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Draught Beer Examples - July 2009 to June 2010

Venti's Cafe and Basement Bar prides itself as The Purveyor of Craft Beer in Salem. Venti's work hard to offer an interesting, diverse taplist of craft beers. The constantly changing / rotating taplist is one of Venti's mark of distinction.

The ever changing taplist does not lend itself to a webpage; the taplist is posted daily on Venti's Cafe twitter channel fetch. And these tweets appear on Venti's Basement FaceBook page fetch. Further, Venti's endeavors to maintain a current taplisting on Taplister's Venti's Cafe page fetch.

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

The beers 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; see Note01
o Type 5: strong beers; eg, Double Alt; Imperial Pilsner, Porter,
   or Stout; Big NW Red Ale; Old / Strong Ale
o Type 6: Belgian Style - Strong Dark Ales [BSDA], - Dubbels,
   - Strong Golden Ales [BSGA], - Sour Ales; - Tripels; - Witbier ales

A representative list of beers offered in between June 2009 and May 2010, inclusive, is tabulated below. In Table_1 the beers are divided into the six categories and then ordered alphabetic by brewery. Each of these beer were offered in the last eleven months; some beers, several times.

The grouping and naming covention loosely adhere to the BJCP conventions; but, brewers complicate this intention by twisting and combining BJCP styles and by taking poetic license with naming. For example, only 03 of the 12 Double India Pale Ales are designated as 'Double' or 'Imperial' by their brewing companies. Hence, my parenthetical designation of '[2X]'.


In Table 2 these draught beers are re-listed alphabetically by brewing company and then beer name with IBU and % ABV values.

Table 1 - Draught Beer by Type
| Style | Brewing Co. - Name |
Type 1: Crisp, Clean, Thirst-Quenching,
Soul-lifting Lagers and Ales
Bock Lager Sierra Nevada - Glissage Golden Bock
California Common Beer Anchor - Anchor Steam Beer
California Common Beer Bear Republic - El Oso Golden Lager
Golden Ale Blue Frog Grill - Blonde Frog Ale
Kölsch Ale Oregon Trail - Beaver Tail Kölsch
Märzen Lager Caldera - Märzen Lager
Pale Ale Ninkasi - Radiant Summer Ale
Pale Ales Bear Republic - XP Pale Ale
Pilsner Lager Bayern - Pilsener Lager
Pilsner Lager Victory - Prima Pils
Pilsner Lager Caldera - Pilsner Lager
Pilsner Lager Lagunitas - Pils
Type 2: Dark, Malty Ales; Beers Of Hue
Amber / Red Ale Mad River - Jamaica Red Ale
Amber / Red Ales Green Flash - Hop Head Red Ale
Amber / Red Ales New Old Lompoc - Proletariat Red Ale
Brown / Black Ale 10 Barrel - S1nist0r Black Ale
Extra Special
Bitter Ale		 Elysian - ‘The Wise’ ESB
Gruit Ale Gilgamesh - Black Mamba
Gruit Ale Roots Organic - Burghead Heather Ale
Porter Firestone Walker - Reserve Robust Porter
Porter Lucky Lab - Stumptown Porter
Stout, Chili Fort George - Spank’s Chili Stout
Stout Hopworks Urban Brewery - Survival
Seven Grain Stout
Stout Oakshire - Overcast Espresso Stout
Type 3: Traditional India Pale Ales, IPAs
India Pale Ale Bear Republic - Rebellion India Pale Ale
India Pale Ale Calapooia - rIPAian India Pale Ale
India Pale Ale Caldera Brewing Co. - American India Pale Ale
India Pale Ale Dogfish Head - 60 Minute India Pale Ale
India Pale Ale Elysian - 'The Immortal' India Pale Ale
India Pale Ale Lagunitas - India Pale Ale
India Pale Ale New Old Lompoc - Centennial India Pale Ale
India Pale Ale Ninkasi - Total Domination India Pale Ale
India Pale Ale Six Rivers - India Pale Ale
India Pale Ale Steelhead - Bombay Bomber India Pale Ale
India Pale Ale 10 Barrel - Apocalypse India Pale Ale
India Pale Ale Victory - HopDevil India Pale Ale
Type 4: Double or Imperial [2X] IPA and Pale Ales
2X India Pale Ale Bear Republic - Racer 5 [2X] India Pale Ale
2X India Pale Ale Caldera - [2X] India Pale Ale
2X India Pale Ale Firestone Walker - Union Jack [2X] India Pale Ale
2X India Pale Ale Fort George - Vortex [2X] India Pale Ale
2X India Pale Ale Green Flash - West Coast [2X] India Pale Ale
2X India Pale Ale Hair Of The Dog - Blue Dot [2X] India Pale Ale
2X India Pale Ale Lagunitas - [2X] India Pale Ale
2X India Pale Ale Laughing Dog - Alpha Dog Imperial India Pale Ale
2X India Pale Ale Mad River - Steelhead Double India Pale Ale
2X India Pale Ale Ninkasi - Tricerahops Double India Pale Ale
2X India Pale Ale Russian River - Pliny the Elder [2X] India Pale Ale
2X India Pale Ale Stone - Ruination [2X] India Pale Ale
Type 5: 2X Amber/Red, Brown/Black,
Porter, Stout, and Strong Ales
Cascadian Dark Ale Oakshire - O’Dark:30 Cascadian Dark Ale
Double Alt Ninkasi - Sleigh’R Winter [2X] Alt
Imperial Brown Ale Lagunitas - WTF [2X] Brown Ale
Imperial Stout Bear Republic Brewery - Big Bear [2X] Stout
Imperial Stout Eel River - Raven’s Eye Imperial Stout
Imperial Stout North Coast - Old Rasputin Imperial Stout
NW 2X Red Ale Bear Republic - Double Red Rocket Ale
NW 2X Red Ale Lagunitas - Lucky 13 Mondo Large [2X] Red Ale
NW 2X Red Ale Southern Oregon - Son of Santa Imperial Red
Strong Ale Hair Of The Dog - Fred Strong Golden Ale
Strong Ale Lost Coast - Old Ale
Strong Ale New Old Lompoc - Bourbon Barrel Aged Lompoc Strong Draft
Type 6: Belgian-Style Ales
Belgian Dubbel New Belgium - Fall Wild [Dubbel] Ale
Belgian Saison Ommegang - Hennepin Saison Ale
Belgian Sour Ale New Belgium - Eric’s Sour Peach Ale
Belgian Sour Ale Russian River - Supplication Sour Brown Ale
Belgian Strong
Dark Ale		 North Coast - Brother Thelonious
Belgian Abbey Ale
Belgian Strong
Dark Ale		 Russian River Brewing Co.- Consecration
Belgian Strong
Golden Ale		 New Belgium - Belgian Blonde Ale
Belgian Strong
Golden Ale		 North Coast - Pranqster Belgian
Strong Golden Ale
Belgian Strong
Golden Ale		 Russian River - Damnation Belgian
Strong Golden Ale
Belgian Tripel Bières de Chimay - Tripel
Belgian Witbier Allagash - White Ale
Belgian Witbier Brasserie Lefebvre - Blanche De Bruxelles Wit
 
Table 2 - Alphabetic List of Bottled Beer by Brewing Co.
Brewing Co.
Beer
Style
IBUs
ABV
Allagash White Ale Belgian Witbier
13
6.5%
Anchor Anchor Steam Beer California Common
~35
4.9%
Bayern Pilsner Lager Pilsner
30
5.3%
Bear Republic Big Bear [2X] Stout Imperial Stout
68
8.1%
Bear Republic Double Red Rocket Ale NW 2X Red Ale
~115
9.2%
Bear Republic El Oso Golden Lager California Common
25
4.5%
Bear Republic Racer 5 [2X] IPA 2X IPA
69
7.0%
Bear Republic Rebellion India Pale Ale India Pale Ale
~65
6.0%
Bear Republic XP Pale Ale Pale Ale
35
5.4%
Bières de Chimay Tripel Belgian Tripel
36
8.0%
Blue Frog Grill Blonde Frog Ale Golden Ale
15
6.0%
Brasserie Lefebvre Blanche De Bruxelles Wit Belgian Witbier
~15
6.5%
Calapooia rIPAian India Pale Ale India Pale Ale
65
6.5%
Caldera American India Pale Ale India Pale Ale
~50
6.1%
Caldera [2X] India Pale Ale 2X India Pale Ale
94
6.1%
Caldera Märzen Lager Märzen Lager
~30
5.3%
Caldera Pilsner Pilsner Lager
~25
5.0%
Dogfish Head 60 Minute India Pale Ale India Pale Ale
60
6.0%
Eel River Raven’s Eye Imperial Stout Imperial Stout
~45
9.5%
Elysian 'The Immortal' IPA India Pale Ale
42
6.3%
Elysian ‘The Wise’ ESB Extra Special Bitter Ale
39
5.9%
Firestone Walker Reserve Robust Porter Porter
45
5.9%
Firestone Walker Union Jack [2X] IPA 2X India Pale Ale
72
7.5%
Fort George Spank’s Chili Stout Stout
~30
5.7%
Fort George Vortex [2X] IPA 2X India Pale Ale
97
7.7%
Gilgamesh Black Mamba Gruit Ale
nil
8.0%
Green Flash Hop Head Red Ale Red Ale
45
6.0%
Green Flash West Coast [2X] IPA 2X India Pale Ale
95
7.0%
Hair Of The Dog Blue Dot [2X] IPA 2X India Pale Ale
100
7.0%
Hair Of The Dog 'Fred' Strong Golden Ale Strong Golden Ale
65
10.0%
Hopworks Urban Brewery Survival Seven Grain Stout Stout
35
5.3%
Lagunitas India Pale Ale India Pale Ale
~60
5.7%
Lagunitas Pils Pilsner Lager
38
5.3%
Lagunitas Lucky 13 Mondo Large [2X] Red Ale NW 2X Red Ale
77
6.3%
Lagunitas [2X] India Pale Ale 2X India Pale Ale
100
7.0%
Lagunitas WTF [2X] Brown Ale Imperial Brown Ale
64
8.3%
Laughing Dog Alpha Dog Imperial IPA 2X IPA
127
8.0%
Lost Coast Old Ale Strong Ale
~30
8.0%
Lucky Lab Stumptown Porter Porter
30
5.5%
Mad River Jamaica Red Ale Amber Ale
42
6.8%
Mad River Steelhead [2X] IPA 2X India Pale Ale
85
8.6%
New Belgium Belgian Blonde Ale Belgian Strong Golden Ale
30
8.5%
New Belgium Eric’s Sour Peach Ale Belgian Sour Ale
16
7.0%
New Belgium Fall Wild Ale Belgian Dubbel
~20
8.5%
New Old Lompoc Bourbon barrel Aged Lompoc Strong Draft Strong Ale
58
6.9%
New Old Lompoc Centennial India Pale Ale India Pale Ale
64
6.0%
New Old Lompoc Proletariat Red Ale Red Ale
45
6.0%
Ninkasi Radiant Summer Ale Summer [Pale] Ale
40
6.0%
Ninkasi Sleigh’R Winter [2X] Alt Double Alt
50
7.2%
Ninkasi Total Domination IPA India Pale Ale
65
6.7%
Ninkasi Tricerahops Double [2X] India Pale Ale 2X India Pale Ale
100
8.8%
North Coast Brother Thelonious Belgian Abbey Ale Belgian Strong Dark Ale
~30
9.3%
North Coast Old Rasputin Imperial Stout Imperial Stout
75
9.0%
North Coast Pranqster Belgian Strong Golden Ale Belgian Strong Ale
20
7.6%
Oakshire O’Dark:30 CDA Cascadian Dark Ale
72
6.3%
Oakshire Overcast Espresso Stout Stout
37
5.8%
Ommegang Hennepin Saison Saison Ale
24
7.7%
Oregon Trail Beaver Tail Kölsch Pale Ale
~25
4.5%
Roots Organic Burghead Heather Ale Gruit Ale
nil
5.3%
Russian River Consecration Belgian Dark Ale
25
10.0%
Russian River Damnation Belgian Golden Strong Ale
25
7.0%
Russian River Pliny the Elder [2X] IPA 2X India Pale Ale
100
8.0%
Russian River Supplication Belgian Sour Brown Ale
27
7.0%
Sierra Nevada Glissage Golden Bock Bock Lager
42
6.4%
Six Rivers India Pale Ale India Pale Ale
~65
7.2%
Southern Oregon Son of Santa Imperial Red NW [2X] Red Ale
110
9.0%
Steelhead Bombay Bomber IPA India Pale Ale
45
6.2%
Stone Ruination [2X] IPA 2X India Pale Ale
100+
7.7%
10 Barrel Apocalypse India Pale Ale India Pale Ale
65
6.5%
10 Barrel S1nist0r Black Ale Black Ale
28
5.4%
Victory HopDevil India Pale Ale India Pale Ale
~64
6.0%
Victory Prima Pils Pilsner Lager
~45
5.3%

Table Notes: In these tables:
~   denotes 'estimated'; IBU values are not always available;
     many brewery do not respond to inquires
2X denotes Imperial or Double

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