Cardigans of the Galaxy
Monday Night Brewing

Cardigans of the GalaxyCardigans of the Galaxy
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From:
Monday Night Brewing
 
Georgia, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,603
ABV:
9.5%
Score:
89
Ranked #12,673
Avg:
3.98 | pDev: 5.78%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
26
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 29, 2024
Added:
Sep 18, 2018
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Fly on a journey to the cosmos with Cardigans of the Galaxy. Sure, this is a 9.5% ABV, 95 IBU DIPA hopped with Columbus, Mandarina Bavaria, Simcoe, Citra, Ekuanot, Mosaic, Comet and Galaxy. But the secret sauce is the extra-dry finish and the big citrusy melony nose.

Just as long as you heed mom's warning and take a sweater with you, all will be well.
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Ratings by winehead247:
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Rated by winehead247 from Georgia

4.1/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Oct 09, 2018
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.88/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16 oz can from Tavour. Pale golden, light haze, soft, lasting creamy head. Looks great. Musty, woody hoppy aroma. Taste starts with some sweet caramel malts before slipping into a light bitter finish. From hops to malts and back again.
Feb 29, 2024
 
Rated: 3.82 by Newtobeet345 from Georgia

Nov 04, 2021
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York

3.9/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A: The beer is very hazy and a bit pale yellow in color. It poured with a short white head that died down and left lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of eucalyptus, gooseberries, mango and tangerines are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and has additional flavors of pine and herbs. A light to moderate amount of bitterness is perceptible. There are also some hints of alcohol.
M: It feels medium-bodied and somewhat juicy on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This IPA has a diverse mix of hops in the hop bill and as a result has a lot of complexities in the smell and taste.

Serving type: can
Aug 31, 2020
 
Rated: 4.06 by sd123 from Georgia

Aug 18, 2020
 
Rated: 4.24 by khargro2 from Tennessee

Jul 23, 2020
 
Rated: 4.15 by OtisCampbell007 from Tennessee

Jul 19, 2020
 
Rated: 4.4 by rangerred from Tennessee

Jul 12, 2020
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Reviewed by AmeriCanadian from Tennessee

4.16/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Outstanding new-school West Coast IPA. Clear (revelation!), bitter and resiny, but with a healthy blast of juicy citrus. Really awesome beer.

Crystal clear pale gold body. Sudsy, soapy, pure white head of tight bubbles that falls quickly but laces nicely. Beautiful beer in an old school way. If it had a little more color it would be a classic.

Sweet malts, pine resin, grapefruit rind, citrus juice, and all kinds of dank greens. Actually a little understated given the ABV. I love what’s there but wish it was actually bigger.

The tongue makes up for the nose, however. Sweet caramel malts laced with bright ruby red grapefruit juice. Resiny as hell and very herbal. Perfectly bitter to balance out the sweetness of the malts without going over the top. Reminds me of what Lagunitas used to do and be. Zero stone fruit. A little berry. This one is all citrus, and d-d-dank. Love it.

Feel is nearly perfect. Nicely carbonated. Slick, full-bodied, and velvety like I like my IIPAs to be, but not syrupy at all. Medium mouth feel with just a touch of alcohol heat. Spot on and a welcome departure from the world of haze.
Jul 11, 2020
 
Rated: 4.06 by Jcarriglio from Florida

Jul 04, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by godawgs from Louisiana

Jan 03, 2020
 
Rated: 4.02 by Sound_Explorer from Washington

Oct 14, 2019
 
Rated: 4.09 by Samnem from Pennsylvania

Sep 16, 2019
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Rated by Paradox1000 from Florida

4.13/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Very good IIPA! No alcohol taste with high abv.
Sep 01, 2019
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Reviewed by strohme2 from Michigan

3.79/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16 ounce can, dated 10/31/18 and beat by 3/3/19. Poured into tulip.
Orange, ruby hue. off white head, light lacing of a few whisps.
Nose of tangerine, orange and lemon pith and peel, graininess.
Citrus, honeydew melon, dank, pine, old school dipa without the sweetness. Zero alcohol detected.
Medium body, slight slickness, dryer finish.
Tastes more muted, nothing pops. It’s a good beer but not something that I’d seek out again.
Jan 12, 2019
 
Rated: 3.44 by npendres from Wisconsin

Jan 12, 2019
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Reviewed by Bloodbuzz99 from Georgia

4.35/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Had from can dated 11/1/18, had within two weeks of canning

BOOM, MNB's best to date. Incredible.

New style IPA, but not of the haze-juice bomb variety; this is a subtley dank, hop forward beer that's is full of flavor and no bitterness on the finish. Equally unexpected is the lack of a malt backbone to offset the hop profile of a DIPA - doesn't exist because it's not needed! Heavy citrus and melon, a tinge of wonderful garlic/onion in the hop oils.

Seek out. Fantastic.
Dec 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by BltByKrmn from New York

Dec 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3.9 by Georgiabeer from Georgia

Dec 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by StoutAtTheDevil from Alabama

Dec 03, 2018
Cardigans of the Galaxy from Monday Night Brewing
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 26 ratings