My latest print article for The Bulletin is finally out today (there’s been a bunch of shuffling due to coronavirus and such), highlighting Crux Fermentation Project’s three new beers (new as of a month ago) with a focus on Gypsy Coolship No. 2:

Bubble Wrap has been the brewery’s top selling draft beer at the tasting room for the past year. It joins the year-round package lineup in 12-ounce cans, offering a “dangerously delicious” hazy IPA with juicy, tropical flavors, according to the press release.

Battlestar IPA is the first release in Crux’s seasonal 16-ounce can series for 2020. It blends Mosaic hops from America and Galaxy hops from New Zealand for an intensely fruity yet balanced IPA.

It’s the Gypsy Coolship No. 2 which is the most intriguing of the trio. It is the second in Crux’s series of experimental, spontaneously fermented beers, drawing inspiration from the wild lambic-style beers of Belgium.

For No. 2, Crux worked with the Deschutes Land Trust to spend a night in the Metolius Preserve forest. “The Deschutes Land Trust was kind enough to partner with us on Gypsy Coolship No. 2, allowing us to camp out on the south trailhead of the Metolius Preserve for this,” marketing manager Jason Randles said via email. “It is a beautiful area with trails most folks I don’t think know exist.”

Read on to get my review of the beer. (Also, I’ll post reviews of the two IPAs soon.)