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City Beer Store
(Now Closed)Beer Store and Beer Bar
SoMa, San Francisco
The experts at Serious Eats and Men's Health Mag recommend this place
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This place is a beer geek's Mecca. Have a beer on draft and then stock up unique brews for home. Tell one of the bartenders a style you like and ask for recommendations. You won't regret it. I promise
TaylenAugust 10, 2015One of the top tap lists that continually rotates to always showcase great craft beer. Also a massive selection of small or simply delicious bottles available.
- Friendly & knowledgable staff. Small but solid tap list which rotates frequently. Can order food from Citizens Band on the corner. Gets a bit cramped & noisy, but a great place for a beer or three.
Kait GaissMay 13, 2016Obsessed with the concept (and it's a relatively simple one at that): sell outstanding craft beer you can't get anywhere else, support the homebrew community, constantly changing set of beers on tap.
I love this taproom. 1. There's a HUGE selection of craft brews you'd be hardpressed to find anywhere else, and 2. The beers on tap will please any beer enthusiast. Highly likely to try something new.- Ashley MowreyMarch 12, 2015It's a city beer store. They have what you can't get anywhere else. Expect to fight for a seat at the bar. Lots of awkward standing too close to people at the bar until they leave. Amazing owners.
- Mike SingletonSeptember 19, 2013Feel like being creepy? No problem, there's a room in the back with a 1 way mirror looking into the rest of the store. Bonus points if you rifle though the card cabinet and find the vintage photos.
SFGate ManagerJuly 16, 2012This place has 500 to 700 bottled beers from around the globe, as well as a rotating list of 15 on tap. And with a recent expansion, there's now even more room to lounge over a pint with friends.
Helpful staff and amazing beer. No food though, but if you're there during the day grab a sandwich at Deli Board, bring it over, and you're all set.
Peter ChristiansonAugust 25, 2016Great place to find a hard to find a beer, bonus points for being able to have a pint of beer while you shop as well!
Great beertenders, excellent tap curation. Bottles are marked up a little, but I'll shell out a little extra to support local business.
UntappdDecember 29, 2012Awesome selection of beer to go and taps! We love the tap list design! You can even buy beer and have it corked for you to drink in the store!
Try the snack food they have on offer. Made by local folks, varies, always good. The cheese coins on as of 6/2013 are super yummy buttery goodness.
Jenny L.April 13, 2015Ridiculous selection of beer. Even better behind the bar (like Firestone Walker XV and XVI Anniversary, Russian River, Cascade, Bruery, Goose Island...)
Kevin GMay 17, 2018As of this posting, Pliny the Elder is delivered on Tuesdays and is usually sold out by midday Thursday, so plan accordingly.
Greg LearJuly 12, 2014All I can say is.....AWESOME! Russian River Pliny the Elder usually shows up on Wednesday. Be there! Great beer selection and really amazing beer taps.
Time Out San FranciscoSeptember 9, 2014Grab a beer from the cooler, order a small plate of regional cheeses and salametto and banter with the other beer-o-philes. When it's time to head out, mix and match a six-pack to take away. Read more
Ninad DMay 6, 2014If you like IPA or you wanna try different breweries .....u must go to city beer. .. Try a few beers or bring some home!!!
Srikanth RajuApril 10, 2015Just ask the bartenders for their recommendations. Get a bottle. Chill out. #peace
Ridiculous beer selection: ranging from things you know to things you never would find. Staff has always been solid to me-especially on the "store side."
You can't go wrong with anything they have on tap, but you can also purchase any bottled beer and enjoy there as well
Dave ZhouAugust 12, 2015Super selection of beers. Can be crowded in the afternoons, but the staff are some of the friendliest. Always ask for suggestions.
Ryann MaddenDecember 16, 2013Erica was super informed and helpful with beer selection. Corner if the bar has lots of bartender traffic. Great spot to spend a Saturday.
Extensive beer selection - great service, great atmosphere & nice owners Craig & Beth. Stop by.
KariDecember 27, 2011Beer store and a small bar. Helpful personnel. Circa 300 bottled beers and 15 taps. Some of the rarities to be consumed in premises only. Buzzing!
Pavan KulkarniMarch 24, 2018Amazing list of beers. Get the bel air sour beer and hummus with pita chips
Don't be afraid to ask the employees which beer to choose. They are very knowledgeable and will find the perfect beer for you.
Gordon WrightAugust 18, 2014Beer by the bottle selection is stellar and they usually have at least one unique beer on tap.
Nicholas LativyMarch 16, 2014Great selection of beers but check the date before buying. We found several out of date bottles on our visit.
Always something new and exotic on tap, and an amazing selection of bottles to take home.
BommyMarch 31, 2018Big retail selection of bottles and cans. Wish they stayed open later than 10pm though.
Ville SundbergAugust 9, 2014Sample the beers in their small bar after you take your pick from their huge beer bottle selection.
Edward GonzalesNovember 10, 2014Amazing craft beer selection. Also a great place to sit and try a few.
They get a lot of bottles that are hard to find other places. Check their taplist on their website also.
Great beers here if you can handle shitty, self-important attitude of the ultra-hipster serving staff. Most times I wind up hating that I'm giving them my money. Only go b/c friend's biz is next door
Men's Health MagNovember 15, 2011Here’s a genius concept: buying beer? Drink some as you’re shopping. This mom and pop shop packs in more than 300 beers to buy and a few on tap to taste. Find it in the fridge? Drink it at the bar.
Erlend HauklandApril 26, 2014If you are looking for special beers that you won't find anywhere else, then this is your place!
Steve RubinSeptember 19, 2016Always an exceptional selection of beers on tap. My favorite place to drink a beer in the city.
- Abigail PurcellJuly 26, 2012Great tap selection. For only a $1 corkage fee, you can pop any of the bottles for sale.
Jamie LoBueDecember 23, 2015The pumpkin death stout was really good, super strong and cheap! Win win win.
Amazing selection of bottles and draft beer. Bartenders are all friendly and knowledgeable!
An excellent craft beer destination. Get a beer on tap. Buy a bottle and take it home.
Steven SpringerApril 24, 2013Best beer store in America, will impress even the snobbiest of beer snobs.
Dave GoldbergDecember 7, 2011Enjoy tons of great beer on tap, but don't deal with the bartender in glasses who knows shit about beer. Cheers!
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- Tue–Sun
- Noon–10:00 PM
(415) 503-1033
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