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This fall, Crux Fermentation Project reintroduced its Crux Stout into retail packaging, in the 16-ounce can format. Crux Stout is the brewery’s original American stout, which was released in bottles when Crux starting packaging, but for whatever reason the bottled format didn’t sell well with consumers (likely because it was … Continue reading
One of the recent beers from Bend’s Crux Fermentation Project is Strange Behavior, a hazy IPA brewed with kveik yeast as the brewery’s fall seasonal (available through December). The brewery has been dabbling with kveik fermentation, as many others are, and it seems that hazy IPAs are the primary application … Continue reading
Working through more of these fresh hop reviews, with three more here to check out. Breakside Brewery – Fresh Hop IPA Breakside brewed a marathon number of fresh hop beers this year, and I only scratched the surface of what they had to offer. This can was the Fresh Hop … Continue reading
Bend’s Crux Fermentation Project consistently puts out good and interesting beer, and one of the more interesting undertakings that the brewery has engaged in the past several years is its coolship program. Crux built its own mobile coolship, a broad, shallow, open-top vessel that looks something like a giant cake … Continue reading
Chipping away at my review notes; almost halfway through the fresh hop beers I’ve tried this year so far (though I’ve still got more to try). Here are the next three! Crux Fermentation Project – Pert Near Fresh Hop IPA Crux was the first Central Oregon brewery to release a … Continue reading
Late last week I received a selection of the latest beers out from Crux Fermentation Project, including the latest fresh hop ale and the return of Crux Stout to package. Here are some quick notes on each of the beers. Strange Behavior Hazy IPA Over the centuries, the craft brewer’s … Continue reading
I finally tackled the topic of non-alcoholic beer for The Bulletin in my latest article, which came out this week. Of course I’ve been covering NA beers here for the past year and a half, but with the availability of two local near beers from Deschutes Brewery and Crux Fermentation … Continue reading
This week, Crux Fermentation Project provided me with bottles of The Oregon I Am Experimental IPA and this year’s edition of Bramble Candy, a barrel-aged sour ale with marionberries. The Oregon I Am is one that I recently wrote about for The Bulletin, and I’m excited to try it since … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin is a bit multifaceted, covering both “The Oregon I Am” project initiative (for which I’ve included the press release below) and the latest coolship brew from Crux Fermentation Project: Nothing says Central Oregon like brewing beer next to the river. On a sunny afternoon … Continue reading
In recent months, Crux Fermentation Project has been testing a non-alcoholic IPA on draft at its tasting room: NØ MØ. It’s gone through several iterations of research and recipe development, as the brewers worked to create a non-alcoholic brew that doesn’t use methods like arrested fermentation or post-fermentation alcohol removal. … Continue reading