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The Best Californian Beers

Rank  Name Score Rate Count Style 1 AleSmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout  4.38 205 Imperial Stout 2 Stone Bourbon Barrel Russian Imperial Stout  4.36 30 Imperial Stout 3 AleSmith Speedway Stout  4.34 925 Imperial Stout 4 Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel)  4.29 150 Barley Wine 5 Lost Abbey The Angels Share  4.28 265 Barley Wine 6 Russian River Pliny the Younger  4.23 223 Imperial/Double IPA 7 Stone Imperial Russian Stout  4.23 1265 Imperial Stout 8 Valley Brew Stockton Sour (Phils Wild Mild)  4.22 8 Sour Ale 9 North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve Brandy Barrel  4.2 106 Barley Wine 10 Lost Abbey Isabelle Proximus  4.18 14 Lambic - Gueuze 11 Oggis Hop Whompus  4.18 65 American Strong Ale 12 AleSmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull  4.17 267 Barley Wine 13 Lost Abbey Cable Car  4.16 53 Sour Ale 14 Valley Brew Uberhoppy Imperial IPA  4.16 98 Imperial/Double IPA 15 Russian River Beatification (Batch 001)  4.16 168 Sour Ale 16 AleSmith Barrel Aged Wee Heavy  4.15 147 Scotch Ale 17 Russian River Pliny the Elder  4.15 423 Imperial/Double IPA 18 Pizza Port Frank Double IPA  4.14 192 Imperial/Double IPA 19 AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale  4.14 557 Imperial/Double IPA 20 21st Amendment Bourbon Barrel Lower da Boom Barleywine  4.13 7 Barley Wine 21 Valley Brew Decadence 12 Cuvee Speciale  4.13 16 Abt/Quadrupel 22 Lost Abbey Veritas 003  4.13 44 Belgian Strong Ale 23 Russian River Deviation (Bottleworks IX)  4.11 37 Sour Ale 24 North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout  4.11 1835 Imperial Stout 25 Drakes Jolly Rodger (2005)  4.1 22 Imperial/Double IPA 26 AleSmith Decadence 2006  4.1 228 American Strong Ale 27 Russian River Supplication  4.1 345 Sour Ale 28 AleSmith YuleSmith (Winter) Imperial Red Ale  4.1 538 American Strong Ale 29 AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence   4.09 95 Old Ale 30 Russian River Toronado 20th Anniversary   4.09 103 Belgian Strong Ale 31 Pizza Port Cuvee de Tomme  4.09 322 Belgian Strong Ale 32 AleSmith Wee Heavy Scotch Ale  4.08 556 Scotch Ale 33 AleSmith IPA  4.08 678 India Pale Ale (IPA) 34 Stone Ruination IPA  4.06 1536 Imperial/Double IPA 35 Port Brewing Older Viscosity  4.05 182 American Strong Ale 36 Stone 6th Anniversary Porter  4.05 202 Porter 37 Russian River Temptation  4.05 353 Sour Ale 38 AleSmith Old Numbskull  4.05 592 Barley Wine 39 Double Bastard Ale  4.05 1123 American Strong Ale 40 Lost Abbey Veritas 001  4.04 22 Belgian Strong Ale 41 Lost Abbey Veritas 002  4.04 38 Belgian Strong Ale 42 Alpine Beer Company Exponential Hoppiness  4.04 113 Imperial/Double IPA 43 Oggis Witch Doctor  4.04 114 Imperial Stout 44 North Coast 10th Anniversary Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin  4.04 121 Imperial Stout 45 Pizza Port Le Woody Brune  4.03 71 Sour Ale 46 Pizza Port Hop 15  4.03 505 Imperial/Double IPA 47 AleSmith Stumblin Monk  4.02 29 Abbey Tripel 48 Lost Abbey Serpents Stout  4.02 104 Imperial Stout 49 Ballast Point Victory At Sea Coffee Imperial Porter  4.01 35 American Strong Ale 50 Stone Old Guardian (Vintages through 2003)  4.01 258 Barley Wine 51 Stone India Pale Ale  4.01 1587 India Pale Ale (IPA) 52 Valley Brew Fat Freddys Frieky Kriek  4 15 Lambic - Fruit 53 Pizza Port SPF 8 Saison  4 88 Belgian Strong Ale 54 Pizza Port Lou P. Lin  4 93 Imperial/Double IPA 55 Drakes Hop Salad  3.99 22 Imperial/Double IPA 56 Stone 02.02.02 Vertical Epic Ale  3.99 59 Belgian Strong Ale 57 Marin Eldridge Grade White Knuckle Double IPA  3.99 225 Imperial/Double IPA 58 Alpine Beer Company Anniversary Pure Hoppiness  3.98 8 Imperial/Double IPA 59 Pizza Port Broken Keg Ice Bock  3.98 13 Eisbock 60 Valley Brew Decadence Grand Cru  3.98 47 Sour Ale 61 Lost Abbey Red Poppy Ale  3.98 125 Sour Ale 62 Pizza Port Le Woody  3.98 134 Belgian Ale 63 Drakes Barley Wine Brandy Barrel  3.98 141 Barley Wine 64 Moylans Hopsickle Imperial India Pale Ale  3.98 500 Imperial/Double IPA 65 Schooners Vindication  3.97 9 Stout 66 Pizza Port Hop Suey Double IPA  3.97 78 Imperial/Double IPA 67 Firestone Walker 11 (XI Quercus Alba)  3.97 85 American Strong Ale 68 Lost Abbey Funky Barrel  3.96 21 Belgian Ale 69 StoneWall Ale  3.96 48 Barley Wine 70 Russian River Compunction  3.96 55 Sour Ale 71 Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye Ale  3.96 828 Imperial/Double IPA 72 Drakes Rodgers Last Stand  3.95 18 Imperial/Double IPA 73 Port Brewing Santas Little Helper   3.95 348 Imperial Stout 74 Port Brewing Old Viscosity  3.95 463 American Strong Ale 75 Stone 11th Anniversary Ale  3.95 576 American Strong Ale 76 Alpine Beer Company Nickel Stout  3.94 12 Stout 77 Stone Oaked Double Bastard  3.94 16 American Strong Ale 78 Stone 5th Anniversary IPA  3.94 116 India Pale Ale (IPA) 79 Pizza Port Mother of All Beers  3.94 166 Abt/Quadrupel 80 Arrogant Bastard Ale  3.94 1894 American Strong Ale 81 Schooners Olde Woody Barleywine  3.93 29 Barley Wine 82 Drakes Hoppy Ass Brown  3.93 29 Brown Ale 83 Firestone Walker 10  3.93 120 American Strong Ale 84 Lagunitas B2K  3.92 11 Eisbock 85 Lost Abbey Yellow Bus   3.92 12 Sour Ale 86 Oggis 1701 Tricentennial Barleywine  3.92 25 Barley Wine 87 Russian River Hoptime Harvest Ale  3.92 26 India Pale Ale (IPA) 88 Firestone Walker Parabola  3.92 51 Imperial Stout 89 Russian River Beatification (Batch 002)  3.92 53 Sour Ale 90 AleSmith Weizenbock  3.92 82 Weizen Bock 91 Pizza Port Night Rider  3.92 82 Imperial Stout 92 Russian River Depuration  3.92 139 Sour Ale 93 Lagunitas Sonoma Farmhouse Hop Stoopid  3.92 157 Imperial/Double IPA 94 Alpine Beer Company Pure Hoppiness  3.92 286 India Pale Ale (IPA) 95 Stone 10th Anniversary IPA  3.92 478 Imperial/Double IPA 96 Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout  3.92 709 Imperial Stout 97 Drakes Jolly Rodger (2006)  3.91 42 Imperial/Double IPA 98 Coast Range Russian Imperial Stout  3.91 46 Imperial Stout 99 Ballast Point Sculpin IPA (North Star)  3.91 113 India Pale Ale (IPA) 100 AleSmith Grand Cru  3.91 479 Belgian Strong Ale

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