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The Best Californian Beers
Rank  Name Score Rate Count Style
1AleSmith Speedway Stout 4.331215Imperial Stout
2AleSmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout 4.31354Imperial Stout
3Russian River Pliny the Younger 4.26351Imperial/Double IPA
4Lost Abbey Yellow Bus  4.2364Sour Ale
5The Bruery Black Tuesday Imperial Stout 4.2239Imperial Stout
6Russian River Pliny the Elder 4.221032Imperial/Double IPA
7Lost Abbey Isabelle Proximus 4.21314Sour Ale
8Stone Imperial Russian Stout 4.211798Imperial Stout
9Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel) 4.2397Barley Wine
10Stone Bourbon Barrel Russian Imperial Stout 4.16114Imperial Stout
11North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve Brandy Barrel 4.16174Barley Wine
12Russian River Consecration 4.16380Sour Ale
13Lost Abbey Veritas 004 4.1583Sour Ale
14AleSmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull 4.14401Barley Wine
15Russian River Deviation (Bottleworks IX) 4.13157Sour Ale
16Russian River Beatification (Batch 001) 4.13196Sour Ale
17Russian River Toronado 20th Anniversary  4.12168Sour Ale
18AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale 4.12741Imperial/Double IPA
19AleSmith Barrel Aged Wee Heavy 4.11238Scotch Ale
20Lost Abbey The Angels Share 4.11515Barley Wine
21Russian River Supplication 4.11531Sour Ale
22Pizza Port Frank Double IPA 4.1195Imperial/Double IPA
23Valley Brew Uberhoppy Imperial IPA 4.1220Imperial/Double IPA
24Port Brewing Older Viscosity 4.1382American Strong Ale
25Pizza Port Cuvee de Tomme 4.1555Belgian Strong Ale
26North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout 4.12311Imperial Stout
27Oggis Hop Whompus 4.0966American Strong Ale
28AleSmith IPA 4.09974India Pale Ale (IPA)
29Lost Abbey Cable Car 4.08152Sour Ale
30North Coast Old Rasputin Anniversary Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout  4.08345Imperial Stout
31Russian River Temptation 4.08562Sour Ale
32AleSmith Wee Heavy Scotch Ale 4.08746Scotch Ale
33AleSmith YuleSmith (Winter) Imperial Red Ale 4.07744American Strong Ale
34Lost Abbey Sinners 08 4.06179Sour Ale
35Alpine Beer Company Exponential Hoppiness 4.06189Imperial/Double IPA
36Lost Abbey Veritas 003 4.05131Belgian Strong Ale
37AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence 2005  4.05136Old Ale
38AleSmith Decadence 2006 4.05333American Strong Ale
39Stone Ruination IPA 4.052098Imperial/Double IPA
40Double Bastard Ale 4.041434American Strong Ale
41Valley Brew Decadence 12 Cuvee Speciale 4.0370Abt/Quadrupel
42Lost Abbey Duck Duck Gooze  4.03122Sour Ale
43AleSmith Old Numbskull 4.03758Barley Wine
44Stone California Double IPA 4.0228India Pale Ale (IPA)
45Firestone Walker 12 4.02177American Strong Ale
46Stone 6th Anniversary Porter 4.02214Imperial/Strong Porter
47Russian River Beatification (Batch 002 +) 4.02301Sour Ale
48Lost Abbey Serpents Stout 4.02435Imperial Stout
49AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence 2007  4.01114Imperial/Strong Porter
50Ballast Point Sculpin IPA (North Star) 4.01310India Pale Ale (IPA)
51Pizza Port Hop 15 4.01829Imperial/Double IPA
52Pizza Port Le Woody Brune 484Sour Ale
53Oggis Witch Doctor 4130Imperial Stout
54Stone India Pale Ale (IPA) 3.992091India Pale Ale (IPA)
55Marin Old Dipsea Bourbon Barrel Aged Barleywine Style Ale  3.9844Barley Wine
56Lost Abbey Veritas 001 3.9736Belgian Strong Ale
57Pizza Port Lou P. Lin 3.97115Imperial/Double IPA
58Ballast Point Victory at Sea Coffee Vanilla Imperial Porter 3.97176Imperial/Strong Porter
59Stone Old Guardian (Vintages through 2003) 3.97285Barley Wine
60Lost Abbey Funky Barrel 3.9621Sour Ale
61Stone Bourbon Barrel Old Guardian Barley Wine 3.9634Barley Wine
62Firestone Walker 10 3.96164American Strong Ale
63Marin Eldridge Grade White Knuckle Double IPA 3.96302Imperial/Double IPA
64Lost Abbey Red Poppy Ale 3.96339Sour Ale
65Port Brewing Old Viscosity 3.96740American Strong Ale
66Moylans Hopsickle Imperial India Pale Ale 3.96796Imperial/Double IPA
67Lagunitas Sonoma Farmhouse Hop Stoopid 3.96814Imperial/Double IPA
68Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale 3.96852American Strong Ale
69Pizza Port Tovarish Imperial Espresso Stout 3.9547Imperial Stout
70Pizza Port Hop Suey Double IPA 3.9598Imperial/Double IPA
71Drakes Barley Wine Brandy Barrel 3.95155Barley Wine
72Firestone Walker 11 (XI Quercus Alba) 3.95188American Strong Ale
73Alpine Beer Company Nickel Stout 3.9412Stout
74The Bruery Melange #3 3.9441American Strong Ale
75Stone Brandy Barrel Double Bastard 3.9499American Strong Ale
76AleSmith Decadence 2007 3.94257Imperial/Strong Porter
77Russian River Blind Pig IPA 3.94584India Pale Ale (IPA)
78Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye Ale 3.941150Imperial/Double IPA
79AleSmith Weizenbock 3.9391Weizen Bock
80Pizza Port SPF 8 Saison 3.9396Belgian Strong Ale
81Alpine Beer Company Pure Hoppiness 3.93380Imperial/Double IPA
82Oggis 1701 Tricentennial Barleywine 3.9225Barley Wine
83Drakes Hoppy Ass Brown 3.9228Brown Ale
84FiftyFifty Imperial Eclipse Stout 3.9263Imperial Stout
85Lost Abbey Veritas 002 3.9269Belgian Strong Ale
86Pizza Port Le Woody 3.92149Sour Ale
87Pizza Port Mother of All Beers 3.92182Abt/Quadrupel
88Stone 10th Anniversary IPA 3.92547Imperial/Double IPA
89Arrogant Bastard Ale 3.922392American Strong Ale
90Green Flash Bourbon Barrel Aged Double Stout 3.9124Stout
91Drakes Jolly Rodger (2006) 3.9145Imperial/Double IPA
92Coast Range Russian Imperial Stout 3.9147Imperial Stout
93Ballast Point Dorado Double IPA 3.91426Imperial/Double IPA
94Port Brewing Santas Little Helper  3.91547Imperial Stout
95StoneWall Ale 3.960Barley Wine
96Russian River Compunction 3.974Sour Ale
97Ken Schmidt Maui Stone Kona Coffee Macadamia Coconut Porter 3.990Imperial/Strong Porter
98Firestone Walker Parabola 3.993Imperial Stout
99Russian River Depuration 3.9164Sour Ale
100AleSmith Decadence 2005 3.9305Old Ale


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