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RateBeer's Guide to the Best Beer in California, USA

The following are the regional highlights -- best beers available here, best beers brewed here, events and local RateBeerian info -- for California, USA. This site is interactive, so we encourage you to take part in the rating, addition and correction of the site.

BEST BEERS AVAILABLE IN CALIFORNIA, USA

These are the best beers you can find in this region's stores and restaurants based on the availability information provided by RateBeerians in this area. A beer has to have 5 or more ratings to be listed here.

	Name	Brewer	Ratings	Pctl
1	AleSmith Speedway Stout (Barrel Aged)	AleSmith Brewing Company	581	100.000000026923

2	Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA	Three Floyds Brewing Company	1842	100.000000026923

3	Rochefort Trappistes 10	Brasserie Rochefort	3738	100.000000026923

4	Bells Expedition Stout	Bells Brewery	2446	100.000000026923

5	Westvleteren 12 (XII)	Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus	2600	100.000000026923

6	Russian River Pliny the Elder	Russian River Brewing	2051	100.000000026923

7	Russian River Pliny the Younger	Russian River Brewing	653	100.000000026923

8	AleSmith Speedway Stout	AleSmith Brewing Company	1994	100.000000026923

9	Lost Abbey Cable Car	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	313	99.9471236066108

10	Goose Island Bourbon County Stout	Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)	2041	99.9471236066108

11	Stone Imperial Russian Stout (Bourbon)	Stone Brewing Co.	259	99.9471236066108

12	Deschutes The Abyss	Deschutes Brewery	1239	99.9471236066108

13	Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel	Mikkeller	1116	99.9471236066108

14	Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout	Great Divide Brewing Company	2026	99.9471236066108

15	Struise Pannepot	De Struise Brouwers	1530	99.9471236066108

16	AleSmith Speedway Stout (Vietnamese Coffee)	AleSmith Brewing Company	56	99.9471236066108

17	Struise Pannepot Reserva	De Struise Brouwers	733	99.9471236066108

18	Alchemist Heady Topper	The Alchemist	680	99.9471236066108

19	Mikkeller George! Barrel Aged (Cognac Edition)	Mikkeller	129	99.9471236066108

20	Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel)	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	768	99.9471236066108

21	Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Cherry Rye Barrel	Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)	133	99.9471236066108

22	St. Bernardus Abt 12	St. Bernardus Brouwerij	3242	99.9471236066108

23	AleSmith Speedway Stout (Kopi Luwak)	AleSmith Brewing Company	156	99.9471236066108

24	Stone Imperial Russian Stout	Stone Brewing Co.	2579	99.9471236066108

25	Founders Breakfast Stout	Founders Brewing Company	2404	99.9471236066108

BEST BEERS BREWED IN CALIFORNIA, USA

These are the best beers, as rated by RateBeerians everywhere, that are brewed by the brewers of this area. A beer has to have 5 or more ratings to be listed here.

	Name	Brewer	Ratings	Score
1	Russian River Pliny the Elder	Russian River Brewing	2051	100.000000026923

2	Russian River Pliny the Younger	Russian River Brewing	653	100.000000026923

3	AleSmith Speedway Stout (Barrel Aged)	AleSmith Brewing Company	581	100.000000026923

4	AleSmith Speedway Stout	AleSmith Brewing Company	1994	100.000000026923

5	Firestone Walker Parabola	Firestone Walker Brewing Co.	687	99.9471236066108

6	AleSmith Speedway Stout (Vietnamese Coffee)	AleSmith Brewing Company	56	99.9471236066108

7	AleSmith Speedway Stout (Kopi Luwak)	AleSmith Brewing Company	156	99.9471236066108

8	Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel)	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	768	99.9471236066108

9	Lost Abbey Cable Car	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	313	99.9471236066108

10	Stone Imperial Russian Stout	Stone Brewing Co.	2579	99.9471236066108

11	Stone Imperial Russian Stout (Bourbon)	Stone Brewing Co.	259	99.9471236066108

12	Lost Abbey Barrel Aged Serpents Stout with Cacao Nibs and Coffee	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	70	99.8942453259388

13	Lost Abbey Deliverance	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	495	99.8942453259388

14	AleSmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull	AleSmith Brewing Company	510	99.8942453259388

15	AleSmith Speedway Stout (Barrel Aged with Kopi Luwak)	AleSmith Brewing Company	47	99.8942453259388

16	AleSmith Barrel Aged Wee Heavy	AleSmith Brewing Company	371	99.8942453259388

17	Russian River Consecration	Russian River Brewing	980	99.8942453259388

18	Russian River Beatification (Batch 002 +)	Russian River Brewing	501	99.8942453259388

19	Russian River Supplication	Russian River Brewing	1158	99.8942453259388

20	North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout	North Coast Brewing Company	3370	99.8942453259388

21	North Coast Old Rasputin Anniversary Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout	North Coast Brewing Company	851	99.8942453259388

22	Russian River Temptation	Russian River Brewing	952	99.8413633246227

23	AleSmith IPA	AleSmith Brewing Company	1587	99.8413633246227

24	Firestone Walker Sucaba	Firestone Walker Brewing Co.	533	99.8413633246227

25	AleSmith Wee Heavy Scotch Ale	AleSmith Brewing Company	1143	99.8413633246227

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TOP REGIONAL RATEBEERIANS

A list of the RateBeerians from this area with the most beer ratings. These are great people to contact to better get to know beer in this area.

	User pic	User Name	City	Ratings
1		bhensonb	Woodland	8985

2		BMan1113VR	Los Angeles	7377

3		womencantsail	Garbage Grove	6896

REGIONAL EVENTS

Get out and experience craft beer at area festivals, tastings and gatherings.

	Event	City	Date
1	Bistango’s Craft Beer Tasting with Hangar 24 Brewery	Irvine, CA	5/22/2013

2	Ballast Point Variations Night	Long Beach	5/22/2013

3	Meet the Brewer: Almanac	Oakland	5/22/2013

4	Goose Island Keep The Glass Night/Tap Takeover	Redondo Beach	5/23/2013

5	Ballast Point Variations Night	Long Beach	5/23/2013

6	27th Annual California Festival of Beers	San Luis Obispo	5/24/2013

7	38 Degrees Bottle Share #4	Alhambra	5/25/2013

8	1st Annual NorCal Session Fest	San Leandro	5/25/2013

9	Bistango’s Craft Beer Tasting with Stone Brewery	Irvine, CA	5/29/2013

10	Meet the Brewer: Highwater	Oakland	5/29/2013

11	Get Porked	Long Beach	5/29/2013

12	FireStone Walker Invitational Beer Fest	Paso Robles	6/1/2013

13	Beerfest - The Good One	Santa Rosa	6/1/2013

14	Central Valley Brewfest	Turlock	6/1/2013

15	Meet the Brewer: Heretic	Oakland	6/5/2013

16	New Moon Natural Foods Monthly Beer Tastings	Truckee	6/7/2013

17	38 Degrees 4th Anniversary	Alhambra	6/8/2013

18	Meet the Brewer: Devil’s Canyon	Oakland	6/12/2013

19	2nd Anniversary BeerNerdz Blind Tasting Challenge	San Diego	6/15/2013

20	Firkin Friendship with Calicraft and 21st Amendment	Oakland	6/19/2013

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WHERE TO GET BEER IN CALIFORNIA, USA
Looking for great beer near you? Check out these stores recommended by other beer enthusiasts like you.

	Place	City	Phone
1	El Cerrito Market & Liquor	Corona	(951) 951 272-1646

2	Ales Unlimited	San Francisco	() 415 346-6849

3	Pangaea Café & Pub	Quincy	(530) 530 283-0426

4	Whole Foods Market - Napa	Napa	() 707 224-6300

5	SideDoor	Corona Del Mar	(949) 949 717-4322

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