February 21, 2012
Sub par beer selection, that said I could have found some stuff worth getting, but really nothing jumped at me. Compounded with the fact that beer dude just came off as a shitty guy, not a great experience. Pretty much a pass in comparison to whole foods SoMa, not to mention the wonder that is Healthy Spirits or City Beer Store.

October 25, 2010
i love whole foods ,good selection and great food

March 14, 2010
great beer selection. the beer buyer forest was very helpful and new what he was talking about. as always the best hot buffet in town and great cheese selection

March 11, 2010
Beer selection here did not meet my expectations. A small, and very crowded Whole Foods. I was able to get some Blind Pig, and Pliny the Elder here, so that made up for it. I always have to have my RR Imperial/Double, and regular IPA "fixes" when I come out West. Go to the Whole Foods next to the Anchor Brewing Company, which is not listed here. At that Whole Foods you are hit with an array of awesome beers that aren’t offered at the one on California. Plus, if you are walking, California Street is the tip-top part of one of the many ridiculous hills in San Francisco. Decent selection here; you might find a few gems, but my advice is go to the Whole Foods new Anchor and you will be happier.

July 8, 2009
Found lots of good beer and they were all in the cold counter - ready to drink :) Bought Dogfish Head Aprihop (12 oz), Lagunitas 2009 Correction Ale (1 pint 6 oz), Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout (12 oz), New Belgium Mothership Wit (1 pint 6 oz), Stone Arrogant Bastard Ale (1 pint 6 oz), Stone Imperial Russian Sout (1 pint 6 oz), Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron (12 oz), Russian River Pliny the Elder (500 ml) and Schneider/Brooklyn Hopfen Weisse (500 ml) - all 9 for a total of 38 USD. That’s a real good value for a Dane like me. Lots of staff in beer and wine section and they knew about their selection.

January 2, 2008
Visited the California Street location and picked up 8 mainly local beers. Pretty good selection of the more easy-to-find beers in a nice display. I give them a big thumbs up for allowing me to split sixers, which increased my choices greatly.

August 29, 2007
I gave them a 5 for ambiance only because there is free parking, which is HUGE in this city. The bottle selection is good, but nothing amazing. Typical (but good) Belgians with a mostly West Coast selection. Nothing overly exciting though, I think I picked up 3 new bottles and none are going to be superhyped rare beers. Worth stopping if you’re in the area, not worth seeking out. Some of the finds I see below are pretty impressive, definitely nothing like that during my visit.

April 24, 2007
Whole Foods on the West Coast cannot let you down! The 4th street location had the fix I needed. Majority of the beers available were all local SanFran beers. Russian River, Speakeasy, and a case stack of Anchor. Good prices, and not a very far walk from Union Square! I’ll be back!

November 24, 2006
The California St. location has a reasonable selection of Belgian and domestic microbrewery beers. However, the selection at the 4th St. location is considerably better. The offerings change constantly, but one will usually find the best brews from Stone, Rogue, Drake and a few other California micros, as well as some of the better Belgians, like Chouffe Houblon, Brasserie des Rocs Triple Imperiale, etc. As a bonus, you will find some great cheeses and deli items (take away or to eat on premises). Free parking at both locations (that’s a real plus in S.F.).

November 22, 2006 [ Updated May 6, 2008 ]
Walked to the 4th street location from Union Square when I was here for business back in 2005. I was referred to Whole Foods by ElGaucho. It did not disaapoint. Many Stone products I can’t get back home, as well as North Coast, Bear Republic, Speakeasy, Russian River, to name a few. I also got my hands on a bottle of La Folie for $12.99, which I found out later is a really decent price. One other thing to mention is that the beer guy there was extremely helpful for a ratebeer newbie that I was at the time.