Life and Limb (2009)
(Batch of Life and Limb)
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Dogfish Head Craft BreweryStrong Ale Rotating Out of Production
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Score
6.89
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle courtesy of nimbleprop at first DC tasting of 2010. Dark brown with a medium beige head and moderate lacing. Aroma of milk chocolate. Flavor has toffee, chocolate and licorice, with obvious alcohol. Decent body. Average and inoffensive.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle aged for 5 yrs: Poured a mahogany with no head. Aroma is very complex with sap, roastiness, and maple. Taste is very full and sweet candy to the tongue yet nice roasted malt.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Location: 24 oz bottle from jcos's trip to Rozi's Wine and Liquor House, 12/5/09
Aroma: The nose has a ton of maple, with some alcohol, caramel, spice, brown sugar, chocolate, wood
Appearance: Dark brown color with a slight red hue and a thick tan head and some spotty lace
Flavor: The taste is similar in characteristics to the nose, maple malty sweetness with slight hop backing
Palate: Mouthfeel is a bit sticky, but decent, some soft carbonation, and a decent finish
Overall Impression: I was excited for the release of this one, as I like both Dogfish and SN, and I was interested to see what a combo offering from these two breweries would be like. I like the idea here almost more then the beer, but the beer is pretty good too. Perhaps a bit strong on the maple, but once it got to a good temperature, I thought it worked pretty well. Perhaps a bit too sweet for me, but a pretty solid brew.