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	Russian River Pliny the Elder	Russian River Brewing	2719	100
2	Goose Island Bourbon County Stout	Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)	2845	100
3	Bottle Logic / 3 Sons Fundamental Summation	Bottle Logic Brewing	49	100
4	Superstition Berry White	Superstition Meadery	88	100
5	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged	AleSmith Brewing Company	878	100
6	Superstition Straw Berry White	Superstition Meadery	77	100
7	Superstition Blue Berry White	Superstition Meadery	99	100
8	Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout)	Founders Brewing Company	2870	100
9	Russian River Pliny the Younger	Russian River Brewing	729	100
10	Founders Barrel Aged CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout)	Founders Brewing Company	1224	100
11	Bell's Expedition Stout	Bell's Brewery	3125	100
12	Fremont Rusty Nail	Fremont Brewing Company	87	100
13	Stone Imperial Russian Stout - Bourbon Barrel	Stone Brewing	480	100
14	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Rye Barrel Aged: Vietnamese	AleSmith Brewing Company	78	100
15	Epic Big Bad Baptist - Triple Barrel	Epic Brewing Company (UT/CO)	119	100
16	Russian River Supplication	Russian River Brewing	1503	100
17	3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze (Cuvée Armand & Gaston)	Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen	464	100
18	Firestone Walker Parabola	Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel-Moortgat)	1178	100
19	Bell's Bourbon Barrel-Aged Expedition Stout	Bell's Brewery	124	100
20	Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel	Mikkeller	1832	100
21	Fremont B-Bomb - Coconut	Fremont Brewing Company	44	100
22	Deschutes The Abyss	Deschutes Brewery	1679	100
23	Lost Abbey Cable Car	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	442	100
24	Stone Imperial Russian Stout	Stone Brewing	3141	100
25	Mikkeller Beer Geek Vanilla Shake (Bourbon Edition)	Mikkeller	279	100

TOP BEER FROM CALIFORNIA, USA

		Brewer	Count	Score
1	Russian River Pliny the Elder	Russian River Brewing	2719	100
2	Russian River Pliny the Younger	Russian River Brewing	729	100
3	Bottle Logic / 3 Sons Fundamental Summation	Bottle Logic Brewing	49	100
4	AleSmith Speedway Stout	AleSmith Brewing Company	3020	100
5	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged	AleSmith Brewing Company	878	100
6	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged Vietnamese Coffee	AleSmith Brewing Company	195	100
7	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Brewer's Blend: Vietnamese Coffee	AleSmith Brewing Company	45	100
8	Firestone Walker 20 (XX Twentieth Anniversary Ale)	Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel-Moortgat)	108	100
9	Firestone Walker Parabola	Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel-Moortgat)	1178	100
10	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Vietnamese Coffee	AleSmith Brewing Company	562	100
11	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Rye Barrel Aged: Vietnamese	AleSmith Brewing Company	78	100
12	Bottle Logic Fundamental Observation	Bottle Logic Brewing	180	100
13	Lost Abbey Cable Car	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	442	100
14	Modern Times Monster Tones	Modern Times Beer	37	100
15	Russian River Supplication	Russian River Brewing	1503	100
16	Stone Imperial Russian Stout	Stone Brewing	3141	100
17	Stone Imperial Russian Stout - Bourbon Barrel	Stone Brewing	480	100
18	Hangar 24 Barrel Roll: Pugachev Royale	Hangar 24 Craft Brewing	54	100
19	Ballast Point Victory At Sea - High West Barrel	Ballast Point Brewing Company (Constellation Brands)	196	100
20	Abnormal / 3 Sons M3	Abnormal Beer Company	50	100
21	Taps Remy's Pappy	Taps Fish House and Brewery	74	100
22	Russian River Beatification (Batch 002 +)	Russian River Brewing	692	100
23	Russian River Consecration	Russian River Brewing	1307	100
24	North Coast Old Rasputin (Bourbon Barrel)	North Coast Brewing Company	1154	100
25	Lost Abbey Box Set: Track #10 (Bat out of Hell)	Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	430	100