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.

     Show


5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
On tap at Apex, pours a cloudy pale golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma of oranges, dried leaves and some residual sugars. Flavour brings out resinous and fruity hops, dry leaves and some residual sugars from the malt. Not the most refined IIPA, with all kinds of jagged edges. Far inferior to the Outcast IPA, but still decent.
Tried from Draft on 31 Mar 2013 at 23:44

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at Apex, pours a cloudy pale golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma of dry herbally, skunky hops, and some dry funky biscuity malts. Flavour brings out strong piney and herbal hops, a bit of pot and some funky biscuity malts. A dry, thirst-quenching and highly drinkable blonde IPA. Extremely well-made.
Tried from Draft on 31 Mar 2013 at 23:44

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft at Churchkey for CBC. Poured a golden copper color, clear with a small white head. Aroma is plenty of sweet fruit notes, malts, and some sold citrus notes. Flavor was boozy fruit notes, citrus characters, malts. This was a touch hot for me - too much booze. Had it been a bit more balanced, the citrus notes along with the fruit would have been amazing.
Tried from Draft on 30 Mar 2013 at 00:11

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Growler @ Frank’s (Ramnuts) tasting - 06/11/12. Lightly hazed mid amber with a thin off white head. Nose comprises citrus tones, light notes of sourness, touch of caramel hops. Taste follows nose, light hops and mineral tones. Medium bodied with soft carbonation and a bitter finish.
Tried from Growler on 22 Nov 2012 at 11:56