Stone Levitation Ale

Pours a predictable amber with thin off-white head. Aroma of citrus hops and well balanced with roasted malt. Flavor matches the aroma and is very drinkable, but nothing special.

Sample at Rozi’s Wine House Stone Brewing Co. Event. Medium honey/ruddy amber color with a very light tan head. The aroma and flavor is straight grapefruit and the only notable part about this beer. Refreshing for a hot summer day due to this citrusy character.

Drinks light, very fresh citrus hops with a nutty finish. Mellow, easy drinker.
Sampled at Rozi’s Wine & Liquor, Stone Tasting Event, Lakewood, OH.

Pours a beautiful mahogany brown with a medium white head. Aroma is very hoppy, little nutty, with a bit of citrus. Drinks very light, much hoppier than I expected, but hey this is Stone so maybe I should of known. Slight nut and vanilla flavors in there, but overall kind of hollow. I think it needs a stronger malt presence to balance it out a bit, its kind of watery. I know this is supposed to be a session beer, and don’t get me wrong I would drink this all day long if on tap alongside the crappy domestics, but I think it is lacking just a bit. Overall not bad though.

This poured a beautiful mahogany wood color with a thin head. A little hoppy, a little bitter, and a little watery. Overall, a little good, if that makes sense.

Bottle from World Market.. Pours a reddish copper with a creamy off white head..Some pine and citrus hops with a little malt in the nose.. Slightly sweet with some nice hop bitterness to it. Kinda thin.. Overall I like this one, easy to drink if you like hops.

Ruby copper pour with one finger off white head. Aroma is of floral and grassy hops with grapefruit and some biscuit-like malt coming through as well. Flavor is a great balance of the typical west coast hop bomb stylin’ (Though to a lesser degree) that Stone does so well and a subtle, almost sweet malt character. Hops definitely prevail in this one. Palate is smooth and lightly carbonated with a hop-induced semi-dry finish. Clean and begging to be sipped. Superb for the style- a very dark and hoppy example.

Growler from Big Z. Probably one of the best session beers ever. Pricey for a session beer though. Well balanced and easy to drink, even for the non hop-head. The light sweetness offset the hop bitterness without killing the hop flavor. I’ll pick up a 6pk most definitely.