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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can. Pours a clear copper hue with a medium white head. A big sweet nose, citrus and some resin. Smooth flavors, soft perfume, toast, caramel, candied lemon. Melons. Solid.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Sep 2024
at 08:14
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500mL bottle. Pours black with almost no head. Aroma has rye bread, whiskey barrel, dark chocolate. Flavour has toasted rye, whiskey, dry wood. This is an excellent rye imperial stout; great use of barrels.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2024
at 06:38
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. Pours a mostly clear orange hue with a large white head. A big malty nose, citrus. Sweet. Tea, toast, deep citrus. Quite balanced for an IPA. I like it. Pineapple and toast.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Aug 2024
at 07:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Pale and opaque. Medium head. Hoppy nose is orange and stone fruit. Washes over the tongue is that gutted way that a non-alc often does. You get the citrusy hop and good bitterness but no sugars so it feels like it’s missing something, and the balance isn’t quite right.
Tried
on 10 Aug 2024
at 04:27
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Portland taproom. Pours almost black with a beige head. Aroma has a lot of harsh rum up front with some stringent fruits underneath. Flavour has a pretty solid rum flavour, fruity notes are inoffensive. The rum dominates in an unpleasant way. Surprisingly light mouthfeel.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Aug 2024
at 04:22
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at Portland taproom. Pours dark brown with off-white head. Aroma has peanut butter and soggy roasted malts. Flavour has very minor peanut butter notes, roasted malt, and a weird fruity aftertaste. Not particularly enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Aug 2024
at 04:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Portland taproom. Pours clear yellow with a white head. Aroma has lots of lychee and some dank fresh grass. Flavour is much the same with some pine notes coming through. Meh.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Aug 2024
at 04:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Portland taproom. Pours brown, almost black, with a thick beige nitro head. Aroma has roasted malts, coffee, and toffee. Flavour has roasted malt, coffee, and slightly burnt caramel. Fantastic nitro stout, great flavour for a style that's normally pretty meek.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Aug 2024
at 04:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Portland taproom. Pours clear yellow with white head. Aroma has some dankness. Flavour has citrus rind, some small dank notes, and sweet malts.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Aug 2024
at 04:13
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Portland taproom. Pours clear pale yellow with small white head. Aroma has salt and lime. Flavour has salt, lime, and maybe some biscuity malts. Not a whole of of anything.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Aug 2024
at 04:12