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.
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the source, July 2016. Pours hazy golden with little head. Aroma: wheat, yeast, cloves, banana. Taste: moderate sweet, crisp,, wheat, sweet banana, cloves, yeasty esters. Medium body with low carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jul 2021
at 19:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16oz can pours out hazy golden topped with a white head. Nose is nice sweet tropical fruit hops some citrus. Taste is more of the nice fruit forward hops some citrus a little sweet and plenty pithy bitterness on the end.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jun 2021
at 00:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can from on Boise Co-op. Dark golden, hazy, small dap of creamy head. On opening, a whiff of pineapple. Light citrus and tangerine too. Taste comes in with bready pale malts, subdued fruity flavors, citrus peel. This seems to be all over the place. Smooth and creamy with a nice feel. If this West Coast hazy, I like it.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jun 2021
at 02:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16oz can from Boise Co-op. Pale yellow, straw colored, hazy, lasting one finger fluffy head. Light aroma, grapefruit, citrus peel. Taste is grapefruit peel, pale malts. A bit sweet, but a whole lot bitter. Very soft and fluffy except for the citric bite.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jun 2021
at 01:22
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Amber beer with a cream head. Summer fruit and grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and summer fruit flavor with light tropical fruit. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and summer fruit linger with tropical fruit.
Tried
from Can
on 19 May 2021
at 21:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Hazy amber beer with a cream head. Tropical fruit and citrus aroma with light berry notes. tropical fruit and berry flavor with mandarin and yeast. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Mandarin and tropical fruit linger with yeast.
Tried
from Can
on 19 May 2021
at 20:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Roast and bourbon. Caramel, sweet tobacco. Dark chocolate. Black pour with good head and lacing.
Tried
on 15 May 2021
at 23:35
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sour plum and apricot. Great Flanders red. A hint of sugared peach. Amber orange pour with ok head. Tangy finish. Tap at Apex.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 May 2021
at 23:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can pours out crisp clean golden topped with a white head. Nose is citrus pine hops and some grain. Taste is more of the nice citrus pine hops combo and a good malt balance.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Mar 2021
at 22:29
5/10
Tried
on 06 Mar 2021
at 18:53