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The Best Californian Beers

Rank  Name Score Rate Count Style 1 AleSmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout  4.34 507 Imperial Stout 2 Russian River Pliny the Younger  4.33 592 Imperial/Double IPA 3 AleSmith Speedway Stout  4.32 1688 Imperial Stout 4 AleSmith Kopi Luwak Speedway Stout  4.32 87 Imperial Stout 5 Lost Abbey Yellow Bus   4.25 103 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 6 Russian River Pliny the Elder  4.25 1739 Imperial/Double IPA 7 Lost Abbey Isabelle Proximus  4.24 426 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 8 Lost Abbey Veritas 004  4.21 156 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 9 Stone Imperial Russian Stout  4.21 2304 Imperial Stout 10 Russian River Deviation (Bottleworks IX)  4.18 219 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 11 Stone Bourbon Barrel Russian Imperial Stout  4.16 237 Imperial Stout 12 Lost Abbey Cable Car (2007-2010)  4.16 280 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 13 Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel)  4.16 686 Barley Wine 14 North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve Brandy Barrel  4.16 214 Barley Wine 15 Russian River Supplication  4.15 982 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 16 Firestone Walker Parabola  4.14 458 Imperial Stout 17 Russian River Consecration  4.13 835 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 18 Russian River Beatification (Batch 001)  4.13 211 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 19 North Coast Old Rasputin Anniversary Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout   4.13 700 Imperial Stout 20 AleSmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull  4.13 475 Barley Wine 21 Lost Abbey Veritas 006  4.12 105 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 22 Russian River Toronado 20th Anniversary   4.11 219 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 23 AleSmith Barrel Aged Wee Heavy  4.11 336 Scotch Ale 24 North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout  4.1 3059 Imperial Stout 25 AleSmith IPA  4.1 1349 India Pale Ale (IPA) 26 Pizza Port Cuvee de Tomme  4.09 776 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 27 Port Brewing Older Viscosity  4.09 771 American Strong Ale 28 AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale  4.09 970 Imperial/Double IPA 29 Russian River Framboise for a Cure 2010  4.09 62 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 30 Pizza Port Frank Double IPA  4.09 197 Imperial/Double IPA 31 Russian River Beatification (Batch 002 +)  4.08 421 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 32 Lost Abbey Deliverance  4.08 352 American Strong Ale 33 Oggis Hop Whompus  4.08 66 American Strong Ale 34 Alpine Beer Company Exponential Hoppiness  4.08 364 Imperial/Double IPA 35 Lost Abbey Framboise de Amorosa  4.08 346 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 36 Lost Abbey The Angel’s Share Grand Cru  4.07 173 Barley Wine 37 Russian River Temptation  4.07 865 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 38 AleSmith Wee Heavy Scotch Ale  4.07 989 Scotch Ale 39 Lost Abbey Veritas 007  4.07 132 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 40 The Bruery Black Tuesday Imperial Stout  4.07 312 Imperial Stout 41 Lost Abbey Veritas 003  4.06 186 Belgian Strong Ale 42 Firestone Walker Sucaba  4.06 341 Barley Wine 43 Lost Abbey Sinners 08  4.06 223 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 44 AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence 2007   4.05 175 Imperial/Strong Porter 45 Odonata Rorie’s Ale Batch 001  4.05 63 Abt/Quadrupel 46 Ballast Point Victory at Sea   4.05 506 Imperial/Strong Porter 47 Lost Abbey Duck Duck Gooze   4.05 300 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 48 Firestone Walker 13  4.05 292 American Strong Ale 49 Ballast Point Sculpin IPA  4.05 918 India Pale Ale (IPA) 50 AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence 2005   4.04 173 Old Ale 51 FiftyFifty 2008 Imperial Eclipse Stout (Pappy Van Winkle)  4.04 77 Imperial Stout 52 Stone Ruination IPA  4.04 2801 Imperial/Double IPA 53 Firestone Walker 15 (XV)  4.04 187 American Strong Ale 54 AleSmith Old Numbskull  4.04 957 Barley Wine 55 Valley Brew Uberhoppy Imperial IPA  4.04 321 Imperial/Double IPA 56 AleSmith Decadence 2006  4.04 355 American Strong Ale 57 AleSmith YuleSmith (Winter) Imperial Red Ale  4.04 981 American Strong Ale 58 Kern River Citra DIPA  4.04 119 Imperial/Double IPA 59 Valley Brew Decadence 12 Cuvee Speciale  4.03 72 Abt/Quadrupel 60 Lost Abbey Serpents Stout  4.03 750 Imperial Stout 61 Firestone Walker 12  4.03 261 American Strong Ale 62 Green Flash Silva Stout  4.02 159 Imperial Stout 63 Stone Double Bastard Ale  4.02 1925 American Strong Ale 64 Pizza Port Le Woody Brune  4.02 119 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 65 Firestone Walker Double Jack IPA  4.02 670 Imperial/Double IPA 66 Stone 6th Anniversary Porter  4.02 218 Imperial/Strong Porter 67 Port Brewing Hop 15  4.01 1083 Imperial/Double IPA 68 Lost Abbey Barrel Aged Serpents Stout with Cacao Nibs and Coffee  4.01 30 Imperial Stout 69 Firestone Walker 14  4.01 282 American Strong Ale 70 North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve Bourbon Barrel  4.01 322 Barley Wine 71 The Bruery Chocolate Rain  4 106 Imperial Stout 72 Stone California Double IPA  4 28 India Pale Ale (IPA) 73 Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale  3.99 1549 Black IPA 74 Marin Old Dipsea Bourbon Barrel Aged Barleywine  3.98 91 Barley Wine 75 AleSmith Chipotle and Morita Pepper Speedway Stout  3.98 38 Imperial Stout 76 The Bruery Melange #3  3.98 181 American Strong Ale 77 Russian River Blind Pig IPA  3.98 919 India Pale Ale (IPA) 78 Stone India Pale Ale (IPA)  3.98 2740 India Pale Ale (IPA) 79 Lost Abbey Veritas 010  3.97 62 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 80 Stone Old Guardian (Vintages through 2003)  3.97 295 Barley Wine 81 AleSmith Vanilla and Coconut Speedway Stout  3.97 15 Imperial Stout 82 Pizza Port Lou P. Lin  3.97 124 Imperial/Double IPA 83 Russian River Framboise for a Cure 2011  3.97 74 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 84 Lost Abbey The Angels Share  3.97 908 Barley Wine 85 Russian River Compunction  3.97 106 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 86 Pizza Port Tovarish Imperial Espresso Stout  3.97 52 Imperial Stout 87 Alpine Beer Company Nelson IPA  3.97 348 India Pale Ale (IPA) 88 Firestone Walker 11 (XI Quercus Alba)  3.97 250 American Strong Ale 89 Lost Abbey Red Poppy Ale  3.96 607 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 90 Lost Abbey Veritas 001  3.96 55 Belgian Strong Ale 91 Alpine Beer Company Pure Hoppiness  3.96 553 Imperial/Double IPA 92 Port Brewing Old Viscosity  3.96 1085 American Strong Ale 93 Lost Abbey Funky Barrel  3.96 21 Sour Ale/Wild Ale 94 Firestone Walker 10  3.96 209 American Strong Ale 95 Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary Fritz & Kens Ale  3.95 632 Imperial Stout 96 AleSmith Decadence 2007  3.95 308 Imperial/Strong Porter 97 Marin Eldridge Grade White Knuckle Double IPA  3.95 373 Imperial/Double IPA 98 FiftyFifty 2011 Imperial Eclipse Stout (Elijah Craig 20 Year)  3.95 70 Imperial Stout 99 Lagunitas Sonoma Farmhouse Hop Stoopid  3.95 1454 Imperial/Double IPA 100 Oggis Witch Doctor  3.95 141 Imperial Stout

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