Levitation Ale - Stone Brewing Co.

sarahspat

Illinois

2.65/5  rDev -32.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Pours a dark amber with a respectably dark mocha head, which is huge but without substance (thin and short-lived). A thin layer remains...very little lacing.

Smells powerful and hoppy. Mostly pine and citrus, with some apricot in the background.

The taste changes dramatically as it warms. At first it's all pine resin, which was a bit of a let down for me. Don't get me wrong, pine is great, but the taste just did not live up to the tantalizing smell at all. Also, it's VERY bitter...bordering on astringent. Unpleasant. As it warms it turns appley. Initially, it came as just a hint... a whisper of apple cider/hard apple cider. This quality continued to grow in power and mutate until all that remained was rotten apples mixed with a bad homebrew hard apple cider. Unfortunately, the bitter/astringent edge never left. Amateur Hour from top to bottom.

All in all, it's not terrible, but I will not be buying it again.

Serving type: bottle

07-16-2009 19:59:27 | More by sarahspat

johntfox

Florida

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-21-2013 18:24:21 | More by johntfox

jakecattleco

California

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-21-2013 17:59:44 | More by jakecattleco

Boosnell

Louisiana

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-21-2013 05:02:42 | More by Boosnell

GeoffreyM

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

05-20-2013 23:21:18 | More by GeoffreyM

aLenwell

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-20-2013 10:49:22 | More by aLenwell

alanv

California

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-18-2013 21:39:29 | More by alanv

mattsucks

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-18-2013 14:15:26 | More by mattsucks

Bustersuess

New York

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-18-2013 00:40:41 | More by Bustersuess

richkrull

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-17-2013 20:07:33 | More by richkrull

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-17-2013 15:00:48 | More by twenty5

mbw314

California

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-17-2013 05:55:26 | More by mbw314

Bromine

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -16.7%

05-16-2013 10:32:55 | More by Bromine

pin

Australia

3/5  rDev -23.1%

05-15-2013 16:26:01 | More by pin

touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +15.4%

05-15-2013 14:26:43 | More by touchmeimsac

Zbeetleman

California

3/5  rDev -23.1%

05-15-2013 03:08:09 | More by Zbeetleman

Chegui

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-14-2013 21:09:42 | More by Chegui

aty11b

Texas

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-14-2013 01:05:49 | More by aty11b

csfcmitchell

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-13-2013 15:49:54 | More by csfcmitchell

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

05-13-2013 14:48:03 | More by mikeincharleston

ItismeDamonLee

Ohio

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-12-2013 21:11:43 | More by ItismeDamonLee

JulianB

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-12-2013 19:42:07 | More by JulianB

Kubrickx

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-12-2013 18:02:35 | More by Kubrickx

i080054

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-12-2013 01:11:49 | More by i080054

TheBadger0289

New Zealand (Aotearoa)

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-11-2013 01:32:00 | More by TheBadger0289