Crux Fermentation Project
Microbrewery
in
Bend,
Oregon,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Oregon Beverage Collective
Associated Venue: Crux Fermentation Project
Established in 2012
Contact
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.
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.
7/10
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can at share. Hazy, golden pour. Hoppy aroma, green, grassy. Taste is mellow, hoppy, grassy, floral.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Oct 2022
at 01:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can pours out hazy golden topped with a white head. Nose is nice sweet tropical fruit hops. Taste is more of the nice sweet tropical hops and a little bread.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Oct 2022
at 22:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Tap) very hazy bright yellow colour with a small white head; aroma of compote, jam; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish with a hint of mineral
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Sep 2022
at 01:24
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
16oz can pours crisp clean golden topped with a sand head. Nose is big green pea pods leaf hops. Taste is more of the green leaf hops and some green notes.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Sep 2022
at 02:46
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can pours out hazy golden topped with a white head. Nose is nice sweet tropical fruit hops and some pear notes. Taste is more of the nice sweet tropical fruit pear and some citrus.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Aug 2022
at 01:59