Stone Levitation Ale

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

Thinnish medium white head. Body is a dark and clear amber. Aroma is big hops. Taste is watery bitter.

20090604 12 oz bottle from Jonathan Ron in Brielle. Dark red-brown with medium sized lasting beige head. Aroma is earthy, woodsy, with light spruce, light stone fruits. Medium-light bodied with aggressive but fine eff, thinning and drying quickly to an astringent finish. Flavors add some light raisin bread flavors, more spruce, leafy earthiness. At over ten bucks a six pack, it’s not something I would buy regularly as a session beer, but worth a try once.

Slight hops and spice aroma... Copper color... Flavor is spices and mild bitterness throughout and on the palate... Decent beer...

A succulent, hempy herbal aroma. You really would have a hard time beating the appearance on this one - especially in a tulip glass - good silver/gold (GABF version) painted label, mostly clear dark tea colored brew with a rootbeer float, fluffy head. The only grumbling is the usual stupid diatribe in small print on the back of the bottle. Dry, slightly astringent, I’d have wagered that it was a rye beer. Good hop character. Not overboard. Medium body, long astringent finish. Really enjoyable. ABC, Betton.

On tap at Three Floyds and served in an English pint. Clear, dark amber pour with a thin, lasting head of off-white foam that left some nice lacing. The aroma had a modest amont of darker crystal malt along with some mild orange and pine. The flavor was heavy on the crystal malt. Toasted caramel along with some citrus. Medium-body with light carbonation. A decent everyday drinker, but not all that exciting. Sessionable.

Just recently found this one on the shelves here in Florida. Pours a deep amber color with a thin to medium sized off-white head. Nice lacing. Fruity and malty aroma with a little bit of zest to it. Flavors are sweet and roasty with caramel, some floral notes, and a spicy hop finish. Didn’t blow me away but it’s not supposed to. A real nice session beer and a lot of flavor for such a low abv brew.

bottle poured a brown in color with a thin white froth on the surface. aroma has sweet pine, citrus, flowers, and caramel malt. nice hop profile on top of some chewy malt. mouth feel is fairly light with just enough carbonation. flavor has a nice bitter and malt side with a juicy pine citrus resiny thing. surprisingly easy to drink but full of flavor. I am impressed they packed this much flavor into a 4.4% beer.

Tap. Pour is deeper amber with a fluffy off white head. Aromas of piney hops, grapefruit, and sweet malts. Flavor is very light with resin, floral hop notes, and caramel. Nice session brew here, but not worth $11 for a 6pk.