During the month of February 2010, 33 different draught beers were offered / purveyed by Venti’s Cafe.
Venti’s were open 24 days in February; so,
. . . 33 beer offered in 24 days.
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; 33 different beers, in October and December 2009; 28 different beers, in November 2009; 31 different beers, inJanuary 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, 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
February’s 33 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 February 2010 Craft Beers Purveyed Taplist__
nn. Brewery, Location - Beer Offered
- Anchor Brewing Company, San Francisco, Calif. - Anchor Steam Beer
- Bear Republic Brewing Co., Cloverdale, Calif.- Apex [2x] IPA
- Bear Republic Brewery, Cloverdale, Calif. - Racer 5 [2X] IPA
- Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY - Hennepin Farmhouse Saison
- Caldera Brewing Co., Ashland - Märzen Lager
- Diamond Knot Brewing Co., Mukilteo, Wash. - Industrial [2X] IPA
- Dogfish Head Brewery, Milton, Del. - 90 Minute [2X] IPA
- Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, Wash. - The Immortal IPA
- Firestone Walker Brewing Co. Paso Robles, Calif. - Union Jack [2X] IPA
- Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, Md. - Classic Pale Ale
- Fort George Brewery, Astoria - Vortex [2X] IPA
- Green Flash Brewing Co., Vista, Calif. - West Coast [2X] IPA
- Lagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma, Calif. - Pilsner
- Leinenkugel Brewing Co., Chippewa Falls, Wisc. - Sunset Wheat Ale
- Lost Coast Brewery, Eureka, Calif. - 8 Ball Oatmeal Stout
- Lucky Labrador Brewing Co., Portland - Stumptown Porter
- Lucky Labrador Brewing Co., Portland - Triple Threat [2X] IPA
- Mad River Brewing Co., Blue Lake, Calif. - Jamaica Red Ale
- Mt. Hood Brewing Co., Government Camp - Hogsback Oatmeal Stout
- New Old Lompoc Brewery, Portland - Lompoc Strong Draft [LSD] Ale
- Ninkasi Brewing Co., Eugene - Tricerahops Double [2X] IPA
- North Coast Brewing Co., Fort Bragg Calif. - Brother Thelonious Belgian Abbey Ale
- North Coast Brewing Co., Fort Bragg Calif. - Old Rasputin Imperial Stout
- North Coast Brewing Co., Fort Bragg Calif. - Pranqster Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- Oakshire Brewing Co., Eugene - Watershed [2X] IPA
- Rogue Ales, Newport - Old Crustacean Barleywine
- Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, Calif. - Damnation Belgian Golden Ale
- Seven Brides Brewing Co., Silverton - Lauren’s Pale Ale
- Seven Brides Brewing Co., Silverton - Lil’s Pils
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, Calif.- Glissage Golden Bock
- Steelhead Brewing Co.,Eugene - Bombay Bomber IPA
- Stone Brewing Co., Escondido, Calif. - Double Bastard Strong Ale
- Walking Man Brewing Co., Stevenson, Wash. - Homo Erectus [2X] 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, Barleywine / Imperial Pilsner / Imperial Stout / Strong Ale
_Type 01 [ 09 ]__
01 Bock Lager
01 California Common Beer
01 Märzen Lager
02 Pale Ales
02 Pilsner Lagers
01 Saison Ale
01 Wheat Ale
_Type 02 [ 04 ]__
01 Amber Ale
01 Porter Ale
02 Oatmeal Stout Ales
_Type 02 [ 02 ]__
02 India Pale Ale
__Type 04a [ 11 ]__
11 2X IPA
__Type 04b [ 07 ]__
01 Barleywine
01 Belgian Dark Strong Ale
02 Belgian Golden Strong Ale
01 Imperial Stout
02 Strong Ale
___Venti’s February 2010 Taplist By Type then Style and IBU with ABV__
__Type01: Something ‘Golden and Crisp’__
Sierra Nevada - Glissage Golden Bock, Bock Lager; 42 IBUs; 6.4% ABV
Anchor - Anchor Steam Beer; California Common; ~35 IBUs; 4.9% ABV
Caldera - Märzen Lager; Märzen Lager; ~30 IBUs; 5.3% ABV
Flying Dog - Classic Pale Ale; Pale Ale; 35 IBUs; 5.5% ABV
Seven Brides, Silverton - Lauren’s Pale Ale; Pale Ale; 50 IBUs; 5.5% ABV
Lagunitas - Pils; Pilsner Lager; 38 IBUs; 5.3% ABV
Seven Brides- Lil’s Pils, Pilsner Lager; 30 IBUs; 4.5% ABV
Brewery Ommegang - Hennepin Farmhouse Saison; Saison; 24 IBUs; 7.7% ABV
Leinenkugel - Sunset Wheat; Belgian Witbier; 16 IBU; 4.9% ABV
__Type02: ‘Dark’ and ‘Malty’; aka Beer of Hue__
Mad River - Jamaica Red Ale; Amber Ale; 42 IBUs; 6.8% ABV
Lucky Lab - Stumptown Porter; Porter; 30 IBUs; 5.5% ABV
Mt. Hood - Hogsback Oatmeal Stout; Oatmeal Stout; ~35 IBUs; 4.5% ABV
Lost Coast - 8 Ball Oatmeal Stout; Oatmeal Stout; ~55 IBUs; 5.5% ABU
__Type03: Something ‘IPA’__
Elysian - The Immortal IPA; IPA; 42 IBUs; 6.3% ABV
Steelhead - Bombay Bomber IPA; IPA; 45 IBUs; 6.2% ABV
__Type04a: Something ‘Special’ and IPA: 2X IPA or Imperial Pale Ale__
Lucky Labrador - Triple Threat [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 67 IBUs; 6.2% ABV
Bear Republic - Racer 5 [2X] IPA; 69 IBUs; 7% ABV
Firestone Walker - Union Jack [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 72 IBUs; 7.5% ABV
Oakshire - Watershed [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 75 IBUs; 7.1% ABV
Diamond Knot Brewing Co. - Industrial [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 80 IBUs; 8.0 %ABV
Dogfish Head - 90 Minute IPA; 2X IPA; 90 IBUs; 9.0% ABV
Green Flash - West Coast [2X] IPA, 2X IPA; 95 IBUs; 7% ABV
Fort George - Vortex [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 97 IBUs; 7.7% ABV
Ninkasi - Tricerahops Double [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 100 IBUs; 8.8% ABV
Walking Man - Homo Erectus [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 100 IBUs; 9%ABV
Bear Republic - APEX [2X] IPA; 2X IPA; 100+ IBUs; 7.5% ABV
__Type04b: Something ‘Special’; but NOT IPA: ie, Barleywine / Imperial Stout / Strong Ale__
Rogue Ales - Old Crustacean Barleywine; Barleywine; 100 IBUs; 10% ABV
North Coast - Brother Thelonious Belgian Abbey Ale; Belgian Dark Strong Ale; ~30 IBUs; 9.3% ABV
North Coast - Pranqster; Belgian Golden Strong Ale; 20 IBUs; 7.6% ABV
Russian River Brewing Co. - Damnation; Belgian Golden Strong Ale; 25 IBUs; 7.0% ABV
North Coast - Old Rasputin Imperial Stout; Imperial Stout; 75 IBUs; 9.0% ABV
New Old Lompoc - Lompoc Strong Draft; Strong Ale; 55 IBUs; 6.9% ABV
Stone - Double Bastard Strong Ale, Strong Ale; >100 IBUs; 10.5% ABV
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