Crux Fermentation Project

Microbrewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Oregon Beverage Collective
Associated Venue: Crux Fermentation Project

Established in 2012

Contact
50 SW Division St, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
Description
Crux is a crossroads, an intersection, the heart of something. In brewing it's that pivotal point where fermentation happens and anticipation mounts.

We’re Crux Fermentation Project— housed in a former AAMCO Transmission Plant and inspired by our location right in the heart of Bend, Oregon. Our brewery is a one-of-a-kind, built for non-traditional brewing methods like decoction mashing, open fermentation and barrel aging, and for leveraging the limitless possibilities that wild yeast strains and experimental hops present.

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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
12 oz can poured, picked up at Special Brews. Canned 12/19/22. Match Madness continues. Really nice golden here, with plenty of juicy hop character. Cloudy golden orange appearance. Rocky foam head. Juicy orange fruit hop profile. This might actually be more flavorful than a typical golden ale, a style I often get bored of easily. This one leans more towards NA IPA for me, as far as all things considered go. Long lingering tropical hop, and bready grain balance. Another solid NA option from these guys.
Tried from Can on 09 Mar 2023 at 03:14

7/10
Clean bitter WCIPA. Some easy grapefruit pith and a bit of caramel
Tried from Can on 23 Feb 2023 at 14:36

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear gold with slight orange hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has dank citrus and pine with a good amount of grass underlying. Flavor has onion, pine, and citrus rind with sweet grains backing.
Tried from Draft on 11 Dec 2022 at 21:37

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a near clear gold with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has slightly earthy mango and sweet citrus with a bit of grain and light fruit supporting. Flavor has mango and earthy citrus rind with a bit of sweet grain and light fruits backing.
Tried from Draft on 11 Dec 2022 at 21:34

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear gold with a slight orange hue and a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has slightly earthy pine with grass and light citrus rind supporting. Flavor has citrus rind and grass with a hint of pine and sweet grains backing.
Tried from Draft on 11 Dec 2022 at 21:21

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear yellow gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has citrus and light flora with some berry and light grain underlying. Flavor has earthy flora and grass with a bit of citrus and grain supporting.
Tried from Draft on 11 Dec 2022 at 21:20

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
500ml bottle pours out amber topped with a small sand head. Nose is sweet caramel malts some spice and bourbon barrel. Taste is more of the nice sweet malts pitfruit and that bourbon barrel.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2022 at 23:12

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
500ml bottle at share. Amber pour, cloudy, small bubbly head. Malty aroma, toffee. Taste is warm and malty, bread dough, minor boozy notes. Very smooth.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2022 at 03:15

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours out a slightly hazy copper. Slightly tart cider carmelized pale malts. Modest hop character. Some ABV comes through. Smooth
Tried from Bottle on 19 Nov 2022 at 02:38

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
On tap at The Beer Junction, pours a cloudy rusted amber with a small beige head. Aroma brings out sour and lightly sweet red candies and sugar gummies. Flavour is sweet and sour, with red berries, sugar gummy candies, and a touch of vinegar. Finishes sweet and sour; rather artificial. Not happy with that.
Tried from Draft on 23 Oct 2022 at 05:25