7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

(473ml can c/o Luc, thanks!) Pours very hazy pale yellow with a thick white head and good retention. Aroma is feels very Strata-forward, lots of bitter-floral grapefruit peels, pale soapy melons, high bright weed, fruit rinds, grass and herbs, pale bready malt, not sweet or juicy like the nose on the BdBC variant. Flavour is lightly to moderately sweet, again dominated by pale melons, kind of soapy, lots of Strata, soft white grape, fair amount of grapefruit oils but not heavily bitter, cannabis and herbs, fruits are a bit underripe, subtle bready malt, extremely creamy accents, smooth yeast, low bitterness with touches of resin and slight peppery herbs more soapy florals, off-dry finish. Medium-weight creamy body with soft carb, great Badlands feel as always. Sampled side by side with the BdBC version, this has the great Badlands feel but hits the notes of the hop combo I don't like as much...too much Strata and not enough of the others.