Levitation Amber Ale
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.02
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We're best known for brewing aggressive, big-character beers, but we love a great sessionable ale as much as anyone. Most beers at the less-weighty end of the spectrum lack flavor and depth as much as they lack high ABVs, but not Stone Levitation Ale! This deep amber brew has a rich maltiness, big hoppy character, citrus overtones, and an impressively modest alcohol content for a beer with so much flavor packed into it.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
darker amber colour, moderate sized yellowish head; aroma of toast, resins, floral and biscuity notes, some roasted nuts, too. taste is the same- mild roasted toasty and malty; easily drinkable good amber ale
Tried
on 17 Apr 2016
at 03:17
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
0.355l bottle. Clear amber body, lasting off-white head. Aroma of caramel, toast, reisins and citruses. Taste of caramel, toast, citruses and even some roasted malts. Light medium bodied. Easy to drink. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2016
at 12:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Où, Quand, Comment : Bouteille, dégustée au Mondial de la Bière 2007.
Visuel : Couleur : ambrée foncée. Apparence : claire.
Arôme : Houblon résineux, citrique, légèrement floral et fruité (agrumes, abricots), caramel sucré.
Goût : Entrée de bouche : Moyenne amertume de houblon floral, moyennement citrique, fruitée (agrumes, notes d’abricots) et aux notes herbeuse, présente toute la gorgée. Un support malté de caramel sucré aux notes rôties est également présent des notes de pain.
En bouche : Corps : moyen. Effervescence : moyen. Texture : légèrement crémeuse. Finale : moyenne-longue et un peu sèche, moyennement amère de houblon résineux, légèrement herbeux et citrique aux notes florales et terreuses.
Visuel : Couleur : ambrée foncée. Apparence : claire.
Arôme : Houblon résineux, citrique, légèrement floral et fruité (agrumes, abricots), caramel sucré.
Goût : Entrée de bouche : Moyenne amertume de houblon floral, moyennement citrique, fruitée (agrumes, notes d’abricots) et aux notes herbeuse, présente toute la gorgée. Un support malté de caramel sucré aux notes rôties est également présent des notes de pain.
En bouche : Corps : moyen. Effervescence : moyen. Texture : légèrement crémeuse. Finale : moyenne-longue et un peu sèche, moyennement amère de houblon résineux, légèrement herbeux et citrique aux notes florales et terreuses.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2016
at 03:01
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle poured into a glass. Translucent light brown with small off-white head. Aroma is big herbal hops, medium body, low carbonation, and very little lacing. Taste is herbal hops with some caramel malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2016
at 18:36
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Backlogged rating. Bottle from Old Town. Deep amber with a small off-white head. Lots of citrus and pine in the nose with some biscuity malts. Well-balanced with sweet malt and bitter hops. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2015
at 08:10
9/10
Great amber
Tried
on 07 Sep 2015
at 14:17
8/10
Tried
on 13 Jul 2015
at 14:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Spitzer’s Corner, New York. Pours dark amber with off-white head. Nice fruity hoppy aroma and taste. Caramel, toffee, bitter finish. Light bodied.
Tried
from Draft
at
Spitzer’s Corner
on 13 Feb 2015
at 11:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Enjoy by date of 02/17/15. Ruh roh, the sooner the better, right?
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a nice hazy amber/red colored body. A one finger white foamy head dissipated within about a minute leaving some light ringy lacing stringing itself around the glass.
The smell had a fairly big dried out citrus rolling all around in a slight peppery spice.
The taste copied the smell and added a quick dry peppery spiced aftertaste leading to a dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionability about it. I’d say it was appropriately styled.
Overall, I’d say it was a good Amber/Red. It’s too bad that this is getting retired. Oh well.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a nice hazy amber/red colored body. A one finger white foamy head dissipated within about a minute leaving some light ringy lacing stringing itself around the glass.
The smell had a fairly big dried out citrus rolling all around in a slight peppery spice.
The taste copied the smell and added a quick dry peppery spiced aftertaste leading to a dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionability about it. I’d say it was appropriately styled.
Overall, I’d say it was a good Amber/Red. It’s too bad that this is getting retired. Oh well.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2015
at 01:57
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle bought from Bacchinalia, enjoyed in the comfort of my home. Ruddy brown, clear with a lot of carbonation and lacing. Light tan head. Aroma is earthy, caramel, hazelnut, honey and spruce. Bittersweet, hoppy and spicy initial taste fades to a light but sharp bitter. Caramel and grass notes in the finish. Gets better as it goes. Incredible stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2014
at 13:30