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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7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Rated on 25.5.2016. Draught @ Belmont Station, Portland, OR. A pretty fresh and balanced, herbal hoppy IPA.
Tried on 03 Jun 2016 at 16:11

8/10
Bottle at THT May. V2013. Dark roasted choco malts. Blackberries. Vanilla. Damn nice BA. Medium sweet, light bitter. I might have lost my palate. Over medium body, big body baby very smooth.
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2016 at 23:33

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle at THT. Almost black with short lasting light brown head. Massive bourbon, coffee, cocoa beans, lots of roasted malts, dried red fruits, quite herbal too, milk chocolate, cognac, herbal candies. Quite sweet with boozy bitter finish. Over medium bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2016 at 16:35

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 9
Sampled from bottle at THT May. V2013. Dark roasted chocolate malts. Blackberries. Vanilla. Damn nice BA. Medium sweet, light bitter. I might have lost my palate. Over medium body, big body baby very smooth.
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2016 at 16:33

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
bottle shared at the May THT. Thin ring tan head. Clear black pour. very good
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2016 at 16:27

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle shared at THT. Black with a ring tan head. Aroma of bourbon, oak barrel notes, vanilla, toffee, caramel and raisins. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Light full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2016 at 16:26

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sample at Hoof Hearted during the "Koffüry Imperial Coffee Stout Release" on 05/01/2016 (as "Crux Pils"). The beer pours a clear golden color with a medium thick rocky white head that dissipates gradually. Stringy lacing. Aroma of fruit, grassy hops and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of mildly spicy hops, fruit and pale malts. The finish is mildly bitter with a short grassy hop aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried on 11 May 2016 at 11:42

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap at Solera. Pours a clear yellow with medium frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is grass and corn. Medium mouth, similar flavors to nose, bitter finish, good.
Tried from Draft on 02 May 2016 at 18:36

7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle, 2014. Pours clear ruby hazel, small beige head, dissipates to a ring, some lacing. Aroma is vinous, oaky, a bit acetic, cherries. Flavor is medium sweet, light bitter, cherry, oak, red wine, fig, date. Medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2016 at 04:24

7/10
Keg at the brewery. Pours hazy brown, nose is caramel, vanilla, oak, taste is similar, light fruit.
Tried on 18 Apr 2016 at 09:06