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The Best Californian Beers
Rank  Name Score Rate Count Style
1AleSmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout 4.34507Imperial Stout
2Russian River Pliny the Younger 4.33592Imperial/Double IPA
3AleSmith Speedway Stout 4.321688Imperial Stout
4AleSmith Kopi Luwak Speedway Stout 4.3287Imperial Stout
5Lost Abbey Yellow Bus  4.25103Sour Ale/Wild Ale
6Russian River Pliny the Elder 4.251739Imperial/Double IPA
7Lost Abbey Isabelle Proximus 4.24426Sour Ale/Wild Ale
8Lost Abbey Veritas 004 4.21156Sour Ale/Wild Ale
9Stone Imperial Russian Stout 4.212304Imperial Stout
10Russian River Deviation (Bottleworks IX) 4.18219Sour Ale/Wild Ale
11Stone Bourbon Barrel Russian Imperial Stout 4.16237Imperial Stout
12Lost Abbey Cable Car (2007-2010) 4.16280Sour Ale/Wild Ale
13Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel) 4.16686Barley Wine
14North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve Brandy Barrel 4.16214Barley Wine
15Russian River Supplication 4.15982Sour Ale/Wild Ale
16Firestone Walker Parabola 4.14458Imperial Stout
17Russian River Consecration 4.13835Sour Ale/Wild Ale
18Russian River Beatification (Batch 001) 4.13211Sour Ale/Wild Ale
19North Coast Old Rasputin Anniversary Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout  4.13700Imperial Stout
20AleSmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull 4.13475Barley Wine
21Lost Abbey Veritas 006 4.12105Sour Ale/Wild Ale
22Russian River Toronado 20th Anniversary  4.11219Sour Ale/Wild Ale
23AleSmith Barrel Aged Wee Heavy 4.11336Scotch Ale
24North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout 4.13059Imperial Stout
25AleSmith IPA 4.11349India Pale Ale (IPA)
26Pizza Port Cuvee de Tomme 4.09776Sour Ale/Wild Ale
27Port Brewing Older Viscosity 4.09771American Strong Ale
28AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale 4.09970Imperial/Double IPA
29Russian River Framboise for a Cure 2010 4.0962Sour Ale/Wild Ale
30Pizza Port Frank Double IPA 4.09197Imperial/Double IPA
31Russian River Beatification (Batch 002 +) 4.08421Sour Ale/Wild Ale
32Lost Abbey Deliverance 4.08352American Strong Ale
33Oggis Hop Whompus 4.0866American Strong Ale
34Alpine Beer Company Exponential Hoppiness 4.08364Imperial/Double IPA
35Lost Abbey Framboise de Amorosa 4.08346Sour Ale/Wild Ale
36Lost Abbey The Angel’s Share Grand Cru 4.07173Barley Wine
37Russian River Temptation 4.07865Sour Ale/Wild Ale
38AleSmith Wee Heavy Scotch Ale 4.07989Scotch Ale
39Lost Abbey Veritas 007 4.07132Sour Ale/Wild Ale
40The Bruery Black Tuesday Imperial Stout 4.07312Imperial Stout
41Lost Abbey Veritas 003 4.06186Belgian Strong Ale
42Firestone Walker Sucaba 4.06341Barley Wine
43Lost Abbey Sinners 08 4.06223Sour Ale/Wild Ale
44AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence 2007  4.05175Imperial/Strong Porter
45Odonata Rorie’s Ale Batch 001 4.0563Abt/Quadrupel
46Ballast Point Victory at Sea  4.05506Imperial/Strong Porter
47Lost Abbey Duck Duck Gooze  4.05300Sour Ale/Wild Ale
48Firestone Walker 13 4.05292American Strong Ale
49Ballast Point Sculpin IPA 4.05918India Pale Ale (IPA)
50AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence 2005  4.04173Old Ale
51FiftyFifty 2008 Imperial Eclipse Stout (Pappy Van Winkle) 4.0477Imperial Stout
52Stone Ruination IPA 4.042801Imperial/Double IPA
53Firestone Walker 15 (XV) 4.04187American Strong Ale
54AleSmith Old Numbskull 4.04957Barley Wine
55Valley Brew Uberhoppy Imperial IPA 4.04321Imperial/Double IPA
56AleSmith Decadence 2006 4.04355American Strong Ale
57AleSmith YuleSmith (Winter) Imperial Red Ale 4.04981American Strong Ale
58Kern River Citra DIPA 4.04119Imperial/Double IPA
59Valley Brew Decadence 12 Cuvee Speciale 4.0372Abt/Quadrupel
60Lost Abbey Serpents Stout 4.03750Imperial Stout
61Firestone Walker 12 4.03261American Strong Ale
62Green Flash Silva Stout 4.02159Imperial Stout
63Stone Double Bastard Ale 4.021925American Strong Ale
64Pizza Port Le Woody Brune 4.02119Sour Ale/Wild Ale
65Firestone Walker Double Jack IPA 4.02670Imperial/Double IPA
66Stone 6th Anniversary Porter 4.02218Imperial/Strong Porter
67Port Brewing Hop 15 4.011083Imperial/Double IPA
68Lost Abbey Barrel Aged Serpents Stout with Cacao Nibs and Coffee 4.0130Imperial Stout
69Firestone Walker 14 4.01282American Strong Ale
70North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve Bourbon Barrel 4.01322Barley Wine
71The Bruery Chocolate Rain 4106Imperial Stout
72Stone California Double IPA 428India Pale Ale (IPA)
73Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale 3.991549Black IPA
74Marin Old Dipsea Bourbon Barrel Aged Barleywine 3.9891Barley Wine
75AleSmith Chipotle and Morita Pepper Speedway Stout 3.9838Imperial Stout
76The Bruery Melange #3 3.98181American Strong Ale
77Russian River Blind Pig IPA 3.98919India Pale Ale (IPA)
78Stone India Pale Ale (IPA) 3.982740India Pale Ale (IPA)
79Lost Abbey Veritas 010 3.9762Sour Ale/Wild Ale
80Stone Old Guardian (Vintages through 2003) 3.97295Barley Wine
81AleSmith Vanilla and Coconut Speedway Stout 3.9715Imperial Stout
82Pizza Port Lou P. Lin 3.97124Imperial/Double IPA
83Russian River Framboise for a Cure 2011 3.9774Sour Ale/Wild Ale
84Lost Abbey The Angels Share 3.97908Barley Wine
85Russian River Compunction 3.97106Sour Ale/Wild Ale
86Pizza Port Tovarish Imperial Espresso Stout 3.9752Imperial Stout
87Alpine Beer Company Nelson IPA 3.97348India Pale Ale (IPA)
88Firestone Walker 11 (XI Quercus Alba) 3.97250American Strong Ale
89Lost Abbey Red Poppy Ale 3.96607Sour Ale/Wild Ale
90Lost Abbey Veritas 001 3.9655Belgian Strong Ale
91Alpine Beer Company Pure Hoppiness 3.96553Imperial/Double IPA
92Port Brewing Old Viscosity 3.961085American Strong Ale
93Lost Abbey Funky Barrel 3.9621Sour Ale/Wild Ale
94Firestone Walker 10 3.96209American Strong Ale
95Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary Fritz & Kens Ale 3.95632Imperial Stout
96AleSmith Decadence 2007 3.95308Imperial/Strong Porter
97Marin Eldridge Grade White Knuckle Double IPA 3.95373Imperial/Double IPA
98FiftyFifty 2011 Imperial Eclipse Stout (Elijah Craig 20 Year) 3.9570Imperial Stout
99Lagunitas Sonoma Farmhouse Hop Stoopid 3.951454Imperial/Double IPA
100Oggis Witch Doctor 3.95141Imperial Stout


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