About
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.
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[2/15/15] Draught at Mikkeller Bar in San Francisco. Black with a creamy brown head. Aroma of roast, coffee and a milky hint. Roasty flavor with coffee and a bitterish finish. Medium-bodied with a slightly weak nitro mouthfeel. Quite good.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2015
at 03:28
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle sample @ ACBF’15 courtesy of 77ships. Brune foncée, noire, col blanc-cassé. Arôme est généreux au niveau des malts avec un agréable bouquet Bourbon qui procure d’intenses effluves de vanille et un léger rétro boisé finement épicé et venant peut-être du seigle? Palais est également à l’honneur pour les malts, notes de Bourbon et vanille. Petite touche terreuse et pas mal de chaleur. Reste une bière très correcte, un stout comme les américains en ont le secret et qui mise pas mal sur sa base maltée. Cette dernière fonctionne superbement avec la barrique.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2015
at 15:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
No head; jet black beer. Vanilla/Bourbon onslaught; sweet-roasted; filthingly rich aroma. Sweet-vanilla-Bourbon, wood flavour, strawberry, roasted/burnt malts. Finish is drier roasted-bitter. Quite voluptuous, full bodied, alcoholwarming. Very good I.S. Thanks to AdamJackson!
Tried
on 08 Mar 2015
at 08:08
9.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 10
Thanks for sharing AdamJackson! 375 ml. bottle sampled @ ACBF 2015. Blackish beer. Nose is liquorish, boozy, lots of liquorish, warming spirit-quality, more actual bourbon than the usual vanilla, oak type deal. Taste is liquorish, herbal at first, lots of coffee grounds, finish is nicely warming vanilla, oaky bourbon sweetness. Warming, thick body. A bit less liquorish, herbal for me & even more sweetness but this is quite lovely already.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2015
at 06:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft - Grassy hops and sweet notes. Clear gold with a rich white head. Sweet malts and some grassy notes and a long bitter sweet grassy finish. Much better on tap.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Mar 2015
at 22:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Crux [BANISHED] Tough Love (by Crux Fermentation Project):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
7/III/15 - 37.5cl bottle @ ACBF 2015 (Vichte) - BB: n/a (2015-331) Thanks to 77ships and AdamJackson for sharing the bottle!
Clear dark brown beer, creamy beige head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of bourbon, sweet, caramel, alcohol, sugary impression. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of vanilla in the start, bit sugary, dried fruits, dusty, nice, quite some alcohol though. Aftertaste: hoppy bitter touch, some coffee, mocha, roasted, alcohol, dry bitter finish.
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
7/III/15 - 37.5cl bottle @ ACBF 2015 (Vichte) - BB: n/a (2015-331) Thanks to 77ships and AdamJackson for sharing the bottle!
Clear dark brown beer, creamy beige head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of bourbon, sweet, caramel, alcohol, sugary impression. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of vanilla in the start, bit sugary, dried fruits, dusty, nice, quite some alcohol though. Aftertaste: hoppy bitter touch, some coffee, mocha, roasted, alcohol, dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2015
at 13:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Lots of sweet tropical fruit and syrupy caramel. Clear gold with a very rich white head. Nice fruity notes and some orange and tropical hops. Pretty solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2015
at 19:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Light amber, i like the sort of lemony, grassy hop character...to me it’s like really poppin’ fresh centennial or something like that. The palate is light, bit fizzy, and the malts a bit muddled, but I remain intrigued by the hop character.
Tried
on 02 Mar 2015
at 12:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, 2013 release, enjoyed January 2015. Pours pitch black, with a finger thick brown creamy head. Aroma is roasted malts, with lots of cocoa, woodwork and bourbon barrels, as well as tobacco, vanilla, coffee and molasses. Full body with creamy texture, and soft carbonation. Flavour is sweet roasted malts, with raisins, dark fruits and wooden barrels, as well as notes of bourbon and leather.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2015
at 13:10
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Nitro draft pour at elliott bay pizza. Pours black with a ton of creamy head and lace. Easy coffee aroma. Flavor is a little smokey up front. Some chocolate flavor throughout, and a good kick too. Very creamy. Always love a good stout on nitro. Good beer here.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Feb 2015
at 22:16