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 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
From a 375 ml bottle shared at home. Vintage 2014 with purple wax, capped and corked. Pours black with a tan head. Bourbon nose. Flavors of candi sugar, dark fruits, oak and vanilla. Boozy finish.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2015 at 20:44

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On Tap at the Bend Brewery slightly hazy deep amber. Rich sweet malty arma and flavors. Some spice and tartness also. Rich and smooth with a lite IBYU bite at the end. Nice winter beer...in late July.
Tried from Draft on 16 Jul 2015 at 23:49

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On Tap at the Bend Brewery mostly clear deep yellow with a fine white head and soapy lacing. Light sharp malt and hopppy bitter aroma. Dry and quite bitter but the hop flavors are thin and just biting. Kind of one dimencional. Well attenuated and clean finish
Tried from Draft on 16 Jul 2015 at 23:46

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On Tap at the Bend Brewery Clear deep rich redish borwn with a thin scant ring. terrific sweet prune and ripe fruit aroma Malty slighly tart flavors with a woody slightly funky trailer. Very tasty.
Tried from Draft on 16 Jul 2015 at 23:43

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On Tap at the Bend Brew Pub hazy golden with a decent white ring of lacing. Decent citrusy NW hop aroma and flavor. Fairly bitter, balanced. Nice PA
Tried from Draft on 16 Jul 2015 at 23:24

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
On Tap at the Bend Brew Pub Deep goleden orange with a trace of wispy off-white lacing. Good up front NW style hoppy aroma and flavors. Some woody bitterness at the end. Malty and fairly strong
Tried from Draft on 16 Jul 2015 at 23:16

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle. Golden body with a frothy, white head rapidly diminishing. Aroma of clove, banana, spice, cotton candy, toasted grain, light earthiness, herbs. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet, lightly bitter and lightly acidic. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Banana-clove taste with a sweet candy finish. Light tartness. Too sweet and too much banana for my tastes.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2015 at 06:36

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
On nitro tap at Apex, pours a hazy dark copper orange with a medium white head. Aroma brings out weird herbal hops and some stale biscuity malt. Flavour is similar, with skunky herbal hops and biscuity malt that's a bit stale. Not the most pleasant of flavours. Okay.
Tried from Draft on 26 Jun 2015 at 02:23

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at Apex, pours a hazy pale copper yellow with a small white head. Aroma is subtle, with light grass. Flavour brings out lots of grass, with medium spiciness and a biscuity malt backbone. Very grassy and more spicy towards the end. Very good.
Tried from Draft on 26 Jun 2015 at 02:22

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Draft - Mango and some lemon, fruity and juicy. Play yellow gold with a rich white head. Mango, orange peel, sweet then an intense bitterness. Smelled great but tastes is a bit out of whack.
Tried from Draft on 24 Jun 2015 at 03:21