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The Best Californian Beers

Rank  Name Score Rate Count Style 1 Russian River Pliny the Younger  4.34 653 Imperial/Double IPA 2 AleSmith Speedway Stout (Barrel Aged)  4.33 580 Imperial Stout 3 AleSmith Speedway Stout  4.31 1994 Imperial Stout 4 Lost Abbey Yellow Bus   4.26 106 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 5 Russian River Pliny the Elder  4.26 2051 Imperial/Double IPA 6 Lost Abbey Isabelle Proximus  4.24 448 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 7 Lost Abbey Veritas 004  4.23 173 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 8 AleSmith Speedway Stout (Kopi Luwak)  4.21 155 Imperial Stout 9 Stone Imperial Russian Stout  4.2 2583 Imperial Stout 10 Russian River Deviation (Bottleworks IX)  4.19 230 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 11 Firestone Walker Parabola  4.17 689 Imperial Stout 12 North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve Brandy Barrel  4.16 224 Barley Wine 13 Stone Imperial Russian Stout (Bourbon)  4.16 259 Imperial Stout 14 Lost Abbey Cable Car  4.16 313 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 15 Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel)  4.16 769 Barley Wine 16 AleSmith Speedway Stout (Vietnamese Coffee)  4.15 55 Imperial Stout 17 Russian River Supplication  4.14 1158 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 18 Lost Abbey Veritas 006  4.14 114 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 19 Russian River Consecration  4.13 979 Sour Red/Brown 20 AleSmith Speedway Stout (Barrel Aged with Kopi Luwak)  4.13 47 Imperial Stout 21 Russian River Beatification (Batch 001)  4.13 215 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 22 North Coast Old Rasputin Anniversary Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout   4.13 851 Imperial Stout 23 AleSmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull  4.12 511 Barley Wine 24 AleSmith Barrel Aged Wee Heavy  4.12 371 Scotch Ale 25 Russian River Toronado 20th Anniversary   4.1 233 Sour Red/Brown 26 North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout  4.1 3370 Imperial Stout 27 Russian River Beatification (Batch 002 +)  4.1 501 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 28 Lost Abbey Deliverance  4.09 495 American Strong Ale 29 Lost Abbey Barrel Aged Serpents Stout with Cacao Nibs and Coffee  4.09 69 Imperial Stout 30 AleSmith IPA  4.09 1588 India Pale Ale (IPA) 31 Pizza Port Frank Double IPA  4.09 197 Imperial/Double IPA 32 Port Brewing Older Viscosity  4.08 867 American Strong Ale 33 Pizza Port Cuvee de Tomme  4.08 825 Sour Red/Brown 34 Lost Abbey The Angel’s Share Grand Cru  4.08 182 Barley Wine 35 Russian River Framboise for a Cure 2010  4.08 64 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 36 AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale  4.07 1081 Imperial/Double IPA 37 Oggis Hop Whompus  4.07 66 American Strong Ale 38 Firestone Walker Sucaba  4.07 532 Barley Wine 39 Lost Abbey Veritas 007  4.07 142 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 40 Russian River Temptation  4.07 952 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 41 Alpine Beer Company Exponential Hoppiness  4.07 396 Imperial/Double IPA 42 Odonata Rorie’s Ale Batch 001  4.06 66 Abt/Quadrupel 43 AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence 2007   4.06 180 Imperial/Strong Porter 44 Lost Abbey Veritas 003  4.06 193 Belgian Strong Ale 45 Lost Abbey Framboise de Amorosa  4.06 419 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 46 AleSmith Wee Heavy Scotch Ale  4.06 1143 Scotch Ale 47 Lost Abbey Duck Duck Gooze   4.05 326 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 48 Firestone Walker 13  4.05 323 American Strong Ale 49 Ballast Point Sculpin IPA  4.05 1252 India Pale Ale (IPA) 50 The Bruery Black Tuesday Imperial Stout  4.05 411 Imperial Stout 51 Firestone Walker 16 (XVI Sixteenth Anniversary Ale)  4.05 203 American Strong Ale 52 FiftyFifty Imperial Eclipse Stout - Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year Barrel  4.05 87 Imperial Stout 53 Ballast Point Victory at Sea   4.05 716 Imperial/Strong Porter 54 Stone Ruination IPA  4.04 3090 Imperial/Double IPA 55 Firestone Walker 15 (XV)  4.04 315 American Strong Ale 56 Stone Enjoy By IPA  4.04 641 Imperial/Double IPA 57 AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence 2005   4.04 189 Old Ale 58 Firestone Walker Double Jack IPA  4.04 985 Imperial/Double IPA 59 AleSmith Speedway Stout (Vanilla and Coconut)  4.04 20 Imperial Stout 60 Valley Brew Uberhoppy Imperial IPA  4.04 323 Imperial/Double IPA 61 Kern River Citra Double IPA  4.03 156 Imperial/Double IPA 62 AleSmith Old Numbskull  4.03 1108 Barley Wine 63 Valley Brew Decadence 12 Cuvee Speciale  4.03 72 Abt/Quadrupel 64 AleSmith Decadence 2006  4.03 358 American Strong Ale 65 AleSmith YuleSmith (Winter) Imperial Red Ale  4.03 1068 American Strong Ale 66 Firestone Walker 12  4.03 279 American Strong Ale 67 Lost Abbey Serpents Stout  4.03 853 Imperial Stout 68 Green Flash Silva Stout  4.03 194 Imperial Stout 69 FiftyFifty Imperial Eclipse Stout - Elijah Craig 20 Year Barrel  4.03 130 Imperial Stout 70 Pizza Port Le Woody Brune  4.02 122 Sour Red/Brown 71 North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve Bourbon Barrel  4.02 359 Barley Wine 72 Firestone Walker 14  4.02 339 American Strong Ale 73 Russian River Toronado 25th Anniversary  4.02 122 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 74 Lost Abbey Sinners 08  4.02 238 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 75 Double Bastard Ale  4.02 2110 American Strong Ale 76 Stone 6th Anniversary Porter  4.01 218 Imperial/Strong Porter 77 Stone Espresso Imperial Russian Stout  4.01 169 Imperial Stout 78 Lost Abbey Cable Car Kriek (2011)  4.01 33 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 79 Port Brewing Hop 15  4.01 1200 Imperial/Double IPA 80 Stone Ruination 10th Anniversary IPA  4 400 Imperial/Double IPA 81 The Bruery Chocolate Rain  4 172 Imperial Stout 82 Lost Abbey Veritas 010  4 76 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 83 AleSmith Speedway Stout (Chipotle and Morita Pepper)  4 39 Imperial Stout 84 Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale  3.99 1812 Black IPA 85 Russian River Framboise for a Cure 2011 -  3.99 135 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 86 FiftyFifty Imperial Eclipse Stout - Elijah Craig 12 Year Barrel  3.99 160 Imperial Stout 87 Hangar 24 Barrel Roll No. 03: Pugachev’s Cobra - Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout  3.99 71 Imperial Stout 88 Pizza Port Bourbon Barrel Aged Night Rider  3.99 70 Imperial Stout 89 Russian River Blind Pig IPA  3.98 1061 India Pale Ale (IPA) 90 The Bruery Melange #3  3.98 251 American Strong Ale 91 Stone India Pale Ale (IPA)  3.98 3061 India Pale Ale (IPA) 92 Russian River Compunction  3.98 115 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 93 Stone Old Guardian (Vintages through 2003)  3.97 297 Barley Wine 94 Lost Abbey Red Poppy Ale  3.97 709 Sour Red/Brown 95 Alpine Beer Company Nelson IPA  3.97 417 India Pale Ale (IPA) 96 Firestone Walker 11 (XI Quercus Alba)  3.97 258 American Strong Ale 97 Pizza Port Lou P. Lin  3.97 125 Imperial/Double IPA 98 Pizza Port Tovarish Imperial Espresso Stout  3.97 52 Imperial Stout 99 Marin Old Dipsea Bourbon Barrel Aged Barleywine  3.97 99 Barley Wine 100 AleSmith Decadence 2012  3.96 77 Abt/Quadrupel

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