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The Best Californian Beers

Rank  Name Score Rate Count Style 1 AleSmith Speedway Stout  4.33 1224 Imperial Stout 2 AleSmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout  4.32 355 Imperial Stout 3 Russian River Pliny the Younger  4.26 351 Imperial/Double IPA 4 Lost Abbey Yellow Bus   4.24 65 Sour Ale 5 Russian River Pliny the Elder  4.22 1049 Imperial/Double IPA 6 Stone Imperial Russian Stout  4.21 1819 Imperial Stout 7 Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel)  4.2 402 Barley Wine 8 Lost Abbey Isabelle Proximus  4.2 321 Sour Ale 9 The Bruery Black Tuesday Imperial Stout  4.19 47 Imperial Stout 10 AleSmith Kopi Luwak Speedway Stout  4.19 16 Imperial Stout 11 Russian River Consecration  4.16 384 Sour Ale 12 North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve Brandy Barrel  4.16 180 Barley Wine 13 Stone Bourbon Barrel Russian Imperial Stout  4.16 114 Imperial Stout 14 Lost Abbey Veritas 004  4.15 85 Sour Ale 15 AleSmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull  4.14 404 Barley Wine 16 Russian River Beatification (Batch 001)  4.13 196 Sour Ale 17 Russian River Deviation (Bottleworks IX)  4.13 158 Sour Ale 18 Russian River Toronado 20th Anniversary   4.12 172 Sour Ale 19 AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale  4.11 744 Imperial/Double IPA 20 Russian River Supplication  4.11 533 Sour Ale 21 AleSmith Barrel Aged Wee Heavy  4.11 239 Scotch Ale 22 North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout  4.1 2323 Imperial Stout 23 Pizza Port Cuvee de Tomme  4.1 558 Belgian Strong Ale 24 Lost Abbey The Angels Share  4.1 525 Barley Wine 25 Port Brewing Older Viscosity  4.1 395 American Strong Ale 26 Valley Brew Uberhoppy Imperial IPA  4.1 220 Imperial/Double IPA 27 Pizza Port Frank Double IPA  4.1 195 Imperial/Double IPA 28 Lost Abbey Cable Car  4.1 157 Sour Ale 29 AleSmith IPA  4.09 979 India Pale Ale (IPA) 30 Oggis Hop Whompus  4.09 66 American Strong Ale 31 AleSmith Wee Heavy Scotch Ale  4.08 752 Scotch Ale 32 North Coast Old Rasputin Anniversary Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout   4.08 358 Imperial Stout 33 AleSmith YuleSmith (Winter) Imperial Red Ale  4.07 754 American Strong Ale 34 Russian River Temptation  4.07 569 Sour Ale 35 Alpine Beer Company Exponential Hoppiness  4.06 190 Imperial/Double IPA 36 Lost Abbey Sinners 08  4.06 179 Sour Ale 37 Stone Ruination IPA  4.05 2113 Imperial/Double IPA 38 AleSmith Decadence 2006  4.05 333 American Strong Ale 39 AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence 2005   4.05 137 Old Ale 40 Lost Abbey Veritas 003  4.05 133 Belgian Strong Ale 41 Double Bastard Ale  4.04 1458 American Strong Ale 42 AleSmith Old Numbskull  4.03 762 Barley Wine 43 Valley Brew Decadence 12 Cuvee Speciale  4.03 70 Abt/Quadrupel 44 Lost Abbey Serpents Stout  4.02 444 Imperial Stout 45 Russian River Beatification (Batch 002 +)  4.02 302 Sour Ale 46 Stone 6th Anniversary Porter  4.02 214 Imperial/Strong Porter 47 Firestone Walker 12  4.02 183 American Strong Ale 48 Lost Abbey Duck Duck Gooze   4.02 137 Sour Ale 49 Stone California Double IPA  4.02 28 India Pale Ale (IPA) 50 Pizza Port Hop 15  4.01 834 Imperial/Double IPA 51 Ballast Point Sculpin IPA (North Star)  4.01 324 India Pale Ale (IPA) 52 AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence 2007   4.01 124 Imperial/Strong Porter 53 Oggis Witch Doctor  4 130 Imperial Stout 54 Pizza Port Le Woody Brune  4 84 Sour Ale 55 Marin Old Dipsea Bourbon Barrel Aged Barleywine Style Ale   4 46 Barley Wine 56 Stone India Pale Ale (IPA)  3.99 2103 India Pale Ale (IPA) 57 Stone Old Guardian (Vintages through 2003)  3.97 285 Barley Wine 58 Pizza Port Lou P. Lin  3.97 115 Imperial/Double IPA 59 Lost Abbey Veritas 001  3.97 36 Belgian Strong Ale 60 Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale  3.96 862 American Strong Ale 61 Lagunitas Sonoma Farmhouse Hop Stoopid  3.96 825 Imperial/Double IPA 62 Moylans Hopsickle Imperial India Pale Ale  3.96 803 Imperial/Double IPA 63 Port Brewing Old Viscosity  3.96 748 American Strong Ale 64 Lost Abbey Red Poppy Ale  3.96 345 Sour Ale 65 Marin Eldridge Grade White Knuckle Double IPA  3.96 304 Imperial/Double IPA 66 Firestone Walker 11 (XI Quercus Alba)  3.96 196 American Strong Ale 67 Ballast Point Victory at Sea Coffee Vanilla Imperial Porter  3.96 183 Imperial/Strong Porter 68 Firestone Walker 10  3.96 164 American Strong Ale 69 The Bruery Melange #3  3.96 42 American Strong Ale 70 Stone Bourbon Barrel Old Guardian Barley Wine  3.96 34 Barley Wine 71 Lost Abbey Funky Barrel  3.96 21 Sour Ale 72 Drakes Barley Wine Brandy Barrel  3.95 155 Barley Wine 73 Stone Brandy Barrel Double Bastard  3.95 104 American Strong Ale 74 Pizza Port Hop Suey Double IPA  3.95 98 Imperial/Double IPA 75 Pizza Port Tovarish Imperial Espresso Stout  3.95 47 Imperial Stout 76 Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye Ale  3.94 1160 Imperial/Double IPA 77 Russian River Blind Pig IPA  3.94 594 India Pale Ale (IPA) 78 AleSmith Decadence 2007  3.94 257 Imperial/Strong Porter 79 FiftyFifty Imperial Eclipse Stout  3.94 67 Imperial Stout 80 Alpine Beer Company Nickel Stout  3.94 12 Stout 81 Alpine Beer Company Pure Hoppiness  3.93 382 Imperial/Double IPA 82 Pizza Port SPF 8 Saison  3.93 96 Belgian Strong Ale 83 AleSmith Weizenbock  3.93 91 Weizen Bock 84 Arrogant Bastard Ale  3.92 2403 American Strong Ale 85 Stone 10th Anniversary IPA  3.92 547 Imperial/Double IPA 86 Pizza Port Mother of All Beers  3.92 182 Abt/Quadrupel 87 Pizza Port Le Woody  3.92 150 Sour Ale 88 Lost Abbey Veritas 002  3.92 69 Belgian Strong Ale 89 Drakes Hoppy Ass Brown  3.92 28 Brown Ale 90 Oggis 1701 Tricentennial Barleywine  3.92 25 Barley Wine 91 Port Brewing Santas Little Helper   3.91 554 Imperial Stout 92 Ballast Point Dorado Double IPA  3.91 428 Imperial/Double IPA 93 StoneWall Ale  3.91 63 Barley Wine 94 Coast Range Russian Imperial Stout  3.91 47 Imperial Stout 95 Drakes Jolly Rodger (2006)  3.91 45 Imperial/Double IPA 96 Green Flash Bourbon Barrel Aged Double Stout  3.91 24 Stout 97 AleSmith Decadence 2005  3.9 305 Old Ale 98 Russian River Depuration  3.9 165 Sour Ale 99 Firestone Walker Parabola  3.9 94 Imperial Stout 100 Russian River Compunction  3.9 74 Sour Ale

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