Stone Levitation Ale

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

Pours a reddish amber with a fair amount of head. Nose is pretty much an IPA and taste follows. I’m kind of disappointed in this one, it seems like a basic copy of everything else Stone has done. I wish they’d change it up a bit.

Citrus hop nose, flavor is thick peppery malts, citrusy hops, some florals. A thicker body than youll find on most other ambers. I would agree with minch25 on this, the most punch out of a beer with only 4.4% alcohol. A good beer.

Deep reddish copper. smells like arrogant bastard, other stone beers. Flavor - toasty bitter rusted pipes. Maybe the most flavor and bitterness I’ve seen in a beer this low in abv. More or less well made, though not quite my cup of tea.

Deep copper color, crystal clear, nice beige head. Aroma of caramel malt and slight hop spice. Thin mouthfeel, hoppy, but too watery and thin to really let the hops shine. Watery, watery, watery. I know that this is a session beer, low alcohol, but give me something, some body. It is beautiful, has decent aroma, but no body to carry any flavor. AND, IT IS THE SAME PRICE AS THE EXCELLENT STONE IPA?????????? I would rather drink 1 or 2 less IPAs than session drink this beer.

Pours dark amber, with a big frothy beige head. Modest aroma, sweet caramel malt and floral hops. Impressive robust flavor for an amber, biscuit and caramel malts with a hefty dose of hops. Kudos to Stone, this is their lowest rated highly distributed beer, and it is a very tasty flavorful amber ale which is in my opinion one of the most boring styles of beer out there.

Dark amber color with a beige head. Aroma of floral hops and sweet malts. Flavor of citrus/grapefruit hops and sweet/roasted malts.

12 oz bottle
This is a beer that is best enjoyed as fresh as possible. I put it ahead of almost everything in the queue so I would get the most of my $3.99. It was not disappointing though I can see how this would not age well. As with most West Coast style IPAs the best thing to do is not sit on it.

Aroma / Appearance - The maroon body was full of life and fluid as it moved around my snifter. The nose was very aggressive and in the face with a meld of grapefruit, varnish, peach, and fresh sap. Nothing is left to the imagination; this puts it all out there.

Flavor / Palate - Dry and bitter the liquid soaks up most of the moisture in the mouth as it travels towards the throat. Along the way a trail of caramel, molasses, grapefruit, and other strong hops clear the sinuses. Not for the faint of heart or those who hate hop bombs this is a great example of the style done right.

Been wanting this for some time. Pours a dark copper and a spongy strong white head, great lacing. Dense earthy hops prevail through a caramel malt nose. Impressive. It’s weighted with grit and earth up front, then quickly dissipates through a stemmy chewy hop midpalate into a balanced toffee finish. Finishes light and refreshing.