Astro Pop strain guide
Astro Pop, also written Astropop, is a hybrid from Exotic Genetix that crosses Apples and Bananas with Grape Gasoline. People describe a sweet and sour smell of apple and grape with a spicy, fuel-like edge. Despite an indica lean on paper, reviewers mostly call it energetic and creative.
Where does Astro Pop come from?
One strain database credits Astro Pop to Exotic Genetix and lists it as a cross of Apples and Bananas and Grape Gasoline. Another database product listing gives the same parents. Both describe it as roughly 70% indica and 30% sativa.
A few low-quality pages online give a different cross, but they look copied and unreliable, so we go with the breeder-credited version. When it was first released isn't documented. Don't confuse it with Gastro Pop, a similar-sounding strain from a different breeder.
What does Astro Pop smell and taste like?
Sweet and sour fruit comes first, with apple and grape leading. Reviewers also mention strawberry and berry, a peppery spice and a hint of kerosene. One reviewer noticed a sharp, ammonia-like taste.
One strain database lists limonene as its main terpene, followed by caryophyllene and myrcene. Limonene would account for the tart, bright side and caryophyllene for the pepper.
Astro Pop effects: what people report
People most often describe Astro Pop as energetic, creative and happy. Talkative and uplifted come up often too, and some reviewers mention feeling relaxed, focused or hungry later on. That's more upbeat than its indica lean might suggest.
These are experiences people report, not promises, and there are still only a handful of reviews. Dry mouth, dry eyes and dizziness are the usual complaints.
How strong is Astro Pop?
One strain database lists Astro Pop at about 23% THC, which is on the strong side. That's the only published figure we found, so treat it as a rough guide. CBD isn't reported, and that database lists about 1% CBG.
Start with a small amount and give it time. The label on your product is the number to trust, and our guide to indica vs sativa explains why a strain's lean doesn't always predict how it feels.
Buying Astro Pop in Canada
Astro Pop is a fairly new and uncommon name. Check the label for Astro Pop or Astropop, and don't mix it up with Gastro Pop or other Pop strains.
Look at the THC and CBD numbers and the packaging date, since fresher flower keeps more of the fruit.
Astro Pop vs Gastro Pop
Gastro Pop also has Apples and Bananas as a parent, paired with Grape Gas instead of Grape Gasoline, and comes from Compound Genetics rather than Exotic Genetix. The two smell alike, with grape, apple and a fuel or pepper finish. The main difference is in how people describe them: Gastro Pop is called relaxed and munchy, while Astro Pop gets called energetic and talkative. Pick Gastro Pop to unwind, Astro Pop if you want something more upbeat.
Strains like Astro Pop
If you like Astro Pop, these are the closest matches:
- Gastro Pop: a close cousin with Apples and Bananas behind it, more relaxed.
- Apples and Bananas: one of its parents, sweet and fruity.
- Grape Gasoline: the other parent, with grape and fuel.
- Grease Monkey: another Exotic Genetix strain, heavier and gassier.
