7.29.2009

Beaster Weed

I recently picked up a new 1/8 of one of the more interesting strains I've had in my travels. I say "interesting" in a neutral way though because the weed was very much unlike any cannabis I've encountered in my travels. When I gave this nug a whiff, it smelled earthy and almost like bark or... maybe even a pet store. Midway through my first joint of it, I came to the (admittedly stoned) realization that the smell I was trying to place during the pre-smoke exam was the zoo.

The zoo?

Yes. But a fellow connoisseur once passed nugs around and said "smells like doodoo right? that's good though." With that in mind, I ventured onward with more confidence.

These buds are small and the nugs are dense. It's notably soft and fluffy with red hairs, but it was prepubescent relative to some of the other nugs I've seen in my day. The stems cling on pretty strongly to the buds and the whole texture is pretty fibrous. The nug was seemingly devoid of crystals.

I did a bit of reading to see what the deal was with this earthy, crystaless weed and from what I read, this is referred to as a "beaster" which is a treated, de-kiefed style of weed from Canada. The kief is used to make hash, leaving a mediocre blocked out style of herb.

Smokability I would say is low. It hit very hard and unpleasantly and I was barely able to keep the joint lit. The smell of the zoo came through and became the taste of the zoo. It was kind of difficult to even finish the joint because the taste was so bitter.

With all that being said, it gets you STONED but not high whatsoever, largely due to the indica dominance. I often times was unable to even tell I was stoned. It made my body lazy and slowed me down mentally leaving me unsatisfied after my previous success with Afgooey. It's not a clear sativa high by any means.

While it puts your body to sleep, it does have a sense of low canabinol to THC ratio. Resulting in the more anxious side of being high. I wouldn't say this is a negative, just if you're prone to being anxious from smoking, this strain might not be for you. I haven't gotten post smoke symptoms though like cotton mouth or munchies, just couch lock.

I would caution future buyers to be wary of this smell. If these qualities seem to not fit your ideal high and you smell it and think it smells like hay and manure at the zoo, you might want to hold off or check out the alternatives. Also, I tried using a vape, and it was pointless because the buds have been stripped of all the resin glands, thus leaving it unvapable.

Fold...

While it definitely wasn't my first choice, it sufficed. So if you want pain relief, a sleeping aid, or you don't value taste in weed, then by all means pick up this weed from your local medical supplier, which in this case is more likely to be sketchy teenagers in another sketchy parking lot. However, if you have any taste in cannabis, stay away from the zoo smell because it's simply a sign of generic B.C. weed.

1 comment:

  1. This was a great entry, man. Thanks. I been looking through your blog here and it's really cool. You're a really great writer. Wonderful descriptions, very good structure....

    Anyway, I found your blog because my friend handed me something he said was beaster and I was like oh? and he said yeah you've probably had some before but didn't know the name. And then some other friends I was with made some comments about beaster being from Canada and some other stuff like THC percentage or something.

    So I was sitting here and I was like, oh, I can look into it on the internet. Of course.

    Anyway, I just wanted to add an odd effect that I personally have experienced which is that I have been especially drum-happy on beaster. Without noticing I'll just start drumming on things and my friends were like damn that's a good beat. And I was like what? hahaha. Yeah, it keeps happening when I'm not paying attention and my hands aren't occupied.

    So my recommendation is that beaster might be good for the ol' drum circle. This is just my personal experience tonight, though.

    But, yeah, your blog here was wicked informative and I noticed you haven't been getting much in the way of comments so I wanted to say hey, someone's been reading and appreciating it. The whole connoisseur thing, I totally dig it. Keep on rocking in the free world, brother.

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