Chalk one up for the land of fruits and nuts:
Ever wandered through a store with a great beer selection, see an unusual beer and wonder if you'd like it or not. Until now, in the San Francisco Bay Area, the only alternative is to buy the bottle, take it home and try it.
I've done this a lot and sometimes I win, sometimes I lose. The worst thing is to find a beer I like, but when I go back for more, it's gone. Well, Craig Wathen has a solution to this old dilemma.
He's opened a store at 1168 Folsom St. in San Francisco called City Beer. He's got a stock of 300 different beers . . . His California liquor license allows him to pour a sample of any beer on the shelf. ``I can split any 12-ounce bottle, six ounces per pour,'' he said. He's holding his grand opening this Saturday night. More on that in a minute.
