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The Best Californian Beers

Rank  Name Score Rate Count Style 1 AleSmith Speedway Stout  4.33 1149 Imperial Stout 2 AleSmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout  4.32 332 Imperial Stout 3 Russian River Pliny the Younger  4.25 347 Imperial/Double IPA 4 Stone Imperial Russian Stout  4.21 1680 Imperial Stout 5 Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel)  4.21 348 Barley Wine 6 Lost Abbey Isabelle Proximus  4.21 280 Sour Ale 7 Russian River Pliny the Elder  4.2 924 Imperial/Double IPA 8 Lost Abbey Yellow Bus   4.17 53 Sour Ale 9 Lost Abbey The Angels Share  4.16 448 Barley Wine 10 Russian River Consecration  4.15 282 Sour Ale 11 North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve Brandy Barrel  4.15 170 Barley Wine 12 Stone Bourbon Barrel Russian Imperial Stout  4.15 113 Imperial Stout 13 AleSmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull  4.14 372 Barley Wine 14 Russian River Beatification (Batch 001)  4.13 193 Sour Ale 15 AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale  4.12 688 Imperial/Double IPA 16 AleSmith Barrel Aged Wee Heavy  4.12 226 Scotch Ale 17 Russian River Deviation (Bottleworks IX)  4.12 145 Sour Ale 18 Russian River Supplication  4.11 501 Sour Ale 19 Russian River Toronado 20th Anniversary   4.11 158 Sour Ale 20 Valley Brew Uberhoppy Imperial IPA  4.11 137 Imperial/Double IPA 21 Lost Abbey Veritas 004  4.11 72 Sour Ale 22 North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout  4.1 2205 Imperial Stout 23 AleSmith IPA  4.1 894 India Pale Ale (IPA) 24 Pizza Port Cuvee de Tomme  4.1 519 Belgian Strong Ale 25 Port Brewing Older Viscosity  4.1 325 American Strong Ale 26 Pizza Port Frank Double IPA  4.1 194 Imperial/Double IPA 27 Lost Abbey Cable Car  4.1 131 Sour Ale 28 Oggis Hop Whompus  4.09 66 American Strong Ale 29 AleSmith Wee Heavy Scotch Ale  4.08 702 Scotch Ale 30 AleSmith YuleSmith (Winter) Imperial Red Ale  4.07 708 American Strong Ale 31 Russian River Temptation  4.07 484 Sour Ale 32 Lost Abbey Sinners 08  4.07 162 Sour Ale 33 Stone Ruination IPA  4.05 1984 Imperial/Double IPA 34 AleSmith Decadence 2006  4.05 313 American Strong Ale 35 North Coast Old Rasputin Anniversary Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout   4.05 202 Imperial Stout 36 Alpine Beer Company Exponential Hoppiness  4.05 173 Imperial/Double IPA 37 Double Bastard Ale  4.04 1399 American Strong Ale 38 AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence 2005   4.04 130 Old Ale 39 Lost Abbey Veritas 003  4.04 122 Belgian Strong Ale 40 AleSmith Old Numbskull  4.03 724 Barley Wine 41 Valley Brew Decadence 12 Cuvee Speciale  4.03 65 Abt/Quadrupel 42 Lost Abbey Serpents Stout  4.02 365 Imperial Stout 43 Russian River Beatification (Batch 002 +)  4.02 267 Sour Ale 44 Stone 6th Anniversary Porter  4.02 214 Imperial/Strong Porter 45 Firestone Walker 12  4.02 148 American Strong Ale 46 AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence 2007   4.02 89 Imperial/Strong Porter 47 Pizza Port Hop 15  4.01 764 Imperial/Double IPA 48 Oggis Witch Doctor  4 130 Imperial Stout 49 Pizza Port Le Woody Brune  4 84 Sour Ale 50 Stone India Pale Ale (IPA)  3.99 1986 India Pale Ale (IPA) 51 Marin Eldridge Grade White Knuckle Double IPA  3.98 287 Imperial/Double IPA 52 Valley Brew Decadence Grand Cru 2007  3.98 57 Sour Ale 53 Lagunitas Sonoma Farmhouse Hop Stoopid  3.97 645 Imperial/Double IPA 54 Stone Old Guardian (Vintages through 2003)  3.97 281 Barley Wine 55 Pizza Port Lou P. Lin  3.97 114 Imperial/Double IPA 56 Lost Abbey Veritas 001  3.97 36 Belgian Strong Ale 57 Moylans Hopsickle Imperial India Pale Ale  3.96 727 Imperial/Double IPA 58 Port Brewing Old Viscosity  3.96 678 American Strong Ale 59 Lost Abbey Red Poppy Ale  3.96 300 Sour Ale 60 Ballast Point Sculpin IPA (North Star)  3.96 245 India Pale Ale (IPA) 61 Firestone Walker 10  3.96 161 American Strong Ale 62 Stone Brandy Barrel Double Bastard  3.96 95 American Strong Ale 63 Stone Bourbon Barrel Old Guardian Barley Wine  3.96 31 Barley Wine 64 Marin Old Dipsea Bourbon Barrel Aged Barleywine Style Ale   3.96 28 Barley Wine 65 Drakes Rodgers Last Stand  3.96 25 Imperial/Double IPA 66 Lost Abbey Funky Barrel  3.96 21 Sour Ale 67 Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale  3.95 773 American Strong Ale 68 Pizza Port Mother of All Beers  3.95 181 Abt/Quadrupel 69 Drakes Barley Wine Brandy Barrel  3.95 155 Barley Wine 70 Pizza Port Le Woody  3.95 147 Sour Ale 71 Pizza Port Hop Suey Double IPA  3.95 97 Imperial/Double IPA 72 Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye Ale  3.94 1075 Imperial/Double IPA 73 Russian River Blind Pig IPA  3.94 517 India Pale Ale (IPA) 74 Firestone Walker 11 (XI Quercus Alba)  3.94 179 American Strong Ale 75 Ballast Point Victory at Sea Coffee Vanilla Imperial Porter  3.94 154 Imperial/Strong Porter 76 Pizza Port Tovarish Imperial Espresso Stout  3.94 41 Imperial Stout 77 Alpine Beer Company Nickel Stout  3.94 12 Stout 78 Arrogant Bastard Ale  3.93 2293 American Strong Ale 79 AleSmith Decadence 2007  3.93 243 Imperial/Strong Porter 80 Pizza Port SPF 8 Saison  3.93 96 Belgian Strong Ale 81 AleSmith Weizenbock  3.93 91 Weizen Bock 82 Lagunitas B2K  3.93 16 Eisbock 83 Stone 10th Anniversary IPA  3.92 543 Imperial/Double IPA 84 Alpine Beer Company Pure Hoppiness  3.92 349 Imperial/Double IPA 85 Drakes Hoppy Ass Brown  3.92 28 Brown Ale 86 Oggis 1701 Tricentennial Barleywine  3.92 25 Barley Wine 87 Green Flash Palate Wrecker  3.92 17 Imperial/Double IPA 88 Port Brewing Santas Little Helper   3.91 508 Imperial Stout 89 Coast Range Russian Imperial Stout  3.91 47 Imperial Stout 90 Drakes Jolly Rodger (2006)  3.91 45 Imperial/Double IPA 91 Valley Brew Stockton Sour (Phils Wild Mild)  3.91 27 Sour Ale 92 Green Flash Bourbon Barrel Aged Double Stout  3.91 24 Stout 93 Ballast Point Dorado Double IPA  3.9 379 Imperial/Double IPA 94 Russian River Depuration  3.9 163 Sour Ale 95 Russian River Compunction  3.9 74 Sour Ale 96 StoneWall Ale  3.9 58 Barley Wine 97 FiftyFifty Imperial Eclipse Stout  3.9 58 Imperial Stout 98 Lost Abbey Veritas 002  3.9 56 Belgian Strong Ale 99 AleSmith Grand Cru  3.89 594 Belgian Strong Ale 100 AleSmith Decadence 2005  3.89 297 Old Ale

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