A Golden State - Night Sky - 3.5g

A Golden State - Night Sky - 3.5g

Lavender, sandalwood and a curl of lemon zest is how A Golden State describes the nose on Night Sky, and the name handles the rest. This is the brand's after-dark indica, an OG-built cross grown indoors in Redding, with buds the brand describes in deep purple and blue. It goes to the head first, with the wide-open, creative feeling AGS leans on in its own copy, then softens the limbs and lets the day go. It comes as a 3.5g eighth of indoor flower.

Quick Specs

Genetics & Lineage

A Golden State lists Night Sky as Face on Fire x AGS Male II. Face on Fire is the documented half: Leafly credits it to Archive Seed Bank, built from White Fire #43 and Face Off OG Bx1, an indica-dominant hybrid with piney, citrus and peppery notes. AGS Male II is one of the brand's own breeding males, unnamed beyond that, drawn from the in-house seed library the brand says runs past a thousand varieties. No outside breeder is credited for the cross, so Night Sky is an AGS house cut. The brand's copy calls it a bold OG indica, which fits a plant with that much OG in its family, and Weedmaps tags the listing with Face on Fire. The brand, Weedmaps and retail listings all call it an indica.

Flavor & Aroma

AGS lists lavender, sandalwood and lemon zest, and the dominant terpenes it publishes are myrcene, caryophyllene and humulene. Lavender and sandalwood are the soft, woody, faintly floral side; myrcene adds an earthy, musky base and humulene a dry, hoppy wood. Lemon zest is the top note, brightest when the jar first opens. Weedmaps users tag it heavier and more OG: pine, diesel, coffee, earth, citrus, lime and a chemical edge, which is the Face on Fire side showing through. Expect a woody, faintly floral jar that smokes earthier than it smells, with pine and fuel on the exhale and a peppery tickle from the caryophyllene at the back of the throat.

Effects

AGS writes Night Sky as a powerful, heady indica: creativity first, then soft limbs and tension draining out. Weedmaps' effect tags cover the whole arc, from creative, euphoric and focused at the start to relaxed, sleepy and hungry by the end. Read it as a two-stage high. The first half hour is busy in the head, good for music or ideas, and the body follows with a warm, heavy settle that keeps building. Face on Fire's own reviews lean relaxed and focused, which helps explain why the early phase does not feel foggy. This is not a daytime strain; plan on snacks and an early night. Leafly lists dry eyes, dry mouth and dizziness as the common side effects for Face on Fire, and on AGS indoor a small dose goes a long way.

Best For

• After dinner: the creative stretch first, then the couch
• Stargazing from Telegraph Hill or a rooftop: the name is not subtle
• Headphones and a full album: the heady first half hour is made for it
• The end of a long week: limbs soften and the list fades
• OG indica fans who want something floral: the same heavy backbone with lavender on top

Not for: mornings, errands, or anyone who needs to stay sharp past the first hour.

Pairings

Food: a rich bowl of pasta, a slice of chocolate cake, or late-night snacks from around the corner, because the hungry tag is real. Music: Radiohead's In Rainbows, Bon Iver, or Brian Eno. Activity: a night walk up to Coit Tower for the city lights, a movie with the lamps off, or a long bath.

Cultivation

A Golden State was founded in 2018 or 2019 in Redding, Shasta County, by Nishant Reddy, Rob "Bear" Masterson and Simmon Saraf. Everything is grown indoors in coco under a mix of LED and HPS light, watered with Mount Shasta snowmelt and trimmed by hand, and the brand runs on hydroelectric power plus carbon offsets. All of its genetics are proprietary, bred from an in-house library with roughly eighty-five strains in rotation. Night Sky ships in the brand's powder-coated white glass jar with a gold mark, inside a printed carton in its own color.

Dosing

New smoker: two puffs, then wait fifteen minutes. The head effect lands before the body does.

Regular smoker: half a joint is a full evening.

Heavy tolerance: a full joint works at home with nothing left on the schedule; the body side keeps building.

Storage

Keep the jar closed and the carton on, somewhere cool and dark. The lemon zest top note fades first when flower sits warm or open. A drawer at room temperature is right.

Similar Strains

• Phases Couch Lock 3.5g: the sister brand's Dreamcatcher indica, one step heavier and built for sleep
• Phases Frosted Fade 3.5g: a Retrograde indica from the same company, more about recovery than stargazing
• A Golden State Empanadas Diez 3.5g: AGS's dessert indica, sweeter and fruitier
• A Golden State Garlic Blossom 3.5g: an AGS hybrid for earlier in the evening

FAQ

Is Night Sky indica or sativa? An indica. A Golden State, Weedmaps and retail listings all label it that way.

What does Night Sky taste like? Lavender, sandalwood and lemon zest per AGS, with pine, fuel and earth on the smoke.

What is the lineage? Face on Fire x AGS Male II, per A Golden State. The male is one of the brand's own breeding plants.

What is Face on Fire? An Archive Seed Bank strain built from White Fire #43 and Face Off OG Bx1, according to Leafly.

Is Night Sky good for sleep? It is good for the hour before sleep. The first stretch is heady, and the sleepy, heavy part comes later.

How strong is it? AGS indoor runs strong, and the batch lab panel is printed on the carton. Start with two puffs.

Where is A Golden State grown? Indoors in Redding, Shasta County, watered with Mount Shasta snowmelt.

Where can I buy A Golden State Night Sky in San Francisco? At Gemme Verdi, 899 Columbus Ave in North Beach. Check the menu at gemmeverdi.com for today's stock.

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