During the month of March 2011, 41 different draught craft beers were offered / purveyed by Venti’s Cafe. Additionally, four draught craft ciders were offered; Wandering Aengus CiderWorks
- Anthem [Apple] Cider
- Anthem Cherry Cider
- Anthem Dry Hop [Apple] Cider
and
- Anthem Pear Cider
Venti’s were open 31 days in March so,
. . . 41 beer offered in 31 days.
As is the norm, more than a different beer for every day Venti’s were open.
It is like a serial / sequential beer fest. Come to Venti’s no less than every other day and you can sample 30+ quality craft beers in a pleasant, convivial environment. Further, there are normally 24 different quality bottled craft beers available. Many beerfest / brewfest do not offer such a diverse selection.
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
- 37 different beers, in August 2010
- 38 different beers, in October and November 2010
- 39 different beers, in December 2010
- 40 different beers, in April and May 2010 and January and February 2011
- 41 different beers, in June and July 2010
- 43 different beers, in September 2010
[Of course, typically, six or seven of the nine beers run across the month boundary. And, as regular customers know, Ninkasi Brewing Co., Eugene, Tricerahops Double IPA is always on tap.]
Venti’s have 10 taps; 04 taps in the ground floor cafe; 06 taps in the basement bar.
March’s 41 draught beers and 04 ciders 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. To educated those who seek to understand: Beer Style, IBU, and % ABV are reported.
__Venti’s March 2011 Craft Beers Purveyed Taplist__
nn. Brewery, Location – Beer Offered
Bison Brewing Co., Berkeley, Calif. – Organic Chocolate Stout
Bison Brewing Co., Berkeley, Calif. – Organic India Pale Ale
Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas, Mo. – Single Wide India Pale Ale
Bières de Chimay, Belgium – Tripel
Huyghe Brewery, Belgium – Delirium Tremens Belgian Strong Pale
Brasserie Dupont, Belgium – Saison
Calapooia Brewing Co., Albany – rIPArian India Pale Ale
Caldera Brewing Co., Ashland – Dry Hop Orange India Pale Ale
Caldera Brewing Co., Ashland – India Pale Ale
Cascade Lakes Brewing Co., Redmond, Calif. – Blonde Bombshell Blonde Ale
Deschutes Brewery, Bend – Green Lakes Organic Amber Ale
Eugene City Brewery, Eugene – Honey Orange Wheat Ale
Fearless Brewing Co., Estacada – Clackamas Cream Ale
Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, Md. – Raging Bitch Belgian India Pale Ale
Fort George Brewery, Astoria – 1811 Pre-Prohibition Lager
Full Sail Brewery, Hood River – LTD 04 American Pale Lager
Gilgamesh Brewing Co., Turner – Cranberry Saison
Gilgamesh Brewing Co., Turner – El Nino Cilantro Pale Ale
Gilgamesh Brewing Co., Turner – Filbert Lager
Golden Valley Brewery, McMinnville – Dundee Porter
Guinness Ltd., Ireland – Lager
Brasserie d’Achouffe, Belgium – Belgian Strong Pale Alee
Lagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma, Calif. – India Pale Ale
Lost Coast Brewery, Eureka, Calif. – Indica India Pale Ale
Lucky Labrador Brewing Co., Portland` – Super Dog India Pale Ale
Mad River Brewing Co., Blue Lake, Calif. – Serious Madness Black Strong Ale
Ninkasi Brewing Co., Eugene - Tricerahops Double India Pale Ale
Ninkasi Brewing Co., Eugene – Believer Double Red Ale
North Coast Brewing Co., Fort Bragg, Calif. – Old Stock English Olde Ale
North Coast Brewing Co., Fort Bragg, Calif. – Pranqster Belgian Strong Pale Ale
Oskar Blues Brewing Co., Longmont, Colo. – Ten Fidy Imperial Stout
Pale Horse Brewing Co., Salem – Hopyard Dog India Pale Ale
Pike Brewing Co. , Seattle, Wash – Double India Pale Ale
Radeberger Exportbierbrauerei, Germany – Pilsner Lager
Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, Calif. – Blind Pig India Pale Ale
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chino, Calif. – Bigfoot Barleywine
Southern Oregon Bre, Medford – Pin-Up Porter
Southern Tier Brewing Co., Lakewood, NY – Unearthly Imperial India Pale Ale
21st Amendment, San Francisco, Calif. – Hell or High Watermelon Wheat Ale
Victory Brewing Co., Downingtown, Penn. – HopDevil India Pale Ale
Warsteiner Brauerei, Germany – Premium Verum Pilsner Lager
Wandering Aengus Ciderworks, Salem – Anthem Apple Cider
Wandering Aengus Ciderworks, Salem – Anthem Cherry Cider
Wandering Aengus Ciderworks, Salem – Anthem Dry Hop [Apple] Cider
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], – Strong Pale Ales [BSPA], – Sour Ales; – Witbier Ales
__Type 01 [ 16 ]__
01 Cream Ale
01 Golden Ale
04 Lagers
01 Pale Ales
02 Pilsner Lagers
01 Saison
02 Wheat Ales
04 Ciders
__Type 02 [ 04 ]__
01 Amber Ale
02 Porters
01 Stout
__Type 03 [ 11 ]__
11 India Pale Ale
__Type 04 [ 03 ]__
03 Double [2X] India Pale Ales
__Type 05 [ 05 ]__
01 Barleywine
01 Imperial Stout
01 NW Red Ale
01 Old Ale
01 Strong Ale
__Type 06 [ 06 ]__
01 Belgian India Pale Ale
01 Belgian Saison
03 Belgian Strong Pale Ale
01 Tripel
___Venti’s March 2011 Taplist By Type then Style and IBU with ABV__
__Type01: Something ‘Crisp, Clean, Inviting, Refreshing yet Flavorful__
Fearless – Clackamas Cream Ale; Cream Ale;15 IBUs; 4.8% ABV
Cascade Lakes – Blonde Bombshell Blonde Ale; Golden Ale; 26 IBUs; 4.0% ABV
Gilgamesh - Filbert Lager; Lager; 23 IBUs; 8.0% ABV
Harp – Lager; Lager, Euro Pale; 24 IBU; 5.0% ABV
Fort George – 1811 Pre-Prohibition Lager; Lager, Pre-probition; ~30 IBUs; 5.1% ABV
Full Sail – LTD 04 – American Pale Lager; Lager, Premium American; 45 IBsU; 7.0% ABV
Gilgamesh – El Nino Cilantro Pale Ale; Pale Ale; nil IBUs; 5.8% ABV
Warsteiner – Premium Verum Pilsner; Pilsner Lager, German; 30 IBUs; 4.8% ABV
Radeberger – Pilsner; Pilsner Lager, German; 32 IBUs; 4.8% ABV
Gilgamesh – Cranberry Saison; Saison; nil IBUs; 5.8% ABV
21st Amendment – Hell or High Watermelon Wheat Ale; Wheat Ale;17 IBUs; 4.9% ABV
Eugene City – Honey Orange Wheat Ale; Wheat Ale; 10 IBUs; 5.0% ABV
WAC – Anthem Apple Cider; Apple Cider; nil IBUs; 6.2% ABV
WAC – Anthem Cherry Cider; Cherry Cider; nil IBUs; 6.2% ABV
WAC – Anthem Dry Hop [Apple] Cider; Dry Hop Apple Cider; nil IBUs; 6.2% ABV
WAC – Anthem Pear Cider; Pear Cider; nil IBUs; 6.2% ABV
__Type02: ‘Dark’ and ‘Malty’; aka Beer of Hue__
Deschutes – Green Lakes Organic Amber Ale; Amber Ale; 45 IBUs; 5.2% ABV
Golden Valley – Dundee Porter; Porter; 26 IBUs; 6.1% ABV
SOB – Pin-Up Porter; Porter; 30 IBUs; 5.5% ABV
Bison – Organic Chocolate Stout; Stout, Chocolate; 20 IBUs; 6.2% ABV
__Type03: ‘Mellow‘ India Pale Ales__
Lagunitas – IPA; India Pale Ale; 49 IBUs; 5.7% ABV
Boulevard – Single Wide IPA; India Pale Ale; 59 IBUs; 5.7% ABV
Bison – Organic IPA; India Pale Ale; 64 IBUs; 6.8% ABV
Calapooia – rIPAarian IPA; India Pale Ale; 65 IBUs; 6.5% ABV
Lucky Lab – Super Dog IPA; India Pale Ale; ~65 IBUs; 6.4% ABV
Victory - HopDevil IPA; India Pale Ale; ~68 IBUs; 6.7% ABV
Russian River - Blind Pig IPA; India Pale Ale; 72 IBUs; 6.0% ABV
Lost Coast – Indica IPA; India Pale Ale; 75 IBUs; 6.5% ABV
Caldera – Dry Hop Orange IPA; India Pale Ale; 80 IBUs; 5.6% ABV
Caldera – IPA; India Pale Ale; 94 IBUs; 6.1% ABV
Pale Horse – Hopyard Dog IPA; India Pale Ale; 70 IBUs; 7.2% ABV
__Type04: Big, Imperial India Pale Ales__
Pike – Double IPA; Double IPA; 80 IBUs; 8.0% ABV
Ninkasi – Tricerahops Double IPA; 2X IPA; 100+ IBUs; 8.8% ABV
Southern Tier - Unearthly Imperial IPA; 2X IPA; 100+ IBUs; 9.8% ABV
__Type05: ‘Big’ Ale; but NOT IPA: ie, Barleywine; Imperial Porter / Stouts; Old / Strong Ale__
Sierra Nevada – Bigfoot Barleywine; Barleywine; 90 IBUs; 9.6% ABV
Oskar Blues – Ten Fidy Imperial Stout; Imperial Stout; 98 IBUs; 9.5% ABV
Ninkasi – Believer Double Red Ale; NW Red Ale; 60 IBUs; 6.9% ABV
North Coast – Old Stock English Olde Ale; Olde Ale; 36 IBUs; 12.5% ABV
Mad River - Serious Madness Black Strong Ale; Strong Ale, Black; 75 IBUs; 8.6% ABV
__Type 6: Belgian Style – Abbey Ale; – IPA; – Strong Pale Ales; – Saison; – Tripel__
Flying Dog – Raging Bitch Belgian India Pale Ale; Belgian India Pale Ale; 60 IBUs; 8.3% ABV
Dupont – Saison ; Belgian Saison; ~35 IBUs; 6.5% ABV
North Coast – Pranqster Belgian Strong Pale Ale; Belgian Strong Pale Ale; 20 IBUs; 7.6% ABV
La Chouffe – Belgian Strong Pale Ale; Belgian Strong Pale Ale; ~35 IBUs; 8.0% ABV
Brouwerij Huyghe – Delirium Tremens Belgian Strong Pale Ale; Belgian Strong Pale; 40 IBUs; 8.5% ABV
Chimay – Tripel; Belgian Tripel; 36 IBU; 8.0% ABV
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