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The Best Californian Beers
Rank  Name Score Rate Count Style
1AleSmith Speedway Stout 4.331224Imperial Stout
2AleSmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout 4.32355Imperial Stout
3Russian River Pliny the Younger 4.26351Imperial/Double IPA
4Lost Abbey Yellow Bus  4.2465Sour Ale
5Russian River Pliny the Elder 4.221049Imperial/Double IPA
6Stone Imperial Russian Stout 4.211819Imperial Stout
7Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel) 4.2402Barley Wine
8Lost Abbey Isabelle Proximus 4.2321Sour Ale
9The Bruery Black Tuesday Imperial Stout 4.1947Imperial Stout
10AleSmith Kopi Luwak Speedway Stout 4.1916Imperial Stout
11Russian River Consecration 4.16384Sour Ale
12North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve Brandy Barrel 4.16180Barley Wine
13Stone Bourbon Barrel Russian Imperial Stout 4.16114Imperial Stout
14Lost Abbey Veritas 004 4.1585Sour Ale
15AleSmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull 4.14404Barley Wine
16Russian River Beatification (Batch 001) 4.13196Sour Ale
17Russian River Deviation (Bottleworks IX) 4.13158Sour Ale
18Russian River Toronado 20th Anniversary  4.12172Sour Ale
19AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale 4.11744Imperial/Double IPA
20Russian River Supplication 4.11533Sour Ale
21AleSmith Barrel Aged Wee Heavy 4.11239Scotch Ale
22North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout 4.12323Imperial Stout
23Pizza Port Cuvee de Tomme 4.1558Belgian Strong Ale
24Lost Abbey The Angels Share 4.1525Barley Wine
25Port Brewing Older Viscosity 4.1395American Strong Ale
26Valley Brew Uberhoppy Imperial IPA 4.1220Imperial/Double IPA
27Pizza Port Frank Double IPA 4.1195Imperial/Double IPA
28Lost Abbey Cable Car 4.1157Sour Ale
29AleSmith IPA 4.09979India Pale Ale (IPA)
30Oggis Hop Whompus 4.0966American Strong Ale
31AleSmith Wee Heavy Scotch Ale 4.08752Scotch Ale
32North Coast Old Rasputin Anniversary Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout  4.08358Imperial Stout
33AleSmith YuleSmith (Winter) Imperial Red Ale 4.07754American Strong Ale
34Russian River Temptation 4.07569Sour Ale
35Alpine Beer Company Exponential Hoppiness 4.06190Imperial/Double IPA
36Lost Abbey Sinners 08 4.06179Sour Ale
37Stone Ruination IPA 4.052113Imperial/Double IPA
38AleSmith Decadence 2006 4.05333American Strong Ale
39AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence 2005  4.05137Old Ale
40Lost Abbey Veritas 003 4.05133Belgian Strong Ale
41Double Bastard Ale 4.041458American Strong Ale
42AleSmith Old Numbskull 4.03762Barley Wine
43Valley Brew Decadence 12 Cuvee Speciale 4.0370Abt/Quadrupel
44Lost Abbey Serpents Stout 4.02444Imperial Stout
45Russian River Beatification (Batch 002 +) 4.02302Sour Ale
46Stone 6th Anniversary Porter 4.02214Imperial/Strong Porter
47Firestone Walker 12 4.02183American Strong Ale
48Lost Abbey Duck Duck Gooze  4.02137Sour Ale
49Stone California Double IPA 4.0228India Pale Ale (IPA)
50Pizza Port Hop 15 4.01834Imperial/Double IPA
51Ballast Point Sculpin IPA (North Star) 4.01324India Pale Ale (IPA)
52AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence 2007  4.01124Imperial/Strong Porter
53Oggis Witch Doctor 4130Imperial Stout
54Pizza Port Le Woody Brune 484Sour Ale
55Marin Old Dipsea Bourbon Barrel Aged Barleywine Style Ale  446Barley Wine
56Stone India Pale Ale (IPA) 3.992103India Pale Ale (IPA)
57Stone Old Guardian (Vintages through 2003) 3.97285Barley Wine
58Pizza Port Lou P. Lin 3.97115Imperial/Double IPA
59Lost Abbey Veritas 001 3.9736Belgian Strong Ale
60Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale 3.96862American Strong Ale
61Lagunitas Sonoma Farmhouse Hop Stoopid 3.96825Imperial/Double IPA
62Moylans Hopsickle Imperial India Pale Ale 3.96803Imperial/Double IPA
63Port Brewing Old Viscosity 3.96748American Strong Ale
64Lost Abbey Red Poppy Ale 3.96345Sour Ale
65Marin Eldridge Grade White Knuckle Double IPA 3.96304Imperial/Double IPA
66Firestone Walker 11 (XI Quercus Alba) 3.96196American Strong Ale
67Ballast Point Victory at Sea Coffee Vanilla Imperial Porter 3.96183Imperial/Strong Porter
68Firestone Walker 10 3.96164American Strong Ale
69The Bruery Melange #3 3.9642American Strong Ale
70Stone Bourbon Barrel Old Guardian Barley Wine 3.9634Barley Wine
71Lost Abbey Funky Barrel 3.9621Sour Ale
72Drakes Barley Wine Brandy Barrel 3.95155Barley Wine
73Stone Brandy Barrel Double Bastard 3.95104American Strong Ale
74Pizza Port Hop Suey Double IPA 3.9598Imperial/Double IPA
75Pizza Port Tovarish Imperial Espresso Stout 3.9547Imperial Stout
76Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye Ale 3.941160Imperial/Double IPA
77Russian River Blind Pig IPA 3.94594India Pale Ale (IPA)
78AleSmith Decadence 2007 3.94257Imperial/Strong Porter
79FiftyFifty Imperial Eclipse Stout 3.9467Imperial Stout
80Alpine Beer Company Nickel Stout 3.9412Stout
81Alpine Beer Company Pure Hoppiness 3.93382Imperial/Double IPA
82Pizza Port SPF 8 Saison 3.9396Belgian Strong Ale
83AleSmith Weizenbock 3.9391Weizen Bock
84Arrogant Bastard Ale 3.922403American Strong Ale
85Stone 10th Anniversary IPA 3.92547Imperial/Double IPA
86Pizza Port Mother of All Beers 3.92182Abt/Quadrupel
87Pizza Port Le Woody 3.92150Sour Ale
88Lost Abbey Veritas 002 3.9269Belgian Strong Ale
89Drakes Hoppy Ass Brown 3.9228Brown Ale
90Oggis 1701 Tricentennial Barleywine 3.9225Barley Wine
91Port Brewing Santas Little Helper  3.91554Imperial Stout
92Ballast Point Dorado Double IPA 3.91428Imperial/Double IPA
93StoneWall Ale 3.9163Barley Wine
94Coast Range Russian Imperial Stout 3.9147Imperial Stout
95Drakes Jolly Rodger (2006) 3.9145Imperial/Double IPA
96Green Flash Bourbon Barrel Aged Double Stout 3.9124Stout
97AleSmith Decadence 2005 3.9305Old Ale
98Russian River Depuration 3.9165Sour Ale
99Firestone Walker Parabola 3.994Imperial Stout
100Russian River Compunction 3.974Sour Ale


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