Stone Brewing Levitation Ale

Levitation Ale

 

Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Amber / Red Ale - American Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.02
ABV: 4.4% IBU: 45 Ticks: 177
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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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Ørsted Ølbar. Hazy reddish brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and rather hoppy - grapefruit and pine. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 250412
Tried from Bottle on 26 Apr 2012 at 06:28

8.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
12oz bottle shared with Khan poured into a shaker. Pours a dark ruby with about a finger of white head. Aroma of citrus, caramel and grapefruit. Taste is about the same. Medium bodied with a thick texture. Lively carbonation and a long finish. Overall, very good. I would love to get a bomber for myself.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2012 at 18:54

6/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Chestnut with a small beige head, and heavy scummy looking sediment suspended throughout. Grapefruit hops and light caramel malt aroma. Roasty caramel malt and pine / grapefruit peel hops flavor. This would have been more enjoyable had it not been so ugly.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2012 at 16:03

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
12oz bottle from The Grapevine
Appearance: Pours clear ruby/amber with a medium sized beige head and some lacing
Aroma: Fruity. caramel and citrus
Taste: Citrus, dusty caramel and bitter pine finish
Now this is how an Amber Ale should be. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2012 at 17:19

7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle @ BrewDog Edinburgh 140212
Light caramel brown...clear...frothy white head then dissipates to thin layer
Aroma of grassy hops..some herbs...hint of tea...fresh aroma
Taste of grassy hops...some light citrus..bit herbal....hint of lemon tas...very light brown malt...very refreshing
Palate - Medium carb...light body...grassy citrus tang. Finishas main flavour with more citrus than grassy hop towards the finish.
Excellent refreshing amber ale
Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2012 at 13:02

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Brown bottle, 12 ounces, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured February 6 2012; eye: caramel with copper hue, semi-opaque, no effervescence, tiny sheet of beige head, light lacing; nose: caramel, malt, hops, slight fruity, pine; mouth: caramel, malt, resinous hops, light astringency, slight fruity, tea, dry finale in resinous hops with presence of malt, medium body, good carbonation, rather bitter, lightly sweet, a bit thin; overall: quite fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 12 onces, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 6 février 2012; œil : caramel avec reflet cuivré, semi-opaque, pas d’effervescence, petite couverture de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : caramel, malt, houblon, très léger fruité, pin; bouche : caramel, malt, houblon résineux, légère astringence, très léger fruité, thé, finale sèche en houblon résineux avec présence de malt, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, plutôt amère, légèrement sucrée, un peu mince; en résumé : bien bon
Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2012 at 13:28

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
355ml bottle. Cloudy amber with small white head. Citrussy fruit aroma, fine malty counterpart. Nice balanced taste, hint of malt sweet- & earthyness , fruit acid, dry hop. Delicious beer for everyday’s consumption.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2012 at 12:37

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
355ml bottle @Maltainen Riekko 5.1.2011. Poured dark amber with a thin white head, some lacing. Hoppy citrusy and piney aroma. Flavor is similar, pine, citrus and great bitterness. Very thin body, but overall an enjoyable brew.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jan 2012 at 07:54

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle at Oliver twist. Clear, amber liquid with medium to big off-white head. Aroma of grass, grapefruit, fresh hops, caramel and tropical fruit. Taste is light sweet, medium bitter and caramely and hopy. Medium bodied with OK carbonation. Really good, sessionable beer.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2011 at 14:49

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 2 Overall 8.5
Draught @ Moeder Lambic during the Stone vs Moeder Lambic event. Light brown colour with a beige head. Smells very strong citrus hoppy and a bit grassy. Tastes hoppy, bitter, fruity and very fresh. Carbo is pretty nice and it has a long, bitter aftertaste.
Tried on 28 Sep 2011 at 14:06