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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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