Life & Limb - Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

HeightsEats

Ohio

3/5  rDev -25.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Pours a nice dark brown. Aroma is maple, birch and booze. The flavor and body was where the beer started to go wrong for me. The maple/birch sweetness dominates to the point of being cloying. Considering this is a Sierra Nevada product, I was expecting some hop counterbalance, but there's almost none. The finish at least is a bit dry, owing largely to the high ABV. This might be better and more balanced after 3-6 months (or more) of ageing. The wood-aged version sounds good as it might add some bite, although this did seem to have a trace of woodsiness along with the syrup/sap of the trees. This was disappointing, especially considering the pedigree of the brewery.

Serving type: bottle

08-25-2011 23:59:49 | More by HeightsEats

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