A sugar glazed pillar of leafy green vegetation, black soil and dried dark herbs stands tall at the center of this much heralded collaborative creation. Aromatically, it's a little more challenged than I expected, citrus spritzed black licorice candy and black fruit escape the brew like slowly creeping ivy. On the palate the backbone profiles seem to dance to different beats, out of step bitter, sweet and savory flavors skate around awkwardly on a cloying slick of woodsy syrupy. Brewed with some epic decade style cellaring in mind, it should be kept in mind that given enough time Life & Limb could evolve significantly in the bottle. A month or two after bottling though it is too messy and lacking in cohesion for my palate.