Ranking Points are as of Oct. 23, 1996
If you think a brewpub is missing it's because I've never been there or it's not actually a brewpub.
Rank Brewpub Name City Score ---- -------------------------- ------- ----- 1. Anderson Valley Brewing Co. Boonville 100 2. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico 99 3. Bear Republic Brewing Co. Healdsburg 95 4. North Coast Brewing Fort Bragg 91 5. Moylan's Brewery Novato 90 6. Twenty Tank Brewing Co. San Francisco 89 7. Marin Brewing Larkspur 88 8. Barley & Hopps San Mateo 87 8. Stoddard's Brewhouse Sunnyvale 87 10. Boulder Creek Brewing Boulder Creek 86 10. Burlingame Station Burlingame 86 10. Butterfield's Fresno 86 13. Sacramento Brewing Co. Sacramento 85 14. Sudwerks Hubschbrau Davis 84 14. Seabright Brewing Santa Cruz 84 14. Lost Coast Brewpub Eureka 84 17. Santa Rosa Brewing Santa Rosa 83 17. Humboldt Brewing Arcata 83 19. Fremont Brewing Co. Fremont 82 19. Third Street Aleworks Santa Rosa 82 21. Santa Cruz Brewing Co. Santa Cruz 81 21. Rubicon Brewing Sacramento 81 23. Pacific Coast Brewing Co. Oakland 80 24. Triple Rock Berkeley 79 25. Black Diamond Brewing Co. Walnut Creek 78 26. Napa Valley brewpub Calistoga 77 27. Pacific Tap/Willow St. Pizza San Rafael 77 28. Sutter Brewing Co. Sacramento 76 29. Thirsty Bear Brewing Co. San Francisco 75 30. San Francisco Brewpub San Francisco 74 31. Faultline Brewing Co. Sunnyvale 74 32. River City brewpub Sacramento 73 33. Dempsey's Ale House Petaluma 73 34. Mendocino Brewing Co. Hopland 73 35. Tied House Brewery & Cafe Mountain View 68 * 36. Gordon Biersch Palo Alto 67 ** 37. Downtown Joe's Napa 66 38. Pleasanton Main St. Brewing Pleasanton 65 38. Buffalo Bill's Hayward 50 40. Los Gatos Brewing Los Gatos 45 * Tied House also in Alameda and San Jose ** Gordon Biersch also in San Jose, San Francisco (& Pasadena)
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