Stone Levitation Ale

Brewed by Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Amber Ale
Escondido, California USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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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.

This is this first Stone that I have not had on tap so my overall experience is limited to the bigger bottle. If I had not ever had any other Stone, I would rate this as outstanding. However it is not quite up to their other ales, such as IPA, Ruination IPA, and Arrogant Bastard.

Copper amber appearance, toast, citrus, vanilla, nice lasting head with good lacing. Excellent session beer

Poured out of bottle at beer tasting, paired with barbecue shrimp. Appearance: Dark amber in color, with little head and significant lacing. Aroma: Minimal hops Taste: Caramel malts, comparable to a more flavorful Yuengling. Finish: Clean Overall Impression: The beer was paired perfect with the bbq, and would undoubly be a perfect beer for any grilling. Looking forward to trying Stone on its own merits to re-rate.

Subtle entry leading to a citric taste finished of with a taste of ice tea. An extremely well tasting award winning ale. A dark red body w/ a small head make for what I think a great summer time beer... ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Nice deep orange/amber in color. Pours with a gracious creamy head that quickly reduces to a frothy half inch. The smell is spicy and earthy along with sweetness and a hint of grapefruit rind. The flavor is sweet with a good balance of hops with the grapefruit rind flavor and moderate bitterness. I can detect a little bit of a chocolate favor as well. I like the mouthfeel and carbonation as compared to other ambers I have tried. Although I suppose this is more of a Pale Ale than an Amber Ale because of the IBU level. Its debatable and I will leave it up to the experts to make the classifications. I was a little disappointed when I first got home because I thought I was buying the Stone Ruination IPA. I got the names mixed up. Levitation was also on my list as is every Stone brew I havent yet tried. But I was not disappointed in any way with this beer. Ive been looking for a lower ABV brew like this to drink after a good long hike or ballgame. Or like Sheryl Crow would say:"the sun and the moon".

pours an amber bronze with a small white head. smells like a rose garden covered in sugar and extremely inviting. alot of different fruit notes. the nose was definitly the sweet spot for this brew. it stood out. the taste is perfect. well balanced. not as bitter as i like, or expect from stone, but the most enjoyable amber ever. the plate is smooth and curious. overall an awsome and very casual beers. alot of food pairing possibilities.

This amber ale is hoppy enough to be called an IPA in my book. Very bitter, but surprisingly has a mild aftertaste and smooth mouthfeel. The aftertaste is almost spruce-like.

Good, normal ale, good smell and taste of citrus hops, lots of malt, overly sharp though. I wouldn’t want more than one or two due to the sharp, bitter aftertaste.

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.