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	AleSmith Brewing Company	863	100
2	Founders CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout)	Founders Brewing Company	1105	100
3	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged: Vietnamese Coffee	AleSmith Brewing Company	187	100
4	Bell's Expedition Stout	Bell's Brewery	3105	100
5	Russian River Pliny the Elder	Russian River Brewing	2697	100
6	Russian River Pliny the Younger	Russian River Brewing	729	100
7	Superstition Blue Berry White	Superstition Meadery	73	100
8	Goose Island Bourbon County Stout	Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)	2811	100
9	AleSmith Speedway Stout	AleSmith Brewing Company	2976	100
10	Bell's Black Note Stout	Bell's Brewery	966	100
11	Stone Imperial Russian Stout - Bourbon Barrel	Stone Brewing	464	100
12	Deschutes The Abyss	Deschutes Brewery	1661	100
13	Firestone Walker 20 (XX Twentieth Anniversary Ale)	Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel-Moortgat)	101	100
14	Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Coffee	Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)	966	100
15	Hangar 24 Barrel Roll: Pugachev Royale	Hangar 24 Craft Brewing	49	100
16	Prairie Bomb!	Prairie Artisan Ales	1196	100
17	Mikkeller Beer Geek Vanilla Shake (Bourbon Edition)	Mikkeller	260	100
18	Epic Big Bad Baptist - Triple Barrel	Epic Brewing Company (UT/CO)	96	100
19	Fremont B-Bomb - Coconut	Fremont Brewing Company	34	100
20	Russian River Supplication	Russian River Brewing	1490	100
21	3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze (Cuvée Armand & Gaston)	Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen	391	100
22	Bottle Logic Fundamental Observation	Bottle Logic Brewing	127	100
23	Bottle Logic / 3 Sons Fundamental Summation	Bottle Logic Brewing	29	100
24	Firestone Walker Parabola	Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel-Moortgat)	1145	100
25	Stone Imperial Russian Stout	Stone Brewing	3133	100

TOP BEER FROM CALIFORNIA, USA

		Brewer	Count	Score
1	Russian River Pliny the Elder	Russian River Brewing	2697	100
2	Russian River Pliny the Younger	Russian River Brewing	729	100
3	AleSmith Speedway Stout	AleSmith Brewing Company	2976	100
4	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged	AleSmith Brewing Company	863	100
5	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged: Vietnamese Coffee	AleSmith Brewing Company	187	100
6	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Brewer's Blend: Vietnamese Coffee	AleSmith Brewing Company	45	100
7	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Vietnamese Coffee	AleSmith Brewing Company	534	100
8	Firestone Walker 20 (XX Twentieth Anniversary Ale)	Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel-Moortgat)	101	100
9	Firestone Walker Parabola	Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel-Moortgat)	1145	100
10	Bottle Logic / 3 Sons Fundamental Summation	Bottle Logic Brewing	29	100
11	Bottle Logic Fundamental Observation	Bottle Logic Brewing	127	100
12	Lost Abbey Cable Car	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	438	100
13	Russian River Supplication	Russian River Brewing	1490	100
14	Stone Imperial Russian Stout	Stone Brewing	3133	100
15	Stone Imperial Russian Stout - Bourbon Barrel	Stone Brewing	464	100
16	Hangar 24 Barrel Roll: Pugachev Royale	Hangar 24 Craft Brewing	49	100
17	Abnormal / 3 Sons M3	Abnormal Beer Company	47	100
18	Taps Remy's Pappy	Taps Fish House and Brewery	73	100
19	Russian River Beatification (Batch 002 +)	Russian River Brewing	686	100
20	Russian River Consecration	Russian River Brewing	1291	100
21	North Coast Old Rasputin (Bourbon Barrel)	North Coast Brewing Company	1145	100
22	Lost Abbey Box Set: Track #10 (Bat out of Hell)	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	401	100
23	Lost Abbey Duck Duck Gooze	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	511	100
24	Lost Abbey The Angels Share - Bourbon Barrel	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	1000	100
25	Port Brewing Older Viscosity	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	1172	100