Don’t get us wrong, all of these beers are perfectly fine…but the very best Southern California has to offer? Most of these aren’t even the best each brewery has to offer.

Their list:

1. The Bruery Saison de Lente (Farmhouse Ale; 6.5% ABV; Placentia)
2. Iron Fist Renegade Blonde (Kölsch; 5.2% ABV; Vista)
3. Eagle Rock Manifesto (Witbier; 5.7% ABV; Los Angeles)
4. Bootleggers Brewery Mountain Meadow (Blonde; 5.5% ABV; Fullerton)
5. Ironfire Synner Pale Ale (Pale Ale; 5% ABV; Temecula)
6. Ballast Point Sculpin IPA (India Pale Ale; 7% ABV; San Diego)
7. Aleman/Two Brothers/Stone DayMan Coffee IPA (India Pale Ale; 8.5% ABV; Escondido)
8. Green Flash Trippel (Belgian-style Tripel; 9.7% ABV; San Diego)
9. The Lost Abbey Judgment Day (Belgian-style Quadrupel; 10.5% ABV; San Marcos)
10. AleSmith Speedway Stout (Imperial Stout; 12% ABV; San Diego)