Stone Levitation Ale

courtesy of Tony @ OTH. Pours copper, white head. Aroma, hoppy, malty, some dark fruits and berries. Taste, hoppy, some sweet honet with malts. Remains very light to drink, with hoppy finish. For 4% abv this is one light and amazingly flavorful beer.

Bottled at Mahars. Pours an amber red with a sticky lacing head. Aroma is very sweet and hoppy. Taste is just the freshest thing ever, fresh hops, fresh sweet malty goodness.

Draft. Pours a nice brown with red highlights and a small, creamy, off-white head. The hops struck me first with pine and light citrus notes in the nose, but were followed by some roasted malt notes as well. Medium carbonation with a light mouthfeel. Solid hops on the tongue with notes of pine, citrus, and fresh cut grass. The malt plays second fiddle and remains strikingly hidden. Perhaps a little sweetness lurks there. Slightly dry on the palate too. Clean finish considering the hop content. Decent and sessionable, but I would like to see how this one would turn out with a little more malt.

12 oz bottle. Pours clear dark copper, off white head. Minimal lacing. Aroma is strong citrus hops. Flavor is about what you’d expect from a 4.4% Stone beer. First sip is exciting... after that, not so much. For some reason, doesn’t seem like it would be a good session beer... Probably won’t try again.

Bottle poured a clear reddish brown with a medium off-white head. Tried while I was out in California. Was surprised to see such a low alcohol content offering from Stone and curious to give it a try. It is interesting how much flavor this beer has compared to a lot of the macros of similar strength. Nice mixture of malt and hops. This would be a good one initial step into the world of good beer for someone who has not ventured far beyond the realm of Budweiser and Coors.

draft at coles, buffalo ny- tea like astringency- pleasant and herbal, but nothing too special- nice malt character, but the hopping is far too grassy and tea like to make this a go-to.

Almost British-style hopping with USA hops favors the crisp attack and finish of this med bodied ale. The alcohol and body is very present for such a moderate beer - in a good way. Lightly terpene and citrus. Nutty, fruity aromas and taste. This is great, and I could enjoy it often.

Great easy drinker. Great hoppy aroma and taste. Just what you would expect from Stone even with the lower ABV. Hoppy Citrusy and a good light to medium body. A well balanced Stone session beer.