best tasting strain ive tried would be cereal milk close second would be wedding cake. Cereal milk had a great mind/body numbing effect that was amazing for pain
Most of the hype strains are pretty decent in my experience but it all comes down to personal taste at the end of the day I guess. I wouldn't care about what's popular either but I think strains that gain notoriety are a good way to know what's good IME. Hyping isn't always just a marketing...
My favorite right now would be apple fritter from lumpys, hands down was the best strain I ever had for treating depression. Like seriously I never felt a more content high that made me think everything's gonna be alright, each puff tastes like a dessert with doughy apple baked goods notes...