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Sierra Nevada/ DFH Life and Limb Review
Welcome to BeerFM, your source for beer news, tips, and reviews. Today I’ve got myself a bottle of Life and Limb to review for you. But I’d like to start by thanking my friend Sweem for sharing it with me. It’s a Sierra Nevada and Dogfish Head collaboration brew that’s described as an ale brewed with maple syrup & birch syrup.
B+ / 3.95
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | drink: 3.5
24 oz bottle split with Sweemzander who procured this (thank you!) and poured into a Nonic. 9 286219 16 Printed on the label. I assume its 9286 (Oct 12th). 10.2% ABV, Brewed with Maple and Birch Syrup.
A – The color is a clear dark brown with a huge cream head. Great retention to the three-finger head and a bit of lace around the edges.
S – Malty sweet with a dark candi-sugar hint and a light maple syrup natural raw nose. There is a small hint of grassy hops in there too. No alcohol on the nose for the percent it has in it. Rather low and uninteresting overall.
T – There is a lot of birch flavor in this one. Very malty for a Sierra Nevada brew too. The Dogfish Head in it comes out a bit more. Lots of sweetness wraps around a potent fusel alcohol flavor. Dark candi-sugar, raisins, and maple syrup in this brew.
M – Smooth and warm in the mouth and stomach from the alcohol, it’s medium-full-bodied with a low carbonation feel.
D – A bit overly boozy but it makes for a good winter sipper. The label evokes feelings of late springtime or early summer, but it certainly works well as a winter beer.
It’s a bit hard to find as I’ve heard most stores that carry craft brews only got upwards of three bottles of it. If you can find it, it’s worth the try.
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-Andy