Stone Levitation Ale

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

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Dark bright amber color. Nose is big and citrusy with a light sweetish malt, almost vanilla aspect. The body is quite bitter and piney with a light fruitiness and not enough malt to balance things out sufficiently.

Pours a dark copper with an off white head that holds nicely. A hoppy aroma is present. Really hoppy taste that is somewhat tingly to the mouth. Aftertaste is a little too bitter.

Light tan very fine head. Lots of carbonation coating glass. Clear dark brown body. Fairly hoppy aroma for an amber ale. Smells like fresh hops. Thin, almost watery, body. First flavor is of english hops, followed by a VERY slight sweetness, like Splenda. Not very balanced. Hops linger on the palate for some time.

Pours dark amber with a medium sized tan head. A nice looking beer. Mine was too cold because of this damn refrigerator in this hotel. Hoppy aroma. Medium hoppy flavor with pretty heavy carbonation. Finish is somewhat lacking and dry. There seems to be something missing in this one.

Rather hop filled for a regular ale. Enjoyable and clean. Subtle spice, but mostly bitter and dry.

Bought a six-pack of this in Colorado. They poured deep red-amber with a big airy head. Round caramel aroma. Sweet tarty caramel flavors, almost with a sweet syrupy tinge. Not my favorite offering from one of my favorite brewers.

You have to like hops for the sake of hops to appreciate this one. Great floral hop aroma that just smacks of a tongue-shock. The color is a perfect deep brown like that of Dutch Chocolate. The flavor and palate are extrememly low on the malt end, which is due to the lower alcohol content, so this is not necessarily a beer for the heavy ale fans. Comes off dry and a bit acidic. Bitter, Bitter, Bitter! Overall, given what it is supposed to be, not a bad brew at all!

Amber hue with small head but excellent lacing. Piney and floral hops on nose with hints of sweetbread, caramel, and leather. Bitter piney taste initally but flavor seems to get lost on finish. This medium-bodied beer has a dry and crisp mouthfeel. Levitation holds so much promise but in the end fails to deliver. Watery fading finish ends up disappoining.

The pour a clear deep ruby brown, the head tolerable, the lace chumpy, both light chocolate brown. the nose is malt, floral, hints of caramel, top is flimsy, the finish is pertainly hopped, mild carbonation. seems a bit thin to me? drinkable, but can’t say it does anything to enhance ’Stone’s Stellar Reputation’. Ranks a quite disappointing #981 on my current 1000 beer masterlist.

Dont get me wrong, I love hops, but this beer was too dry for me. It finishes very dry with lots of hops and it was just an all out bitterness assault on the senses, all of them! it is a great looking beer, dark ruby and perfectly clear. it smells wonderful, lots of playful hops in the nose. the finish is just terrifyingly ddry for me. this said, i have absolutely not lost faith in stone, i still love em just not this one.