Venti’s Cafe and Basement Bar

revised; 30 July 2010 to add two beers; increasing tally from 39 to 41.

During the month of June 2010, 41 different draught beers were offered / purveyed by Venti’s Cafe.  Additionally, one draught cider was offered; Wandering Aengus CiderWorks-Anthem Pear Cider.

Venti’s were open 30 days in June; so,
. . . 41 beer offered in 30 days.
As is the norm, more than a different beer for everyday Venti’s were open.

In comparison,
- 26 different beers were offered in the month of July, August, September 2009;
- 28 different beers, in November 2009;
- 31 different beers, in January 2010;
- 33 different beers, in October and December 2009 and February 2010;
- 36 different beers, in March 2010.
- 40 different beers, in April and May 2010.
[Of course, typically, six or seven of the eight beers run across the month boundary. And, as regular customers know, Ninkasi Brewing Co., Eugene - Tricerahops Double IPA is always on tap.]

Venti’s had eight draught taps until 14 June 2010. On that date, two more taps were added in the basement bar; thus, raise the number to 10 taps, four taps in the ground floor cafe; six taps in the basement bar.

June’s 41 beer are listed just below, alphabetically ordered by brewery, with location.

A second list follows with the beers categorized by type, grouped by beer style, and then ordered by increasing IBU.

__Venti’s June 2010 Craft Beers Purveyed Taplist__
nn. Brewery, Location - Beer Offered

1. Anchor Brewing Co., San Francisco - Steam Beer
2. Avery Brewing Co., Boulder, Colo. - [2X] IPA
3. Baron Brewing Co., Seattle, Wash. - Pilsner
4. Bear Republic Brewing Co., Cloverdale, Calif. - Pete Brown Tribute Ale
5. Bear Republic Brewing Co., Cloverdale, Calif. - Racer 5 [2X] IPA
6. Calapooia Brewing Co., Albany - Riverdog ESB
7. Calapooia Brewing Co., Albany - Rock Hard Rye Amber Ale
8. Calapooia Brewing Co., Albany - Simcoe Springs [2X] IPA
9. Caldera Brewing Co., Ashland - Dry Hopped Orange [2X] IPA
10. Diamond Knot Brewery; Mukilteo, Wash. - Industrial [2X] IPA
11. Dogfish Head Brewery, Milton, Del. - Festina Peche Berliner Weisse
12. Double Mountain Brewery, Hood River - India Red Ale
13. Firestone Walker; Paso Robles, Calif. - Double Barrel Ale
14. Firestone Walker; Paso Robles, Calif. - Union Jack [2X] IPA
15. Gilgamesh Brewing Co., Turner - Hopscotch Ale
16. Gilgamesh Brewing Co., Turner - [2X] IPA
17. Green Flash Brewing Co., Vista, Calif. - Hop Head Red Ale
18. Green Flash Brewing Co., Vista, Calif. - West Coast [2X] IPA
19. Klamath Basin Brewing Co.,  - Crystal Springs IPA
20. Lagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma, Calif. - Brown Shugga’ Strong Ale
21. Lagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma, Calif. - Pils Lager
22. Lost Coast Brewery, Eureka, Calif. - Great White Witbier
23. Lost Coast Brewery, Eureka, Calif. - Tangerine Wheat Ale
24. Mac and Jack’s Brewing Co., Redmond, Wash. - African Amber Ale
25. Mad River Brewing Co., Blue Lake, Calif. - Rorschach One Wheat Wine
26. Mad River Brewing Co., Blue Lake, Calif. - Steelhead 2X IPA
27. New Old Lompoc Brewing Co., Portland - C-Note Imperial Pale Ale
28. New Old Lompoc Brewing Co., Portland - Lompoc Strong Draft
29. Ninkasi Brewing Company, Eugene - Tricerahops Double [2X] IPA
30. North Coast Brewing Co., Fort Bragg Calif. - Pranqster Belgian Strong Golden Ale
31. Oakshire Brewing Co., Eugene - Oakshire - O’Dark:30 CDA
32. Otter Creek Brewing Co., Middlebury, Ver. - Organic Oatmeal Stout
33. Pike Brewing Co., Seattle, Wash. - India Pale Ale
34. Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, Calif. - Pliny The Elder [2X] IPA
35. Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, Calif. - Supplication
36. Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, Calif. - Temptation BSGA
37. Seven Brides Bewing Co., Silverton - Oatmeal Stout
38. Silver Moon Brewing Co., Bend - Hop Knob IPA
39. Southern Oregon Brewing Co., Medford - Le Freaqué Belgian CDA
40. Unibroue Brewery, Québec, Canada - Maudite BSDA
41. Victory Brewing Co., Downingtown, Penn. - Hop Wallop [2X] IPA
42. Wandering Aengus Ciderworks, Salem - Anthem Pear Cider

Venti’s draught taps can be grouped into six categories
o Type 1: crisp, clean, thirst-quenching, spirit-lifting lagers or golden and pale ales
o Type 2: amber/red, brown/black, porter, or stout ales; dark in color and typically malty
o Type 3: traditional India Pale Ales
o Type 4: Double India Pale Ales or Imperial Pale Ales
o Type 5: strong beers; eg, Imperial Pilsner, Porter or Stout; Big NW Red Ale; Old / Strong Ale
o Type 6: Belgian Style - Strong Dark Ales [BSDA], - Strong Golden Ales [BSGA], - Sour Ales; - Witbier Ales

_Type 01 [ 06 ]__
01 California Common Hybrid Beer
02 Pilsner Lagers
02 Wheat Ale
01 Cider, Pear

_Type 02 [ 08 ]__
02 Amber Ales
01 Bitter Pale Ales
01 Extra Special Bitter Ale
01 Brown Ale
01 India Red Ale
02 Stout Ales

_Type 03 [ 02 ]__
02 India Pale Ale

__Type 04 [ 14 ]__
13 Imperial/Double/2X IPA
01 Imperial Pale Ale

__Type 05 [ 05 ]__
01 Cascadian Dark Ale
01 Scottish Ale
01 Strong Ale
01 Strong Ale, Dark
01 Wheat Wine

__Type 06 [ 06 ]__
01 Belgian Cascadian Dark Ale
01 Belgian Sour Brown Ale
01 Belgian Strong Ale, Dark
02 Belgian Strong Ale, Golden
01 Belgian Witbier

___Venti’s June 2010 Taplist By Type then Style and IBU with ABV__
__Type01: Something ‘Golden and Crisp’__
Anchor - Steam Beer; Calif. Common; ~35 IBUs; 4.9% ABV
Baron - Pilsner; Pilsner Lager; 28 IBUs; 4.7% ABV
Lagunitas - Pils Lager; Pilsner Lager; 38 IBUs; 5.3% ABV
Dogfish Head - Festina Peche Berliner Weisse; Berliner Weisse; 08 IBUs; 4.5% ABV
Lost Coast - Tangerine Wheat Ale; Fruit / Wheat Ale; ~10 IBUs; 5.0% ABV
Wandering Aengus - Anthem Pear Cider; Pear Cider; DNA; 6.0% ABV

__Type02: ‘Dark’ and ‘Malty’; aka Beer of Hue__
Mac and Jack’s - African Amber Ale; Amber Ale; ~35 IBUs; ~5% ABV
Calapooia - Rock Hard Rye Amber Ale; Amber Ale; ~50 IBUs; 5.6% ABV
Bear Republic - Pete Brown Tribute Ale; Brown Ale; 21 IBUs; 6.3% ABV
Firestone Walker - Double Barrel Ale; Bitter; 32 IBUs; 5.0% ABV
Calapooia - Riverdog ESB; Bitter, Extra Special; 40 IBUs; 5.5% ABV
Double Mountain - India Red Ale; India Red Ale; 55 IBUs; 6.8% ABV
Wolavers - Organic Oatmeal Stout; Stout, Oatmeal; 40 IBUs; 5.9% ABV
Seven Brides - Oatmeal Stout; Stout, Oatmeal; 40 IBUs; 6.3% ABV

__Type03: Something ‘IPA’__
Silver Moon - Hop Knob IPA; India Pale Ale; 40 IBUs; 5.7% ABV
Pike - India Pale Ale; India Pale Ale; 60 IBUs; 6.3% ABV

__Type04: Something ‘Special’ and IPA: 2X IPA, or Imperial Pale Ale__
Lompoc - C-Note Imperial Pale Ale; Imperial Pale Ale; 100 IBUs; 6.9% ABV

Avery - [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 69 IBUs; 6.3% ABV
Bear Republic - Racer 5 [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 69 IBUs; 7.0% ABV
Klamath Basin - Crystal Springs IPA; 2X IPA; ~70 IBUs; 7.0% ABV
Firestone Walker - Union Jack [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 72 IBUs; 7.5% ABV
Caldera - Dry Hopped Orange [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 80 IBUs; 6.7%
Diamond Knot - Industrial [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 80 IBUs; 8.2% ABV

Victory - Hop Wallop [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; ~85 IBUs; 8.5% ABV
Mad River - Steelhead 2X IPA; 2X IPA; 85 IBUs; 8.6% ABV
Green Flash - West Coast [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 95 IBUs; 7.0% ABV
Russian River - Pliny The Elder [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 100 IBUs; 8.0% ABV
Ninkasi - Tricerahops Double [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 100 IBUs; 8.8% ABV
Calapooia - Simcoe Springs [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 85 IBUs; 6.5% ABV
ABV
Gilgamesh - [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 167 IBUs; 6.3% ABV

__Type05: Something ‘Special’; but NOT IPA: ie, Cascadian Dark Ale; Scottish Ale; Old / Strong Ale; Wheat Wine__
Oakshire - Oakshire - O’Dark:30 CDA; Cascadian Dark Ale; 72 IBUs; 6.3% ABV 05
Green Flash - Hop Head Red Ale; India Red Ale; 45 IBUs; 6.0% ABV
Gilgamesh - Hopscotch Ale; Scottish Ale; 16 IBUs; 8.0% ABV 05
Lagunitas - Brown Shugga’ Strong Ale; Strong Ale, Dark; 52 IBUs; 9.8% ABV 05
Lompoc - Lompoc Strong Draft; Strong Ale; 58 IBUs; 6.9% ABV 05
Mad River - Rorschach One Wheat Wine; Wheat Wine; ~15 IBUs; 11% ABV 05

__Type 6: Belgian Style - Strong Dark Ales [BSDA], - Dubbels, - Strong Golden Ales [BSGA], - Sour Ales; - Witbier Ales__
Southern Oregon - Le Freaqué Belgian CDA; Belgian CDA; ~70 IBUs; ~7% ABV
Unibroue - Maudite BSDA; Belgian Strong Dark Ale; 22 IBUs; 8.0% ABV
North Coast - Pranqster Belgian Strong Golden Ale; Belgian Strong Golden Ale; 20 IBUs; 7.6% ABV
Russian River - Supplication; Belgian Sour Brown Ale ; 27 IBUs; 7.0% ABV
Russian River - Temptation BSGA; Belgian Golden Strong Ale; 27 IBUs; 7.3% ABV

Lost Coast - Great White Witbier; Belgian Witbier; 11 IBUs; 4.8% ABV

eom :jbx

Venti’s welcomes Micah Boylan as upstairs artist for July - August. Art fueled by emotion, inspiration and passion.

Please join us at Micah’s artist opening on Saturday, July 17.

Artist statement below:
From a young age I have illustrated my artistic strengths through painting and music. Always having a niche for creatively expressing the pure emotion of life’s beauty, my artwork and musical talents have formed an outlet for these expressions.
Being able to convey my passions through drawing, I have evolved from using cartoons, comics, and cars to creating painted works based on realism and abstract influences.
Born and raised in the Willamette Valley my surroundings have given me endless opportunities to capture the raw beauty of sunsets, mountains, ocean shores, and wildlife which I am able to extrapolate using a multitude of techniques.
As a graphic design student at Linn-Benton Community College my education broadened my horizons yielding various techniques which I found ideal to express the mood and true beauty of my surroundings.
Whether it is landscapes, abstracts, realisms, I have grown to find many ways to incorporate mood into my works.
As an artist I am able to express myself through my paintings as well as my music and have discovered a linear relationship between the two. Fueled by the power of emotion my works have evolved and continue to progress as I strive for self improvement.
As an emerging artist I take pride in knowing that this is truly just the beginning of my career and many more exciting pieces are sure to come in the near future.

Sake tasting
6pm-Close in the Basement
Wednesday, July 7

Of course we all know Venti’s is known for our great food (”good, clean food,” to be precise) as well as our totally amazing rotating micro brew selection. We are going to try something a little different in the Basement Bar for July’s First Wednesday.

Try some really yummy sake cocktails: the Hello Kitty, Green Orchid, Fire Breathing Dragon, Dreamsicle, Japanese Russian, and more! Lots of different sakes to try, including delicious flavors, like pear and mango/ginger.

Our Basement Bar is full of surprises!

Come be a part of this exciting sake tasting experience. All sake drinks $5 at sake-tasting event!

Menu below:
PEAR SAKE SPRITZER
Asake twist on the traditional white wine spritzer.

DREAMSICLE
Sake, Indio blood-orange vodka, fresh squeezed OJ, topped with champagne.

GREEN ORCHID
G joy sake, muddled mint, fresh lime juice, ginger vodka, sprite.

HELLO KITTY
Asian pear sake, Lovejoy vodka, peach schnapps, fresh grapefruit juice.

FIRE BREATHING DRAGON
A BLAZING HOT sake bloody mary.

JAPANESE RUSSIAN
G joy sake, Absolut Vanilla, Kahlua, cream.

TALLBOY SIDEKICK
Either Olympia or Iron City tallboy can and a 4oz pour of Gekkeikan sake.

SAKE 2 ME
Bottled, flavored, and lightly sparkling sake.
Ginger Mango or Yuzu Citrus.

During the month of May 2010, 40 different draught beers were purveyed by Venti’s Cafe.

Venti’s were open 26 days in May; so,
. . . 40 beer offered in 26 days.
As is the norm, more than a different beer for everyday Venti’s were open. But, in this case, the number of beer offered in May, as in April, far exceeds any month since I began keeping records, July 2009.

In comparison,
- 26 different beers were offered in the month of July, August, September 2009;
- 28 different beers, in November 2009;
- 31 different beers, in January 2010;
- 33 different beers, in October and December 2009 and February 2010;
- 36 different beers, in March 2010.
- 40 different beers, in April 2010.
[Of course, typically, six or seven of the eight beers run across the month boundary. And, as regular customers know, Ninkasi Brewing Co., Eugene - Tricerahops Double IPA is always on tap.]

Venti’s Cafe offers Pacific Northwest craft beer on eight draught taps. Four taps in the ground floor Cafe; four taps in the Basement Bar. Typically, each taps set is allocated to
01. a crisp, clean lagers [kölsch, pilsner, bock] or a golden, pale, saison or wit ales
02. an amber, black, brown, or red ale or a porter or a spice, stout, or winter ale; typically, malty
03. a traditional India Pale Ale
04. a double Alt, a double IPA, an Old Ale, an Imperial Pale Ale, a NW Red Ale, an Imperial Pilsner, an Imperial Stout, or a Strong ale

May’s 40 beers are listed below, alphabetically ordered by brewery, with location.

A second list follows with the beers categorized by type, grouped by beer style, and then ordered by increasing IBU.

__Venti’s May 2010 Craft Beers Purveyed Taplist__
nn. Brewery, Location - Beer Offered

1. Alameda Brewing Co., Portland - Klickitat Pale Ale;  Pale Ale
2. Avery Brewing Co., Boulder, Colo. - [2X] IPA; 2X IPA
3. Bear Republic Brewing Co., Cloverdale, Calif. - Pete Brown Tribute Ale;  Brown Ale
4. Bear Republic Brewing Co., Cloverdale, Calif. - Racer 5 [2X] IPA; 2X IPA
5. Bear Republic Brewing Co., Cloverdale, Calif. - XP Pale Ale;  Pale Ale
6. Bison Brewing Co., Berkeley, Calif. - Chocolate Stout;  Stout, Chocolate
7. Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY - Hennepin-Saison;  Saison
8. Caldera Brewing Co., Ashland - Dry Hopped Orange [2X] IPA; 2X IPA
9. Caldera Brewing Co., Ashland - [2X] IPA;  2X IPA
10. Calapooia Brewing Co., Albany - Riverdog ESB;  Extra Special Bitter
11. Calapooia Brewing Co., Albany - Simcoe Springs [2X] IPA; 2X IPA
12. Dogfish Head Brewery, Milton, Del. - 90 Minute [2X] IPA;  2X IPA
13. Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, Wash. - ‘The Wise’ ESB;  Extra Special Bitter Ale
14. Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, Wash. - Night Owl Pumpkin Ale;  Spice Ale
15. Fearless Brewing Co.; Estacada - [2X] IPA; 2X IPA
16. Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, Calif. - Humboldt-Hemp Spice Ale;  Spice Ale
17. Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, Calif. - Solace Saison-Hef;  Saison-Hefeweisen Hybrid
18. Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, Md. - Gonzo Imperial Porter;  Imperial Porter
19. Fort George Brewery, Astoria - Sunrise Oatmeal Pale Ale;  Stout, Oatmeal
20. Fort George Brewery, Astoria - Quick Wit Bier;  Witbier Ale
21. Fort George Brewery, Astoria - Vortex [2X] IPA;  2X IPA
22. Gilgamesh Brewing Co., Turner - Black Mamba;  Gruit Ale
23. Gilgamesh Brewing Co., Turner - Cranberry Saison;  Saison Ale
24. Lagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma, Calif. - Pils Lager;  Pilsner Lager
25. Lucky Labrador, Portland - ‘No Pity’ Pale Ale;  Pale Ale
26. Mad River - Rorschach One Wheat Wine - Rorschach One Wheat Wine;  Wheat Wine
27. New Old Lompoc Brewery, Portland - Centennial IPA;  IPA
28. New Old Lompoc Brewery, Portland - Proletariat Red Ale;  Red Ale
29. New Belgium Brewing Co., Ft. Collins, Colo. - Eric’s Sour Peach Ale;  Sour Ale
30. New Belgium Brewing Co., Ft. Collins, Colo. - Fall Wild Ale;  Dubbel Ale
31. Ninkasi Brewing Company, Eugene - Belgian IPA;  Flemish Farmhouse Ale
32. Ninkasi Brewing Company, Eugene - Tricerahops Double [2X] IPA;  2X IPA
33. North Coast Brewing Co., Fort Bragg Calif. - Pranqster Belgian Golden Strong Ale;  Belgian Golden Strong Ale
34. North Coast Brewing Co., Fort Bragg Calif. - Scrimshaw Pilsner;  Pilsner Lager
35. Oakshire Brewing Co.  - Watershed [2X] IPA; 2 X IPA
36. Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, Calif. - Supplication;  Belgian Sour Brown Ale
37. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chino, Calif. - Fritz and Ken [2X] Stout;  2X Stout
38. Stone Brewing Co., Escondido, Calif. - Ruination [2X] IPA;  2X IPA
39. 10 Barrel Brewing Company,  Bend - S1nist0r Black Ale;  Brown Ale
40. Victory Brewing Co., Downingtown, Penn.;  HopDevil IPA;  IPA

Venti’s eight draught taps could be denoted as:
Type01: Something Golden and Crisp
Type02: Something Dark and, typically, Malty; beer of Hue
Type03: Traditional American IPA
Type04a: Something Special / Strong and IPA; ie, Double / Imperial / 2X IPA or Pale Ale
Type04b: Something Special / Strong and NOT IPA; ie, Belgian Ales / NW Red Ale / Imperial Stout / Strong Ale

_Type 01 [ 09 ]__
03 Pale Ales
02 Pilsner Lager
03 Saison / Farmhouse Ale
01 Witbier or Wheat Ale

_Type 02 [ 10 ]__
02 Brown Ale
02 Extra Special Bitter Ale
01 Gruit Ale
01 Red Ale
02 Spice Ale
02 Stout Ales

_Type 03 [ 01 ]__
01 India Pale Ale

__Type 04a [ 12 ]__
12 Imperial/Double/2X IPA

__Type 04b [ 08 ]__
01 Belgian Dubbel
01 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
02 Belgian Sour Ale
01 Flemish Farmhouse Ale
01 Imperial Porter
01 2X Stout
01 Wheat Wine

___Venti’s May 2010 Taplist By Type then Style and IBU with ABV__
__Type01: Something ‘Crisp, Clean, and Golden’__
Alameda - Klickitat Pale Ale; Pale Ale; 36 IBUs; 5.3% ABV
Bear Republic - XP Pale Ale; Pale Ale; 35 IBUs; 5.4% ABV
Lucky Lab - ‘No Pity’ Pale Ale; Pale Ale; ~40 IBUs; 4.8% ABV
North Coast - Scrimshaw Pilsner; Pilsner Lager; 22 IBUs; 4.4% ABV
Lagunitas - Pils Lager; Pilsner Lager;38 IBUs; 5.3% ABV
Gilgamesh - Cranberry Saison; Saison Ale; nil IBUs; 5.8% ABV
Ommegang - Hennepin Saison; Saison Ale; 24 IBUs; 7.7% ABV
Firestone Walker - Solace Saison-Hef; Saison-Hefeweisen Hybrid; 15 IBUs; 6.0% ABV
Fort George - Quick Wit Bier; Witbier Ale; ~20 IBUs ;4.8% ABV

__Type02: ‘Dark’ and ‘Malty’; aka Beer of Hue__
Bear Republic - Pete Brown Tribute Ale; Brown Ale; 21 IBUs; 6.3% ABV
10 Barrel - S1nist0r Black Ale; Brown Ale; 28 IBUs; 5.4% ABV
Elysian - ‘The Wise’ ESB; Extra Special Bitter Ale; 39 IBUs; 5.9% ABV
Calapooia - Riverdog ESB; Extra Special Bitter; ~50 IBUs; 5.5% ABV
Gilgamesh - Black Mamba; Gruit Ale; nil IBUs; 8.0% ABV
Lompoc - Proletariat Red Ale; Red Ale; 45 IBU; 6.0% ABV
Bison - Chocolate Stout; Stout, Chocolate; 20 IBUs; 6.1% ABV
Fort George - Sunrise Oatmeal Pale Ale; Stout, Oatmeal; ~40 IBUs; 5.4% ABV
Firestone Walker - Humboldt-Hemp Spice Ale; Spice Ale; 18 IBUs; 5.4% ABV
Elysian - Night Owl Pumpkin Ale; Spice Ale; ~30 IBUs; 6.1% ABV

__Type03: Something ‘IPA’__
New Old Lompoc - Centennial IPA; IPA; 64 IBUs; 6.0% ABV

__Type04a: Something ‘Special’ and IPA: 2X IPA or Imperial Pale Ale__
Avery - [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 69 IBUs; 6.3% ABV
Victory - HopDevil [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; ~68 IBUs; 6.7% ABV
Bear Republic - Racer 5 [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 69 IBUs; 7.0% ABV
Oakshire - Watershed [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 75 IBUs; 7.1% ABV
Caldera - Dry Hopped Orange [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 80 IBUs; 6.7% ABV
Calapooia - Simcoe Springs [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 85 IBUs; 6.5% ABV
Dogfish Head - 90 Minute [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 90 IBUs; 9.0% ABV
Caldera - [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 94 IBUs; 6.1% ABV
Fort George - Vortex [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 97 IBUs; 7.7% ABV
Fearless - [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 98 IBUs; 5.0% ABV
Ninkasi - Tricerahops Double IPA; 2X IPA; 100 IBUs; 8.8% ABV
Stone - Ruination [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 100+ IBUs; 7.7% ABV

__Type04b: Something ‘Special’; but NOT IPA: ie, Belgian Ales / Imperial Stout / Strong Ale__
North Coast - Pranqster Belgian Golden Strong Ale; Belgian Strong Ale; 20 IBUs; 7.6% ABV
New Belgium - Fall Wild Ale; Belgian Dubbel Ale; ~20 IBUs; 8.5% ABV
Ninkasi - Belgian IPA; Flemish Farmhouse Ale/Bière De Guarde Lagered Ale; ~70 IBUs; 8.0% ABV
Flying Dog - Gonzo Imperial Porter; Imperial Porter; 85 IBUs; 7.8% ABV
New Belgium - Eric’s Sour [Peach] Ale; Belgian Sour Ale; 16 IBUs; 7.0% ABV
Russian River - Supplication; Belgian Sour Brown Ale ; 27 IBUs; 7.0% ABV
Sierra Nevada - Fritz and Ken [2X] Stout; 2X Stout; ~70 IBUs; 9.0% ABV
Mad River - Rorschach One Wheat Wine; Wheat Wine; ~15 IBUs; 11% ABV

end :jbx

What: Summer 2010 Membership Drive Kick Off
Where: Venti’s, 325 Court St NE
When: Monday, June 7 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Who: Lisa Nunes and guests
Why: to help Salem’s new community radio station get on the air!

I always say how cool Salem is getting. Having a community radio station will make us even cooler! So, let’s get on it. Come out and help launch KMUZ! …For the Love of Radio!

KMUZ, Salem’s new and upcoming community radio station, is holding a Membership Drive kick-off event featuring local musician Lisa Nunes and guests on Monday evening, June 7th, from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. at Venti’s.

The buzz going around about this event is that Lisa Nunes and featured guest Lillian Tuttle and other friends are going to perform music they fell in love with via the radio!

During the summer months and into the fall of 2010, KMUZ will be holding a number of fund-raising and consciousness-raising events to get the word out about the radio station. Our goal is to get on the air sometime this fall if at all possible.

Find out up to the minute news about KMUZ.  Learn how you can become a member, volunteer or even have your own radio show!

During the event you’ll have to chance to learn more about KMUZ, to offer ideas for possible on-air programs, to snare ‘limited edition’ items such as t-shirts, coffee mugs, tote bags and more. Become a charter member and get some great goodies depending on your level of support.

What kind of goodies? Come on by on June 7th and find out!

If you would like to make a donation to KMUZ any time, there is a PayPal account on their blog. KMUZ has a Facebook account, Twitter and informative web site.

And if you have questions or want to get involved please email Melanie.

For the month of June, Venti’s Basement welcomes long time friend, photographer and Portlander Heidi Kirkpatrick.

Heidi is one of Dino’s original Oregon friends. I was introduced to Heidi and her husband Doug when Dino and I were dating and starting to get serious and he likened my meeting them to meeting his family. Thank goodness both Heidi and Doug approved!

We have a few Heidi Kirkpatrick photos in our home, each one vastly different in subject matter. There is an image of a green man foliate face/architectural embellishments projected onto a the back of a muscular man, contrasty, dark, beautiful — from her Flesh & Stone collection. Another is an odd low angle shot of the gorgeous Art Deco frieze at Rockefeller Plaza (NYC),  featuring the iconic bearded god with slicing lines framing him in to the center of the piece.

Within the last 10 years, Heidi has also began producing multimedia pieces, where she’ll print onto acetate and place images upon wood blocks, within the pages of carefully folded dictionaries and tucked inside the lids of vintage tin containers. Dino and I have an incredible  4″ x 4″ wood block featuring a tightly cropped woman’s booty — a classic in our home. The piece sits next to Dino’s coffee/reading perch.

Of course my favorite Heidi Kirkpatrick in our home is a single, unframed print of Dino from 1995 or 1996. He is crouching in a Portland alley, fresh from working out. I feel like I was there.

So yes, there is history and connection between Heidi and the Ventis and it is a long time coming that she show her work at Venti’s Cafe. We are privileged to host a variety of Heidi’s prints through the month of June.

:::::

Artist’s statement below:

Heidi L. Kirkpatrick, an established fine art photographer, based in Portland Oregon has exhibited widely over the last ten years. Kirkpatrick offers interpretations of the world experienced from a women’s perspective, often using subjects with whom she has a personal relationship. Kirkpatrick pairs photographs with found objects—children’s blocks, boxes, books and even old ash trays to create renewed objects of art. By incorporating figurative images and actual portraits, Kirkpatrick “reframes” these stories, allowing for ever changing vignettes. Kirkpatrick develops her own images, including silver gelatin printing, alternative processes, photographs using a Holga toy camera, transparent images on film and 3-D mixed media objects. Kirkpatrick’s work is included in collections at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, Springfield Museum of Art, Ohio and The OHSU Corporate Collection. In addition to being an experienced mid-career artist, Kirkpatrick joined The Northwest Academy, in 2004, to teach photography at the high school level. Kirkpatrick is currently represented by the G. Gibson Gallery in Seattle, Washington.

The works selected on view at Venti’s Café are a combination of images from several bodies of work made over the last fifteen years.  All photographs are archivally processed and framed. If you have any questions or comments, or are interested in a purchase, please contact me at www.heidikirkpatrick.com

As you might know, beginning June 6 we will be open Sundays from 2-10p. Pretty cool, huh?

There is a lot of buzz about it. Thank you for your interest and support. We even had a lil mention in the Statesman Journal last week.
The Venti’s staff is super excited, too! The cooks and front house staff have been working on some  menu additions, including more vegetarian options! Awesomeness! Andy has been experimenting with vegan sauce options and Tyler is working on a veggie burger.
We are also excited to announce our new batch of T-shirts. Black Hanes tees with the green graphic “I <3 Venti’s” across the chest. (For those of you out there who don’t know, the less than symbol (<) used w/ the numeral three (3) combine to make the shape of a heart. The shirts have a heart-shape on them. To be more specific, there is a capital letter “I” + a heart shape + the Venti’s Rooster logo, spelling out I <3 Venti’s!)

We are already out of the women’s cut shirts but have an order put in w/ Salem Ashtray, our friendly local screen-printer, so don’t fear. I will post when we have those ladies tees in stock!

Speaking of ladies. Venti’s is sad to say so long to the charismatic Bobby Hooper this week (pictured at right). Bobby is an aspiring actor (among other things) and is moving to Hollywood to pursue his acting career. Bobby is a much loved personality in our fair city and is a darling, besides being one of the favorite bartenders with the ladies.I know at least three women (derby girls) who are going to be very saddened by his departure, but we all want nothing but success for our friends, so kick ass, Bobby. Baby, you’re a star!

If you’re on Twitter, you can follow his pursuits as he heads to the City of Angels.

Well, it’s taken a while but it is no doubt worth the wait: Beginning June 6, Venti’s will be open on Sundays from 2-10.
The restaurant AND the bar will open at 2pm, so Basement Bar fans, this is your day to visit our cozy cozy lounge before 4pm.
It is long past time to be open on Sundays. We have worked so hard over the years. Historically Sunday has been the only day off for some of us, but Venti’s is bursting at the seams. We are frequently in the cafe on Sundays doing maintenance, taking shopping lists, preparing for the week ahead and customers come by, pull on the door handle only to find it locked, and stand in the doorway cupping their hands around their eyes to peer inside. Then they shrug and walk off. Sigh.
Venti’s wants downtown Salem to thrive. We see people downtown during the day on Sunday and we hope that being open on Sundays will drive more life into our lovely downtown core.
Salem rocks.

Also, have you seen the Salem Bicycle Taxi around? Give them a call 503-569-7223 and cruise around downtown Salem.

During the month of April 2010, 40 different draught beers were offered / purveyed by Venti’s Cafe.  Additionally, one draught cider was offered as a part of an Earth Day eVent(i); Wandering Aengus CiderWorks’ Anthem Organic Pear Cider.

Venti’s were open 26 days in April; so,
. . . 40 beer offered in 26 days.
As is the norm, more than a different beer for everyday Venti’s were open.  But, in this case, the number far exceeds any month since I began keeping records, July 2009.

In comparison,
- 26 different beers were offered in the month of July, August, September 2009;
- 28 different beers, in November 2009;
- 31 different beers, in January 2010;
- 33 different beers, in October and December 2009 and February 2010;
- 36 different beers, in March 2010.
[Of course, typically, six or seven of the eight beers run across the month boundary. And, as regular customers know, Ninkasi Brewing Co., Eugene - Tricerahops Double IPA is always on tap.]

Venti’s Cafe offers Pacific Northwest craft beer on eight draught taps. Four taps in the ground floor Cafe; four taps in the Basement Bar. Typically, each taps set is allocated to
01. a crisp, clean lagers [kölsch, pilsner, bock] or a golden, pale, saison or wit ales
02. an amber, black, brown, or red ale or a porter or a spice, stout, or winter ale; typically, malty
03. a traditional India Pale Ale
04. a double Alt, a double IPA, an Old Ale, an Imperial Pale Ale, a NW Red Ale, an Imperial Pilsner, an Imperial Stout, or a Strong ale

April’s 40 beer are listed just below, alphabetically ordered by brewery, with location.

A second list follows with the beers categorized by type, grouped by beer style, and then ordered by increasing IBU.

__Venti’s April 2010 Craft Beers Purveyed Taplist__
nn. Brewery, Location - Beer Offered

Alameda Brewing Co., Portland - El Torero Organic [2X] IPA
Alameda Brewing Co., Portland - Klickitat Pale Ale
Bayern Brewing Co., Missoula, Mont. - Pilsener Lager
Bières de Chimay, Belgium - Tripel
Bison Brewing Co., Berkeley, Calif. - Chocolate Stout
Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City, Mo. - Single Wide IPA
Calapooia Brewing Co., Albany - rIPArian IPA
Calapooia Brewing Co., Albany - White Water Wheat
Caldera Brewing Co., Ashland - Dry Hopped Orange [2X] IPA
Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, Wash. - Avatar Jasmine IPA
Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, Wash. - Night Owl Pumpkin Ale
Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, Wash. - ‘The Wise’ ESB
Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, Calif. - Hemp Spice Ale
Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, Calif. - Union Jack 2X IPA
Fish Brewing Co., Olympia, Wash. - Fish Tale Organic IPA
Fort George Brewery, Astoria - Red Nut Ale
Gilgamesh Brewing Co., Turner - Black Mamba
Gilgamesh Brewing Co., Turner - [2X] IPA
Green Flash Brewing Co., Vista, Calif. - West Coast 2X IPA
Hair Of The Dog Brewing Co., Portland - Blue Dot
Hair Of The Dog Brewing Co., Portland - Fred Golden Strong Ale
Hopworks Urban Brewery, Portland - Survival Seven Grain Stout
Lagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma, Calif. - IPA
Lagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma, Calif. - New Dogtown Pale Ale
Laughing Dog Brewing Co., Ponderay, ID. - Devil Dog 2X IPA
Mac and Jack’s Brewing Co., Redmond, Wash. - Serengeti Wheat Ale
Mad River Brewing Co., Blue Lake, Calif. - Serious Madness Black Ale
New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, Colo. - Belgian Blonde Ale
New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, Colo. - Eric’s Sour Peach Ale
New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, Colo. - Fall Wild Ale
New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, Colo. - Ranger [2X] IPA
New Old Lompoc Brewery, Portland - Centennial IPA
Ninkasi Brewing Co., Eugene - Tricerahops Double [2X] IPA
North Coast Brewing Co., Fort Bragg Calif. - Scrimshaw Pilsner
Oakshire Brewing Co., Eugene - O’Dark:30 Cascadian Dark Ale
Oregon Trail Brewing Co., Corvallis - Ginseng Porter
Southern Oregon Brewing Co., Medford - Woodshed NW Red Ale
Southern Tier Brewing Co., Lakewood, NY - hoppe Imperial Pale Ale
Victory Brewing Co., Downingtown, Penn. - Hop Devil IPA
Victory Brewing Co., Downingtown, Penn. - Prima Pils

Venti’s eight draught taps could be denoted as:
Type01: Something Golden and Crisp
Type02: Something Dark and, typically, Malty; beer of Hue
Type03: Traditional American IPA
Type04a: Something Special / Strong and IPA; ie, Double / Imperial / 2X IPA or Pale Ale
Type04b: Something Special / Strong and NOT IPA; ie, Belgian Ales / NW Red Ale / Imperial Stout / Strong Ale

_Type 01 [ 07 ]__
02 Pale Ales
03 Pilsner Lager
02 Witbier or Wheat Ale

_Type 02 [ 08 ]__
01 Extra Special Bitter Ale
01 Gruit Ale
01 Porter
01 Amber / Red Ale
02 Spice Ale
02 Stout Ales

_Type 03 [ 05 ]__
05 India Pale Ale

__Type 04a [ 12 ]__
01 Imperial Pale Ale
11 Imperial/Double/2X IPA

__Type 04b [ 08 ]__
01 Belgian Dubbel
01 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
01 Belgian Sour Ale
01 Belgian Tripel
01 Cascadian Dark Ale
01 NW Red Ale
01 Strong Ale, Golden
01Strong Ale, Black

___Venti’s April 2010 Taplist By Type then Style and IBU with ABV__
__Type01: Something ‘Golden and Crisp’__
Alameda - Klickitat Pale Ale; Pale Ale; 36 IBUs; 5.3% ABV
Lagunitas - New Dogtown Pale Ale; Pale Ale; 47 IBUs; 6.4% ABV
North Coast - Scrimshaw Pilsner; Pilsner Lager; 22 IBUs; 4.4% ABV
Bayern - Pilsener Lager; Pilsner Lager; 30 IBUs; 5.3% ABV
Victory - Prima Pils; Pilsner Lager; ~45 IBUs; 5.3% ABV
Calapooia - White Water Wheat; Wheat Ale; ~15 IBUs; 4.8% ABV
Mac and Jack’s - Serengeti Wheat Ale; Wheat Ale; ~20 IBUs; ~5% ABV

__Type02: ‘Dark’ and ‘Malty’; aka Beer of Hue__
Elysian - ‘The Wise’ ESB; Extra Special Bitter; 39 IBUs; 5.9% ABV
Gilgamesh - Black Mamba; Gruit Ale; nil IBUs; 8.0% ABV
Fort George - Red Nut Ale; Red Ale; ~30 IBU; 5.9% ABV
Oregon Trail - Ginseng Porter; Porter; ~20 IBUs; 6.4% ABV
Firestone Walker - Hemp Spice Ale; Spice Ale; 18 IBUs; 5.4% ABV
Elysian - Night Owl Pumpkin Ale; Spice Ale; ~30 IBUs; 6.1% ABV
Bison - Chocolate Stout; Stout, Chocolate; 20 IBUs; 6.1% ABV
HUB - Survival Seven Grain Stout; Stout; 35 IBUs; 5.3% ABV

__Type03: Something ‘IPA’__
Elysian - Avatar Jasmine IPA; IPA; 40 IBUs; 6.3% ABV
Fish - Fish Tale Organic IPA; IPA; 42 IBUs; 5.9% ABV
Boulevard - Single Wide IPA; IPA; 59 IBUs; 5.7% ABV
New Old Lompoc - Centennial IPA; IPA; 64 IBUs; 6.0% ABV
Calapooia - rIPArian IPA; IPA; 65 IBUs; 6.5% ABV

__Type04a: Something ‘Special’ and IPA: 2X IPA or Imperial Pale Ale__
Victory - Hop Devil [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; ~68 IBU; 8.3% ABV
New Belgium - Ranger [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 70 IBUs; 6.3% ABV
Firestone Walker - Union Jack [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 72 IBUs; 7.5% ABV
Caldera - Dry Hopped Orange [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 80 IBUs; 5.6% ABV
Southern Tier - hoppe Imperial Pale Ale; Imperial Pale Ale; ~85 IBUs; 8.3% ABV
Alameda - El Torero Organic [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 88 IBUs; 8.0% ABV
Green Flash - West Coast [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 95 IBUs; 7.0% ABV
Laughing Dog - Devil Dog [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 98 IBUs; 10% ABV
Hair Of The Dog - Blue Dot [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 100 IBUs; 7.0% ABV
Lagunitas - [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 100 IBUs; 7.0% ABV
Ninkasi - Tricerahops Double [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 100+ IBUs; 8.8% ABV
Gilgamesh - [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 167 IBUs; 6.3% ABV

__Type04b: Something ‘Special’; but NOT IPA: ie, Belgian Ales / Imperial Stout / Strong Ale__
New Belgium - Belgian Blonde Ale; Belgian Golden Strong Ale; 30 IBUs; 8.5% ABV
Oakshire - O’Dark:30 Cascadian Dark Ale; Cascadian Dark Ale; 72 IBUs; 6.3% ABV
New Belgium - Fall Wild Ale; Dubbel; ~20 IBUs; 8.5% ABV
Hair Of The Dog - Fred Golden Strong Ale; Golden Strong Ale; 65 IBU; 10% ABV
Southern Oregon - Woodshed NW Red Ale; NW Red Ale; ~68 IBUs; 6.3% ABV
New Belgium - Eric’s Sour Peach Ale; Sour Ale; 16 IBUs; 7.0% ABV
Mad River - Serious Madness Black Ale; Strong Ale; 75 IBUs; 8.6% ABV
Bières de Chimay - Tripel; Tripel; 36 IBUs; 8.0% ABV

eom :jbx

Take your child to work day was a few weeks ago. Yes, sorry for the lag but I wanted to share some photos Will Bragg took that day. The cute boy is Tina Brubaker’s son Emmet. Also pictured are Tricia Hande and Dino Venti (but his head would only fit in one of the photos).

I heard that Emmet had fun working w/ his mom, but who wouldn’t? She’s a barrel of laughs, always on top of her game and with a smile on her face. But Emmet did steal the show a few times throughout the day. Emmet is a full time student but is an avid soccer player, so Tina has nothing to worry about.

We love Will Bragg and have been privileged that Will is available to shoot our food, customers and the restaurant. Salem is lucky to have such talent. He did a bunch of product shots for us a few months ago. Check out the photos if you haven’t already. It’ll make you come downtown right now for some Sweet Potato Fries. He’s conveniently located upstairs from us now (above Great Harvest, along with Neanderthal Productions).