Press mentions about City Beer Store.

What to do in Northern California
"City Beer Store is the best place to stock up on thirst-quenching brews for summer. More than 300 speciality beers line the walls from floor to ceiling. Buy a bottle, or pop one open on the spot in the tasting room. Try warm-weather refreshers like Anchor Summer Beer or Russian River Pliny the Elder Double IPA. Thursday-night tastings (5:30-7:30; from ) pair beers such as Imperial stouts with brie, fig chutney, and other bites. "
(Sunset Magazine - June 2008)

San Francisco City Guide
"City Beer Store and Tasting Bar Enjoy your tasting of exceptional local and Belgian microbrewed beer (6oz-22oz, depending on how thirsty you are) with a cheese sampler right there in the store, and assemble your own six-pack to go. It's not even stinky and the floor's not sticky, either. The residents in the lofts above descend on Sunday afternoons."
(Lonely Planet - January 2008)

Beer Mecca By The Bay
"Craig Wathen has created an on-and off-premise hybrid for beer lovers in San Francisco. Since Wathen opened his store to great aclaim in May 2006, City Beer has attracted brew lovers from the Bay area and beyond. "Northern California has a large beer-loving contingency." he says. "Even people who like wine are coming in here to learn.""
(Market Watch - September 2007)

Best of '07 "Beer Store: Future Classic"
"City Beer has elevated beer buying above wine tasting. It's not pretentious (it sells Hamm's), but it encourages buying beer by the bottle: you get 10 percent off when you mix and match your six-pack. It specializes in Belgian-style beers, sour beers, and aperitif options like Allagash Curieux, a dark beer aged in Jim Beam barrels."
(San Francisco Magazine - July 2007)

The Best of San Francisco 2007 "Best Beer Selection"
"Looking for a Belgian lambic or a Japanese ale? Beer aficionados, welcome to City Beer Store, the first of its kind in SF. Choose a six-pack or a single from the enormous selection of beers from around the world, sample a six-ounce tasting of one of six varieties on tap or ask owner Craig Wathen to pop the top on a retail bottle so you can try before you buy (a corkage fee will be added to the beer's price)."
(7x7 - June 2007)

ON TAP / Brewphoria in the city
"Trying to find that obscure stout you once enjoyed on that jaunt to Europe many years ago? Hightail it to City Beer, which carries more than 350 brands of brew from all over the world, from German hefeweizens to Japanese ales. This charming SoMa spot has a welcoming, mellow vibe, friendly staff and comfy couches."
(San Francisco Chronicle - September 2006)

City Beer Store "It's About Time!"
"Finally, a proper bottle shop featuring beer opened in San Francisco. Craig Wathen, a Bay Area beer missionary, opened the City Beer Store on May 2, 2006. Wathen intends to help get the word out that beer is a beautiful handcrafted nectar of love. He says, "I want everyone to see this beverage the way we do, as a artisanal product of high quality. I want City Beer to be a catalyst for a more thoughtful approach to drinking beer.""
(Celebrator - June 2006)