Validation Ale

Santa Barbara USA

The nameplays on a process tech start-ups usewhich Validation Ale modified to decidewhat should be on tap. New beers, called”vying,” are pitted against previouslyvalidated beers.Outsell the incumbent, andthey take over as“validated.” New beersare developed in-house and through recipesubmissions from home or pro brewers.

“We want to be a place for the education and exploration of beers,” Briana says. “If someone came in and asked for a Blue Moon, we would ask them, ‘What do you like about Blue Moon?’ and then go from there.” Brian says the general categories also help, asserting they sold out of a Belgian blonde in a surprisingly quick two days because people were drawn to it in the “light” category. “Most people haven’t had the opportunity to experiment,” he points out. “We want to make the place safe for even the Coors drinkers.”

Brian admits he has high hopes for Validation’s food with Marsit as head chef and Dean running kitchen operations, for he says, pointing to his neighbor across Anacapa Street, “We want to be good enough to compete for the overflow from places like The Lark.” Ultimately, Brian says, “I know it’s a cliché, but we want to be someplace for everybody. We’ve got the ‘singles bar’ window looking out into the Funk Zone, we have the wall of screens for the sports fan,

Performance Spec

20BBL 2Vessels Combined of Mash Lauter & Boil Kettle, 3.5BBL 2Vessels pilot brewkit for experiment
Both Gas heating with Semi-Auto controls
40BBL Cold & Hot Liquor water station
Uni-tanks, lagering tanks & stacked serving tanks