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4 - Good (buy), Badlands Brewing, Beer Reviews, Canada, IPA - New England / Hazy

Badlands Kiwi

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Brewery: Badlands Brewing
Country: Canada
ABV: 6.5%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy
Other Notes: Hops – Nelson Sauvin, Riwaka and Motueka

Brewer Description: (from can) New Zealand produces some of the finest hops in the world. Their growing region has a character unlike any other in the hop world and we are exceptionally smitten by it. Some of our favorite varieties to blend with come from the region, which is why we wanted to brew a beer that was aggressively hopped with some of our favy mcfavorites, and the results are sublime.

Dry hopped with the holy New Zealand trifecta of Nelson Sauvin, Riwaka, and Motueka we taste heaven… but also gooseberry, lime, tropical fruit and dank berries.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.38

Intro: A 473ml can, canned on 26th December 2024. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy pale milky yellow colour with a one finger white head that had good retention, and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Gooseberry, white wine grapes, lime zest, candied berries.
Taste: White grapes, gooseberry, lime, with notes of tropical berries.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: An enjoyable NEIPA showcasing some of the best New Zealand hops varieties.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Badlands Brewing, Beer Reviews, Canada, IPA - New England / Hazy

Badlands Fog (2025)

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Brewery: Badlands Brewing
Country: Canada
ABV: 6.5%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy
Other Notes: Hops – Citra, Superdelic and Nectaron

Brewer Description: (from can) This is the very first beer we ever brewed as a brewery. It was batch numero uno but it never saw the light of day because almost everything went wrong on that first beer (the final death punch was the glycol loop dying in late June 2017, and fermentation getting wayyyyy too hot).

When it was first brewed it had a working name of “Fog.” We decided it was finally time to bring it back, pretty different recipe (trust us, its better now!), same working name (which has been promoted to its “for eva eva” name).

Hopped with Citra, Superdelic and Nectaron we taste notes of navel orange, lime, nostalgia, and tropical fruit candy.

My rating: 3+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.98

Intro: A 473ml can, canned on 26th December 2024. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy pale milky yellow colour with a big three finger white head that had good retention, and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Mandarin, melon, lime, with notes of tropical fruit candy.
Taste: Candied citrus zesty sweetness, mandarin, melon, lime.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Preferred the aroma over the flavour, as the flavour just wasn’t as juicy as the aroma suggested it could have been.

4 - Good (buy), Badlands Brewing, Beer Reviews, Canada, IPA - New England / Hazy

Badlands A Dent

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Brewery: Badlands Brewing
Country: Canada
ABV: 6.5%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy
Other Notes: Hops – Citra, Mosaic and Idaho 7

Brewer Description: (from can) There are some moments in world history that put a dent in the way you think. The image on the label is a call back to the moon landing of 1969. A moment that captured the collective imagination of the world. A collective feat of human ingenuity that clearly signaled to us Earth dwelling homosapiens that maybe, just maybe, if we could touch martian soil, maybe one day we could be an interplanetary species too. To some, this landing is controversial. Staged in a Hollywood studio or some such thing. I don’t care. We like it.

Hopped with Citra, Mosaic, and Idaho 7. We taste ripe tangerine flesh, pink grapefruit and papaya.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.04

Intro: A 473ml can, canned on 18th December 2024. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy pale milky yellow colour with a one finger white head that had good retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Citrusy, orange zest, grapefruit, and a touch of tropical fruit.
Taste: Lightly bitter, citrusy, orange zest, mandarin, grapefruit, tropical papaya, melon, and a dash of lime.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: The aroma was fine, but the taste was better, and it goes down easy.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Inkhorn Brewing, IPA - New England / Hazy, Japan

Inkhorn Silvereye

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Brewery: Inkhorn Brewing
Country: Japan
ABV: 7%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy

Brewer Description: (from can) Hazy IPA. Hops – Galaxy, Citra, Mosaic, Strata, and HBC638.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.26
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 355ml can, with a best before date of 31st August 2024. Poured into whatever glass was available at the hotel in Tokyo.
Appearance: A hazy yellow orange colour, with a thin white head that had decent retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Light mango notes, grapefruit, orange zest, citrus pith, and maybe a touch piney.
Taste: Light mango sweetness, bitter grapefruit zest, citrus pith, with notes of pineapple, black tea, and pine. Nice light fruity bitterness at the end.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Enjoyable aroma and flavours, and drinks real easy.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Inkhorn Brewing, IPA - New England / Hazy, Japan

Inkhorn Kingfisher

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Brewery: Inkhorn Brewing
Country: Japan
ABV: 6.5%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy

Brewer Description: (from can) Hazy IPA. Hops – Mosaic, Mosaic Cryo, Mosaic Incognito, Citra, and Strata.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.1
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 355ml can, with a best before date of 15th August 2024. Poured into whatever glass was available at the hotel in Osaka.
Appearance: A hazy yellow orange colour, with an almost one finger white head that had pretty good retention, while leaving nice lacing.
Aroma: Mandarin orange, citrus zest, grapefruit, floral perfumy.
Taste: Light tropical, mango, grapefruit zest, citrus pith, a touch grassy, with a lightly bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Light, easy drinking, with good aroma and flavours.