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The Best Californian Beers

Rank  Name Score Rate Count Style 1 AleSmith Speedway Stout  4.33 1215 Imperial Stout 2 AleSmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout  4.31 354 Imperial Stout 3 Russian River Pliny the Younger  4.26 351 Imperial/Double IPA 4 Lost Abbey Yellow Bus   4.23 64 Sour Ale 5 The Bruery Black Tuesday Imperial Stout  4.22 39 Imperial Stout 6 Russian River Pliny the Elder  4.22 1032 Imperial/Double IPA 7 Lost Abbey Isabelle Proximus  4.21 314 Sour Ale 8 Stone Imperial Russian Stout  4.21 1798 Imperial Stout 9 Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel)  4.2 397 Barley Wine 10 Stone Bourbon Barrel Russian Imperial Stout  4.16 114 Imperial Stout 11 North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve Brandy Barrel  4.16 174 Barley Wine 12 Russian River Consecration  4.16 380 Sour Ale 13 Lost Abbey Veritas 004  4.15 83 Sour Ale 14 AleSmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull  4.14 401 Barley Wine 15 Russian River Deviation (Bottleworks IX)  4.13 157 Sour Ale 16 Russian River Beatification (Batch 001)  4.13 196 Sour Ale 17 Russian River Toronado 20th Anniversary   4.12 168 Sour Ale 18 AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale  4.12 741 Imperial/Double IPA 19 AleSmith Barrel Aged Wee Heavy  4.11 238 Scotch Ale 20 Lost Abbey The Angels Share  4.11 515 Barley Wine 21 Russian River Supplication  4.11 531 Sour Ale 22 Pizza Port Frank Double IPA  4.1 195 Imperial/Double IPA 23 Valley Brew Uberhoppy Imperial IPA  4.1 220 Imperial/Double IPA 24 Port Brewing Older Viscosity  4.1 382 American Strong Ale 25 Pizza Port Cuvee de Tomme  4.1 555 Belgian Strong Ale 26 North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout  4.1 2311 Imperial Stout 27 Oggis Hop Whompus  4.09 66 American Strong Ale 28 AleSmith IPA  4.09 974 India Pale Ale (IPA) 29 Lost Abbey Cable Car  4.08 152 Sour Ale 30 North Coast Old Rasputin Anniversary Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout   4.08 345 Imperial Stout 31 Russian River Temptation  4.08 562 Sour Ale 32 AleSmith Wee Heavy Scotch Ale  4.08 746 Scotch Ale 33 AleSmith YuleSmith (Winter) Imperial Red Ale  4.07 744 American Strong Ale 34 Lost Abbey Sinners 08  4.06 179 Sour Ale 35 Alpine Beer Company Exponential Hoppiness  4.06 189 Imperial/Double IPA 36 Lost Abbey Veritas 003  4.05 131 Belgian Strong Ale 37 AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence 2005   4.05 136 Old Ale 38 AleSmith Decadence 2006  4.05 333 American Strong Ale 39 Stone Ruination IPA  4.05 2098 Imperial/Double IPA 40 Double Bastard Ale  4.04 1434 American Strong Ale 41 Valley Brew Decadence 12 Cuvee Speciale  4.03 70 Abt/Quadrupel 42 Lost Abbey Duck Duck Gooze   4.03 122 Sour Ale 43 AleSmith Old Numbskull  4.03 758 Barley Wine 44 Stone California Double IPA  4.02 28 India Pale Ale (IPA) 45 Firestone Walker 12  4.02 177 American Strong Ale 46 Stone 6th Anniversary Porter  4.02 214 Imperial/Strong Porter 47 Russian River Beatification (Batch 002 +)  4.02 301 Sour Ale 48 Lost Abbey Serpents Stout  4.02 435 Imperial Stout 49 AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence 2007   4.01 114 Imperial/Strong Porter 50 Ballast Point Sculpin IPA (North Star)  4.01 310 India Pale Ale (IPA) 51 Pizza Port Hop 15  4.01 829 Imperial/Double IPA 52 Pizza Port Le Woody Brune  4 84 Sour Ale 53 Oggis Witch Doctor  4 130 Imperial Stout 54 Stone India Pale Ale (IPA)  3.99 2091 India Pale Ale (IPA) 55 Marin Old Dipsea Bourbon Barrel Aged Barleywine Style Ale   3.98 44 Barley Wine 56 Lost Abbey Veritas 001  3.97 36 Belgian Strong Ale 57 Pizza Port Lou P. Lin  3.97 115 Imperial/Double IPA 58 Ballast Point Victory at Sea Coffee Vanilla Imperial Porter  3.97 176 Imperial/Strong Porter 59 Stone Old Guardian (Vintages through 2003)  3.97 285 Barley Wine 60 Lost Abbey Funky Barrel  3.96 21 Sour Ale 61 Stone Bourbon Barrel Old Guardian Barley Wine  3.96 34 Barley Wine 62 Firestone Walker 10  3.96 164 American Strong Ale 63 Marin Eldridge Grade White Knuckle Double IPA  3.96 302 Imperial/Double IPA 64 Lost Abbey Red Poppy Ale  3.96 339 Sour Ale 65 Port Brewing Old Viscosity  3.96 740 American Strong Ale 66 Moylans Hopsickle Imperial India Pale Ale  3.96 796 Imperial/Double IPA 67 Lagunitas Sonoma Farmhouse Hop Stoopid  3.96 814 Imperial/Double IPA 68 Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale  3.96 852 American Strong Ale 69 Pizza Port Tovarish Imperial Espresso Stout  3.95 47 Imperial Stout 70 Pizza Port Hop Suey Double IPA  3.95 98 Imperial/Double IPA 71 Drakes Barley Wine Brandy Barrel  3.95 155 Barley Wine 72 Firestone Walker 11 (XI Quercus Alba)  3.95 188 American Strong Ale 73 Alpine Beer Company Nickel Stout  3.94 12 Stout 74 The Bruery Melange #3  3.94 41 American Strong Ale 75 Stone Brandy Barrel Double Bastard  3.94 99 American Strong Ale 76 AleSmith Decadence 2007  3.94 257 Imperial/Strong Porter 77 Russian River Blind Pig IPA  3.94 584 India Pale Ale (IPA) 78 Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye Ale  3.94 1150 Imperial/Double IPA 79 AleSmith Weizenbock  3.93 91 Weizen Bock 80 Pizza Port SPF 8 Saison  3.93 96 Belgian Strong Ale 81 Alpine Beer Company Pure Hoppiness  3.93 380 Imperial/Double IPA 82 Oggis 1701 Tricentennial Barleywine  3.92 25 Barley Wine 83 Drakes Hoppy Ass Brown  3.92 28 Brown Ale 84 FiftyFifty Imperial Eclipse Stout  3.92 63 Imperial Stout 85 Lost Abbey Veritas 002  3.92 69 Belgian Strong Ale 86 Pizza Port Le Woody  3.92 149 Sour Ale 87 Pizza Port Mother of All Beers  3.92 182 Abt/Quadrupel 88 Stone 10th Anniversary IPA  3.92 547 Imperial/Double IPA 89 Arrogant Bastard Ale  3.92 2392 American Strong Ale 90 Green Flash Bourbon Barrel Aged Double Stout  3.91 24 Stout 91 Drakes Jolly Rodger (2006)  3.91 45 Imperial/Double IPA 92 Coast Range Russian Imperial Stout  3.91 47 Imperial Stout 93 Ballast Point Dorado Double IPA  3.91 426 Imperial/Double IPA 94 Port Brewing Santas Little Helper   3.91 547 Imperial Stout 95 StoneWall Ale  3.9 60 Barley Wine 96 Russian River Compunction  3.9 74 Sour Ale 97 Ken Schmidt Maui Stone Kona Coffee Macadamia Coconut Porter  3.9 90 Imperial/Strong Porter 98 Firestone Walker Parabola  3.9 93 Imperial Stout 99 Russian River Depuration  3.9 164 Sour Ale 100 AleSmith Decadence 2005  3.9 305 Old Ale

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