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	Trappistes Rochefort 10	Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy - Brasserie Rochefort	5135	100
2	Goose Island Bourbon County Stout	Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)	2957	100
3	Russian River Pliny the Elder	Russian River Brewing Company	2790	100
4	Russian River Pliny the Younger	Russian River Brewing Company	757	100
5	Lost Abbey Yellow Bus	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	118	100
6	3 Fonteinen Framboos (Framboise)	Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen	527	100
7	The Alchemist Heady Topper	The Alchemist	1629	100
8	Russian River Supplication	Russian River Brewing Company	1527	100
9	Lost Abbey Cable Car	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	452	100
10	Russian River Consecration	Russian River Brewing Company	1323	100
11	Prairie Bomb!	Prairie Artisan Ales (Krebs Brewing)	1312	100
12	Prairie Pirate Bomb!	Prairie Artisan Ales (Krebs Brewing)	545	100
13	Bottle Logic Fundamental Observation	Bottle Logic Brewing	241	100
14	3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Cuvée Armand & Gaston	Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen	604	100
15	Russian River Beatification (Batch 002 +)	Russian River Brewing Company	705	100
16	Lost Abbey Duck Duck Gooze	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	533	100
17	Toppling Goliath King Sue	Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.	489	100
18	Prairie Bourbon Paradise	Prairie Artisan Ales (Krebs Brewing)	137	100
19	Modern Times Modem Tones - Bourbon Barrel with Vanilla	Modern Times Beer	47	100
20	3 Fonteinen Speling van het Lot II.ii: Robijn Blended & Alive	Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen	52	100
21	3 Fonteinen Speling van het Lot VIII.ii: Schaarbeekse On A Toast (Medium) - Blended & Alive	Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen	25	100
22	Anchorage Wendigo	Anchorage Brewing Company	21	100
23	Prairie Bourbon Barrel Aged Weekend	Prairie Artisan Ales (Krebs Brewing)	40	100
24	Russian River Pliny the Elder Double Dry-Hopped	Russian River Brewing Company	31	100
25	Firestone Walker Parabola (2021)	Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel Moortgat)	21	100

TOP BEER FROM CALIFORNIA, USA

		Brewer	Count	Score
1	Modern Times Monster Tones	Modern Times Beer	49	100
2	Russian River Pliny the Elder	Russian River Brewing Company	2790	100
3	Russian River Pliny the Younger	Russian River Brewing Company	757	100
4	Lost Abbey Yellow Bus	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	118	100
5	AleSmith Speedway Stout	AleSmith Brewing Company	3119	100
6	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged	AleSmith Brewing Company	915	100
7	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged Vietnamese Coffee	AleSmith Brewing Company	206	100
8	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Brewer's Blend: Vietnamese Coffee	AleSmith Brewing Company	45	100
9	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Hawaiian	AleSmith Brewing Company	456	100
10	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Vietnamese Coffee	AleSmith Brewing Company	593	100
11	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Rye Barrel Aged: Vietnamese	AleSmith Brewing Company	92	100
12	Firestone Walker Parabola	Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel Moortgat)	1250	100
13	Hangar 24 Barrel Roll: Pugachev Royale	Hangar 24 Craft Brewing	59	100
14	Lost Abbey Cable Car	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	452	100
15	Lost Abbey The Angels Share - Bourbon Barrel	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	1012	100
16	Bottle Logic Fundamental Observation	Bottle Logic Brewing	241	100
17	Bottle Logic Number Crunch	Bottle Logic Brewing	44	100
18	Stone Imperial Russian Stout	Stone Brewing	3156	100
19	Stone Imperial Russian Stout - Bourbon Barrel	Stone Brewing	503	100
20	Russian River Consecration	Russian River Brewing Company	1323	100
21	Russian River Supplication	Russian River Brewing Company	1527	100
22	Alpine Beer Company Keene Idea	Alpine Beer Company (CA)	58	100
23	North Coast Old Rasputin (Bourbon Barrel)	North Coast Brewing Company	1192	100
24	Modern Times Modem Tones - Bourbon Barrel with Vanilla	Modern Times Beer	47	100
25	Russian River Beatification (Batch 002 +)	Russian River Brewing Company	705	100