Comments on: Life & Limb Dinner

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:14:52 +0000

Great description of the event and love the pics. Jen and I really had a great time sitting at the “mis-fit” table, and she’s very happy with the additional beer education (she commented on the plane back to D.C. that she never thought she would ever be at an event where wet- and fresh-hop are explained in such detail!). I was so caught up in waiting to try Life and Limb that I didn’t really think too much about the rest of the beers and their course pairings, but thinking about it since Sunday I would have to agree on the disappointment b/c the rest of the beer was widely distributed. Overall, for our first beer dinner, it was a great experience. We talked about the dinner and the event the rest of our trip and all this week with everyone that will listen (which aren’t too many people at this point).

By: David

David — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:43:04 +0000

Good writeup/pictures. I was at the event, and you’re absolutely right that it was a bit of a disappointment. I was really hoping to see DFH beers that aren’t distributed out here and some other special SN offerings. The food was as described, uninspired and without enough thought to pairings. That said, the crowd was quite friendly and it was fun to meet Sam and Ken and the other folks from DFH and SN. I feel like I’m just parroting the post, but that’s pretty much how it went.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:00:12 +0000

I don’t know who was responsible for what in planning the dinner – but as i expressed in the post, i was frustrated with the beer selection and the pairing choices.

As for the rest of the event – it was delightful. People were social, excited to be a part of the event, and very friendly. I’d recommend my rag-tag misfit band of tablemates, out on the edge of service anytime.

By: Simply Beer

Simply Beer — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:12:20 +0000

I’ll be at next weekends dinner at Bobby Flay’s in NYC. I sure hope it is better then what you described her after the amount of money we shelled out. Regardless I’ll make the best of it.

While there was an obvious culinary-beer issue, was the event enjoyable? Do you know how did the event was it the Restaurant or Sierra Nevada?

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:27:21 +0000

I’d be lying if I didn’t say I missed the days when a new beer was celebrated with a nice tapping party, rather than the now-ubiquitous $100 pairing dinner (and this is coming from someone who obsesses about food in an entirely unhealthy way). And it’s odd that one could grab a Sierra Nevada Belgian Trippel at Toronado the same time you all were being poured SNPA at a fancy dinner.

That said, I’m looking forward to trying both these beers, especially so without the specter of Nash Bridges looming over my shoulder…