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Stone Levitation Ale

Stone Levitation Ale - Amber Ale

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 Percentile 
87
overall
Brewed by Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Amber Ale

Escondido, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
7653.5/5.03.49/5.04.4%96.2English pint, Shaker
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Commercial Description:
This deep amber ale has rich & roasty malt flavors, a big hoppy character, citrus overtones (courtesy of the hops and our special brewers yeast) and modest alcohol.
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 boamr (112), Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 2, 2009  
Pours amber color with just a little white head. Has a hoppy malty smell to it. A slight citrus taste with a tiny bitter finish. Just an okay beer for Stone


 ChristianScheffel (4431), Odense, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 1, 2009  
Amber with a lasting white head. Strong aroma of grapefruit with orange peel and a hint of malt. Sweet grapefruit juice flavour with medium hop bitterness


 popery (132), San Francisco, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/55/104/59/20
Sep 30, 2009  
Hoppy and easy to drink but the sum of flavors doesn’t work for me. I like that Stone is selling a low abv beer, and they’re doing a pretty good job at packing a big flavor into a little beer. However, something about the combination of citric hops and spicy caramel malt doesn’t really work for me. The beer pours a medium mahogany with a nice head that laces the glass well. The aroma is heavy on American hops with a good grapefruit flavor. There’s also a very nice, light caramel malt note. I love good session beers, but this one doesn’t quite come together. The flavors just seem at odds with each other on the palate. Carbonation is good, and the beer is otherwise well-crafted. It really comes down to some kind of ethereal, entirely subjective reaction. I think that I’m mostly reacting to the malt choices, but it could be anything. So, I’d recommend this beer, but I’m also not going to go out and buy it for myself.


 6ROW (243), corpus christi, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 29, 2009  
copper pour with a small one finger off white head. with the big malty taste i expected it to be high in the abv ( only 4.4) i like it


 Dedollewaitor (3625), Odense, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Sep 27, 2009  
Bottle. Thank you Christianscheffel. Pours dark amber/copper with a large creamy head and lacings. Fruit, hops, buiscuit and orange. Grapefruit juice. Medium bodied. Ends dry. Nice


 cprochak (388), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 26, 2009  
Pours clear light ruby with off white head. Super hoppy citrus and pine aroma. Little honey flavor then a super long butter finish. Great example of a hoppy west coast amber, but I wish there was a little more malt.


blukarma (9), Rocky Face, Georgia, USA
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3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/511/20
Sep 26, 2009  
Odd little brew. It looks great and smells great. Reminds me of Arrogant Bastard by look and smell. It has a bit of a porter taste to it. My only qualm is the bitter finish that tends to stick around longer than I like. I’d definitely drink one if offered up but for the money there are tons of other beers I’d rather buy.


chris21274 (4), Buffalo, New York, USA
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3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/518/20
Sep 26, 2009  
Nice pour - copper with a nice frothy head. Hops hit you up front but it’s well balanced even thought it’s only 4.4%. Biscuity with slight nuttiness and peppercorns in the background. Great Amber! Another solid Stone offering.



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