A hazed pale blonde ipa with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity sweet fruity malt with resinous floral hops, tropical fruit, light citrus, pleasant. In mouth, a nice dank resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, tropical fruit, very nice.

A hazed blonde ipa with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with resinous floral hops, tropical fruit, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with dank resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, light tropical fruits, very nice and smooth.

(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.

(473ml can c/o Luc, thanks!) Pours moderately cloudy deep gold with a thick stable white head and good lace. Aroma is not terribly juicy and extremely floral, lots of fresh-cut grass and softly pefumed petals, zest of yellow citrus and some dank but unripe pineapple, maybe a little papaya in there. Flavour is also quite floral upfront, sweet clean malts and a little grapefruit candy, touches of unripe tangerine, a lot of crusehd flower petals and some grass, again dank and funky but unripe pineapple and some papaya in the middle of the sip (which is rather crisp), before finishing off-dry with some resiudal sugar/brioche and light to moderate floral, grassy bitterness with a yellow citrus zest aftertaste. Mineral-adjacent but not fully crisp with some astringency in the aftertaste. Light body, moderate fairly creamy carbonation. A very drinkable beer for some reason but not particularly deep or rich, not a huge fan of the cold dry hopping from Badlands though this avoids the levels of astringency that the May DIPA had while also being a lot lighter in flavour.

(473ml can c/o Luc, thanks!) Pours opaque medium yellow with a thick stable white head and lace. Aroma is surprisingly bright and floral, lots of candied yellow citrus and perfumed flowers, some pineapple candy as well, overtones of a sweet sativa, some doughy malt. Flavour follows the high bright and floral map, again lots of candied lemons and limes, touches of sweet peach, fresh flowers and grass, a bit more of a candy and light dough vibe, really oily hop feel from the colder DH, not resinous per se for me but more citrus, with a little slightly astringent flower petal and grass vibe popping up later in the sip (but no real burn). Finish is off-dry, lemon candy and flowers, again a little astringent floral leafiness that resolves into moderate bitterness in the aftertaste. Light to medium-bodied, oily to creamy, soft carbonation. Interesting results of the cold dry hopping, with the bright initial profile favourable but the aftertaste less so. Solid DIPA for sure, but Mind Prism showcased Galaxy a lot better.

(473ml can c/o Luc, thanks!) Pours opaque milky pale yellow with a thick white head and good retention/lace. Aroma is tangerine and orange peels, orange and grapefruit bitters, some sweeter candied oranges too, funky dank pineapple Galaxy/VS quality to offset the Amarillo. Flavour is rather dry and not super-juicy for Badlands, orange peel and orange bitters dominate, leafy ground hop cone dankness, some residual orange and peach sweetness, slightly peppery resins, retiring malt with less breadiness than normally shows up in a Badlands beer. Finish is dry, light to moderate bitterness, tingling citrus bitters and underripe pineapple, slight hint of chalkiness. Medium-bodied, very creamy carbonation. Not the juiciest Badlands by a long shot and I could see it being really hot without the month of age I put on it, but not as rough in the finish as GMA.