an additional 12 months in a single Woodford Double Oak bourbon barrel.
4.66/5 based on 196 Untappd ratings
BADLANDS BREWING
CALEDON, ON
SCENESCAPE (2025)
DOUBLE IPA – NEW ENGLAND • 8.2% ABV
SenseScape is a made-up word that we think does a good job of encompassing the entirety of your various senses. Smell, see, taste, feel. The ultimate package for perceiving the world around you. This beer was designed to satiate all of them at once, which is why we hopped it with arguably our favorite blend of hops: Citra, Galaxy, and Nelson Sauvin. Built on a cloud like malt base, we taste notes of papaya, tangerine flesh, candied peaches and rich tropical fruit.
4.23/5 based on 534 Untappd ratings
BADLANDS BREWING
CALEDON, ON
MAY DIPA (2025)
DOUBLE IPA – NEW ENGLAND • 8.2% ABV
The monthly DIPA series is our neutral, hop ready canvas to play around with all things DIPA. The goal for the series is not only to bring you at least one DIPA per month, but also to allow us to push our base DIPA recipe in any number of directions with the goal of ultimately tweaking, refining and improving every DIPA in our lineup. For May we combined 2 selected lots of Nelson with our selected Citra and then modified our whirlpool a touch. We taste a medley of gooseberry, tropical fruit and citrus.
4.25/5 based on 505 Untappd ratings
BROUWERIJ VERHAEGHE
VICHTE, BELGIUM
DUCHESSE de BOURGOGNE
FLANDERS RED ALE • 6.2% ABV
Brewed in the West Flanders area of Belgium, Flanders red ale is aged in oak cask and fermented with special yeast strains. Duchesse shows intricate aromas of balsamic vinegar, cherry, chocolate and malt with complex flavours of cherry, currant, cola and apple cider. The finish is tart and refreshing. Pair with charcuterie.
3.65/5 based on 391,838 Untappd ratings
BADLANDS BREWING
CALEDON, ON
INKY (White Label White Wax)
STOUT – IMPERIAL / DOUBLE • 11.9% ABV
An imperial stout aged in Heaven Hill and Willet barrels. Inky is the product of much patience, struggle and a focused eye to the future. A beer that was near impossible for us to make 15 months ago, but one we’ve been wanting to make for years. We’re thrilled to be able to share it with you now. Packaged still (translation: uncarbonated). Drinking beautifully now, but suitable for further cellar aging.
4.18/5 based on 208 Untappd ratings
BADLANDS BREWING
CALEDON, ON
INKY (White Label) (2023) Green Wax
STOUT – IMPERIAL / DOUBLE • 11.9% ABV
An imperial stout aged for 22 months in Heaven Hill and Willet barrels. Inky is the product of much patience, struggle and a focused eye to the future. A beer that is built in pieces over an unknown time horizon, and assembled when each is ready to enhance the other. We’re thrilled to be able to share it with you now. This year's version IS carbonated. Bottled December 2022.
4.4/5 based on 128 Untappd ratings
PLZEŇSKÝ PRAZDROJ
PLZEŇ, CZECHIA
PILSNER URQUELL
LAGER • 4.4% ABV
This beer has been untouched for more than 180 years and uses traditional methods like triple decoction and parallel brewing. Pilsner Urquell is only brewed in Pilsen, Czechia, that means our beer tastes the same all over the world.
3.38/5 based on 438,527 Untappd ratings
COUNTERPART BREWING
NIAGARA FALLS, ON
THE WORLD IS MINE
IPA – NEW ENGLAND • 6.5% ABV
Bright and juicy, brimming with fresh mango, lychee, nectarine and white gummy bears with a lush, creamy mouthfeel. Brewed with Motueka, Waimea & Riwaka from Freestyle Hops in New Zealand.
4.08/5 based on 314 Untappd ratings
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