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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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