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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27/12/2020. Bottle shared virtually at the post-Christmas Tears For Tier 4 bottle share. From Idiosynkrasie, cheers Boris. 2016. Pours very dark brown with a small frothy tan coloured head. Aroma of dark chocolate, coffee, vanilla, ash, wood, roasted malt, fruity notes. Medium sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness. Full bodied, very soft carbonation. Lovely.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2020 at 19:55

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Schönes IPA, das auch geschmacklich mal etwas aus der Reihe tanzt. Hat hinten irgendwie noch so einen kleinen Zwirbler. Sehr lecker.
Tried on 23 Dec 2020 at 15:53

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Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 21A). Can 35.5 cl - Batch not marked (BBF not marked - Canned on 05/31/20). AROMA: medium hop notes (pine, peach-like) mixed with fermentation esters (very ripe fruit, melon-like). neutral malt background and slightly sweet. low sulphury notes. APPEARANCE: gold color and clear. medium white head with medium retention. TASTE: initial medium hop flavor with pine, ripe fruit. neutral malt background, medium, with slight sweetness. medium-high bitterness with a dry finish. MOUTHFEEL: medium-low body with medium to medium-high carbonation. OVERALL: an IPA showing some aging and fermentation problems.
Tried from Can on 22 Dec 2020 at 17:01

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Can thanks to Lizzie & Daren! Pours a hazy earthy yellow with an orange hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges quickly. Aroma has citrus and an earthy flora with some sweet grains underlying. Flavor has earthy sweet citrus and earthy citrus with a bit of grass and sweet grains backing.
Tried from Can on 21 Dec 2020 at 00:07

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Can. Pours a clear light straw yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has a nice grass and a light pine with some straw and grain supporting. Flavor is grass forward with a bit of straw, hay and light citrus rind.
Tried from Can on 13 Dec 2020 at 02:14

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Can. Pours clear gold. Lemon zest, floral, cereal, orange. Medium body. Not a bad drop.
Tried from Can on 27 Nov 2020 at 03:56

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500ml bottle. Pours an opaque black with a large, creamy, long lasting, light brown head that leaves curtains of lace. Sweet aroma of roasted malt, dark chocolate, caramel and light coffee. Sweet flavour of roasted malt, licorice, dark chocolate, caramel, earth and ash in a dry, bitter coffee finish. Medium body with a creamy, smooth, oily texture and soft carbonation. Very enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2020 at 05:26

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Bottle at WTF 6. Pours golden with medium white head that lasts. The aroma is yeast, earth, oak, apricot. Medium body, yeast, earthy malt, light stone fruit, odd but enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Oct 2020 at 01:27

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16oz can from Craft Brewers. Hazy straw color, patchy head. Fruity aroma, hints of tropical and stone fruit. Fruity flavors kicked up a notch in the taste, rich, full, sweet. Add a touch of orange. Nice.
Tried from Can on 25 Oct 2020 at 04:46

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Pour is a hazy blonde with a large white head. Aroma is peach and pineapple with honey malt. Flavor is pretty much the same. Lots of pineapple and peach with a little bitterness. Nice hazy IPA with some flavorful hops.
Tried on 24 Oct 2020 at 23:05