Portland based Lompoc Brewing’s C Sons Greetings Winter IPA has taken the crown in a field of sixteen winter ale contenders. Venti’s Taphouse customers spent the better part of the winter comparing four beer taster trays, with a winner emerging from each round. The four winners went to the finals two weeks ago: Lompoc, Seven…
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New Belgium Party At The Taphouse March 7th
Venti’s Taphouse on South Commercial is excited to welcome New Belgium Beer Ranger Mat Robertson and Love Master Jamie Mastin along with the delicious beers of New Belgium Brewing on March 7th at 6PM for a tap takeover party. We’ll be featuring six great beers: The new Coco Mole and Dig Pale Ale, the return…
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Ninkasi Party @Taphouse Wednesday February 22nd.
The long awaited Ninkasi Brewing Party is happening at the Taphouse on South Commercial this Wednesday February 22nd starting at 6PM. Come on down and try a taster tray with six delicious Ninkasi brews including: Imperiale Stout, Sterling Pils, Double Red Believer, Renewale Porter, Tricerahops Double IPA and The Ninkasi 21st-Amendment Collaboration Allies Win the…
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Russian River Pairing Dinner Featuring Pliny The Younger // April 30
After years of anticipation, during which we’ve consumed quite a lot of Russian River beer, we’re finally set to drink some Pliny the Younger right here in Salem. Venti’s Cafe and Taphouse on South Commercial will be hosting an all-out, full-tilt Russian River Pairing Dinner this Spring. That’s right, Monday April 30th 6PM @…
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Venti’s 5th Monday Celebration To Host Top Athletes
This Monday Venti’s continues our tradition of bringing the best to Salem on 5th Monday. As always, we’ll be tapping a keg of Russian River’s highly acclaimed and rare Pliny The Elder Double IPA. But, tomorrow the spotlight will belong to top “Roshambo” players as we host our first Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament at the…
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Widmer Brewing Party at Taphouse
Please Join us at Venti’s Cafe and Taphouse South Commercial St on January 11th at 6PM for a very special evening of fun featuring the beers of Portland’s Widmer Brewing. We’ll be running specials on Widmer products all evening including a free pint glass for each initial Widmer purchase. The beers will also be unusual…
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Winter Ale Brew Ho Ho Updates Included
Come out to the Taphouse anytime this winter and vote for your favorite winter ale. Here’s how it works: Each round you can sample four winter ales and vote for the one you like best. We’ll run four rounds and a final at the end of it all, so sixteen great beers in all. Round…
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New Belgium Brewing Party At Downtown Cafe
Venti’s Basement Bar at the Cafe and New Belgium Beer Ranger Mat Robertson will be hosting a New Belgium Brewing Party this Wednesday December 7th from 6PM to close featuring six rare New Belgium Beers: New Belgium Lips of Faith Fresh Hop IPA, Lips of Faith Super Cru Belgian Strong, Lips of Faith Prickly Passion…
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Savor The Taste Of Oregon Blogger Charles Price Get’s Geeked Up
Recently, foodie and blogger from Savor the Taste of Oregon Charles Price took the opportunity to sit in on Venti’s Beer Geek Training Class. He really seemed to enjoy himself, engaging with myself and the rest of the class, snapping pictures, asking excellent questions and taking copious notes. As the class drew to a close…
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2010/2011 Deschutes Abyss Vertical Flight Is Coming To Salem!
I’m working in the Cafe basement during the early afternoon when I hear that familiar bump, bump, bump of kegs being brought down our stairs. This is always a re-assuring sound to me, but today it’s music to my ears. Hell, it’s better than my birthday and Christmas morning rolled into one-it’s Abyss day, and…
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Lagunitas Party at the Taphouse Tomorrow
The long awaited and much anticipated Lagunitas party at the Taphouse kicks off tomorrow night at the Taphouse at 6PM. We’ll be featuring some rare Lagunitas beers including: Bourbon Barrel Aged Cappuccino Stout, Sonoma Farmhouse Ale and Fusion 7. Plus Czech Pils and at least one surprise Lagunitas beer on draft. We’ll be running all…
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Craft Beer Surges In Salem
My family moved to Salem a little more than three years ago from New York. I had been a craft beer fan for ages back there and a home brewer who brewed my first batch in 1991. Our craft beer scene had less breweries per capita, and was generally more diluted, but with such a…
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Taphouse HUB Party Special Guest Brewer Jaime Rodriguez
The Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) party is coming to the Taphouse November 1st with special guest brewer Jaime Rodriguez. This party will be staring later in the evening than previous parties and will run 7:30 to close. We’ll have HUB swag to give away. A six HUB beer taster tray for $7. We’ll be running…
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Stone Brewing Party Tonight At The Taphouse
Come join us tonight at the Taphouse for our Stone Brewing Party. We’ll be pouring four stone beers on draft, A six beer Stone taster tray, giving away very cool Arrogant Bastard glasses 7PM and running happy hour prices until closing. Featured Beers will be Draft: Sublimely Self Righteous CDA, Oaked Arrogant Bastard, Pale Ale…
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Super Brownie with Young’s Double Chocolate Stout
Ah, the beauty of beer and food pairings. Our Super Brownie is made daily by Erica on premise at the Taphouse. It’s a coco brownie with a rich vanilla butter frosting. Paired with a Young’s Double Stout you might just have a chocolate blackout.
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Attack of the Wet Hop Brews!!
There are those that are secretly preparing for a zombie apocalypse that they are sure is coming. But, have they prepared for the attack of the wet hop ales? I think it’s likely they haven’t. Well, batten down the hatches people, but don’t worry about stocking up on beer. Venti’s has been tracking down examples…
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Venti’s crafty customers drinking Creme Brulee Stout Floats
These inventive customers decided to add some vanilla ice cream to their Southern Tier Creme Brulee Imperial Stout. An excellent idea guys. Not only does craft beer go incredibly well with food, it goes in beer exceptionally well with food in it.
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Best of the West IPA Bowl Wrap Up
Venti’s would like to thank all those who participated in our in Best of the West IPA Bowl I. It was a fun change of pace for the bar staff and many of our customers seemed to get really into it too. There were nearly 200 entries, with the favorites to win being Ninkasi Total…
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Venti’s Celebrates Oregon Craft Beer Month with 10 Barrel Brewing Company Party
Join us at Venti’s Basement Bar July 14th starting at 4 PM as Mark Carver from 10 Barrel Brewing Company helps Venti’s celebrate OCBM with a brewery party featuring Bend based 10 Barrel Brewing Company Beers. These guys have been brewing it up out in Central Oregon with some innovative beers including the new ISA…
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Venti’s Best of the West IPA Bowl 1.4 Shocking Upset
A shocker in Salem today in our Best of the West IPA Bowl, as contest favorite Ninkasi Total Domination IPA was edged by Colorado’s Avery IPA in round 1.4. I think this one may leave a lot of folks surprised and wondering, but from one guy’s perspective, having tasted both side by side and blind,…
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Bizarre ‘Beer Czar’ Radio Interview
Check out Venti’s ‘Beer Czar’ Matt Killikelly today as he is interviewed by Portland’s Beer Goddess Lisa Morrison on her ‘Beer O’ Clock’ radio show on FM 101 between 3-4 PM.
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Venti’s Best of the West IPA Bowl I Update
Round 1.1 We’ve already had our first winner in round one of the IPA Bowl. In a very close fought contest the Elysian The Immortal IPA, edged out the New Belgium Ranger IPA to advance to the next round. It’s not surprising that it was close, they’re both great beers. Good luck to Elysian in…
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Venti’s Best of West IPA Bowl I
Venti’s Best of the West IPA Bowl starts June 15th. Brackets must be submitted prior to contest no later than close of business June 14th Download your brackets here or pick one up at the Basement Bar. How we chose: Beers were chosen for quality (clearly a subjective measure), regional representation & ongoing availability for…
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