Issue #19 Life & Limb

Dogfish Head and Sierra Nevada have once again joined forces to give us Rhizing Bines. Their last collaboration gave us the excellent strong ale, Life & Limb. Interestingly enough this one was branded as Life & Limb. What does this mean? Hopefully it means there is plenty more to come in the future.

Dogfish Head/Sierra Nevada Rhizing Bines - ABV 8%
Imperial IPA
750 ml Dogfish Head bomber poured into a tulip
Bottled 01/25/13

Appearance - Clear amber color with a big fluffy white head with great retention.

Aroma - Malty and sweet with a little bit of floral hops on the backend. Some bananas and apples also.

Taste - Sweet malts, yeast, wheat, fruity, faint hops. As it warms up you get more hop flavors but they still don't dominate. A bit of citrus, some oranges.

Mouthfeel - Good body, slightly oily, well carbonated.

Overall - Not at all what I was expecting in a double IPA from these two breweries. Very little hop flavor or aroma, it's almost as if they've tried to make it so balanced that they tipped the scales the other way. That being said, it's still a delicious brew, and at 8% it's so drinkable you'd swear it was a session beer.

Drink On,

Dan