The RateBeer 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.

TOP BEER 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.

		Brewer	Count	Score
1	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged: Vietnamese Coffee	AleSmith Brewing Company	166	100
2	Bell�s Black Note Stout	Bell�s Brewery	908	100
3	Russian River Pliny the Younger	Russian River Brewing	716	100
4	Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout)	Founders Brewing Company	2582	100
5	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged	AleSmith Brewing Company	847	100
6	AleSmith Speedway Stout	AleSmith Brewing Company	2874	100
7	Russian River Pliny the Elder	Russian River Brewing	2658	100
8	Goose Island Bourbon County Stout	Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)	2733	100
9	Bell�s Expedition Stout	Bell�s Brewery	3042	100
10	Rochefort Trappistes 10	Brasserie Rochefort	4741	100
11	Prairie / Evil Twin Bible Belt - Barrel Aged	Prairie Artisan Ales	223	100
12	Firestone Walker 20 (XX Twentieth Anniversary Ale)	Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel-Moortgat)	76	100
13	3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze (Cuv�e Armand & Gaston)	Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen	254	100
14	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Hawaiian	AleSmith Brewing Company	306	100
15	Prairie Apple Brandy Barrel Noir	Prairie Artisan Ales	334	100
16	Mikkeller Beer Geek Vanilla Shake (Bourbon Edition)	Mikkeller	229	100
17	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Brewer�s Blend: Vietnamese Coffee	AleSmith Brewing Company	44	100
18	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Vietnamese Coffee	AleSmith Brewing Company	507	100
19	Dieu du Ciel P�ch� Mortel Bourbon	Dieu du Ciel	336	100
20	Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel	Mikkeller	1782	100
21	Lost Abbey Cable Car	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	432	100
22	Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Coffee	Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)	947	100
23	Deschutes The Abyss	Deschutes Brewery	1628	100
24	Firestone Walker Parabola	Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel-Moortgat)	1104	100
25	Russian River Supplication	Russian River Brewing	1465	100

TOP BEER FROM CALIFORNIA, USA

		Brewer	Count	Score
1	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged: Vietnamese Coffee	AleSmith Brewing Company	166	100
2	Russian River Pliny the Younger	Russian River Brewing	716	100
3	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged	AleSmith Brewing Company	847	100
4	AleSmith Speedway Stout	AleSmith Brewing Company	2874	100
5	Russian River Pliny the Elder	Russian River Brewing	2658	100
6	Firestone Walker 20 (XX Twentieth Anniversary Ale)	Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel-Moortgat)	76	100
7	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Hawaiian	AleSmith Brewing Company	306	100
8	Alpine Beer Company Keene Idea	Alpine Beer Company (CA)	54	100
9	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Brewer�s Blend: Vietnamese Coffee	AleSmith Brewing Company	44	100
10	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Vietnamese Coffee	AleSmith Brewing Company	507	100
11	Lost Abbey Cable Car	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	432	100
12	Firestone Walker Parabola	Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel-Moortgat)	1104	100
13	Stone Imperial Russian Stout - Bourbon Barrel	Stone Brewing	439	100
14	Russian River Supplication	Russian River Brewing	1465	100
15	Stone Imperial Russian Stout	Stone Brewing	3099	100
16	Bottle Logic Fundamental Observation	Bottle Logic Brewing	87	100
17	Hangar 24 Barrel Roll: Pugachev Royale	Hangar 24 Craft Brewery	44	100
18	Lost Abbey Box Set: Track #10 (Bat out of Hell)	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	379	100
19	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Vanilla & Coconut	AleSmith Brewing Company	80	100
20	Lost Abbey Duck Duck Gooze	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	491	100
21	Russian River Consecration	Russian River Brewing	1273	100
22	Russian River Beatification (Batch 002 +)	Russian River Brewing	678	100
23	Lost Abbey The Angels Share - Bourbon Barrel	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	984	100
24	North Coast Old Rasputin (Bourbon Barrel)	North Coast Brewing Company	1120	100
25	Port Brewing Older Viscosity	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	1153	100