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
- Anchor Brewing Co., San Francisco - Steam Beer
- Avery Brewing Co., Boulder, Colo. - [2X] IPA
- Baron Brewing Co., Seattle, Wash. - Pilsner
- Bear Republic Brewing Co., Cloverdale, Calif. - Pete Brown Tribute Ale
- Bear Republic Brewing Co., Cloverdale, Calif. - Racer 5 [2X] IPA
- Calapooia Brewing Co., Albany - Riverdog ESB
- Calapooia Brewing Co., Albany - Rock Hard Rye Amber Ale
- Calapooia Brewing Co., Albany - Simcoe Springs [2X] IPA
- Caldera Brewing Co., Ashland - Dry Hopped Orange [2X] IPA
- Diamond Knot Brewery; Mukilteo, Wash. - Industrial [2X] IPA
- Dogfish Head Brewery, Milton, Del. - Festina Peche Berliner Weisse
- Double Mountain Brewery, Hood River - India Red Ale
- Firestone Walker; Paso Robles, Calif. - Double Barrel Ale
- Firestone Walker; Paso Robles, Calif. - Union Jack [2X] IPA
- Gilgamesh Brewing Co., Turner - Hopscotch Ale
- Gilgamesh Brewing Co., Turner - [2X] IPA
- Green Flash Brewing Co., Vista, Calif. - Hop Head Red Ale
- Green Flash Brewing Co., Vista, Calif. - West Coast [2X] IPA
- Klamath Basin Brewing Co., - Crystal Springs IPA
- Lagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma, Calif. - Brown Shugga’ Strong Ale
- Lagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma, Calif. - Pils Lager
- Lost Coast Brewery, Eureka, Calif. - Great White Witbier
- Lost Coast Brewery, Eureka, Calif. - Tangerine Wheat Ale
- Mac and Jack’s Brewing Co., Redmond, Wash. - African Amber Ale
- Mad River Brewing Co., Blue Lake, Calif. - Rorschach One Wheat Wine
- Mad River Brewing Co., Blue Lake, Calif. - Steelhead 2X IPA
- New Old Lompoc Brewing Co., Portland - C-Note Imperial Pale Ale
- New Old Lompoc Brewing Co., Portland - Lompoc Strong Draft
- Ninkasi Brewing Company, Eugene - Tricerahops Double [2X] IPA
- North Coast Brewing Co., Fort Bragg Calif. - Pranqster Belgian Strong Golden Ale
- Oakshire Brewing Co., Eugene - Oakshire - O’Dark:30 CDA
- Otter Creek Brewing Co., Middlebury, Ver. - Organic Oatmeal Stout
- Pike Brewing Co., Seattle, Wash. - India Pale Ale
- Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, Calif. - Pliny The Elder [2X] IPA
- Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, Calif. - Supplication
- Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, Calif. - Temptation BSGA
- Seven Brides Bewing Co., Silverton - Oatmeal Stout
- Silver Moon Brewing Co., Bend - Hop Knob IPA
- Southern Oregon Brewing Co., Medford - Le Freaqué Belgian CDA
- Unibroue Brewery, Québec, Canada - Maudite BSDA
- Victory Brewing Co., Downingtown, Penn. - Hop Wallop [2X] IPA
- 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









