Larry & Patio'supdates fromthe brew deck
Good week in the brewhouse! We brewed our Marzen and all is well. The wort is fermenting nicely today in open fermenter #3. In a few days you'll see a nice thick fermentation cap on this tank. A few days after that, it'll be a beautiful fermentation mess. I love those tanks. Also - Getting the brewery ready for a full house this weekend. Moved 6 wood barrels (2 Rye and 4 Pinot) over to the brewery side. We'll be drinking out of these on Saturday. Imperial Stout, DoubleCross which will we pour for Zwickelmania? Snuck a little taste with Lisa "The Beer Goddess" Morrison, and our friends from Bend Brewing, and Broken Top Bottle shop last night. Super good!
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Crux Fermentation Project is at the intersection of so many things including the four quadrants of Bend. Visit our tasting room at
50 SW Division Street MAP It.
tues.-sun.11:30am-10pm
mon.5pm-10pm [Food carts and Beer,
Kitchen closed]Tough Love
Banished Imperial Stout
DoubleCross
Strong Dark Belgian Ale
Insider
India Pale Ale
Snow Cave
Winter Warmer
Off Leash
Northwest Session Ale
On the Fence
Northwest Pale Ale
Sugar Daddy
Sweet Pale Ale
Impasse
Saison
Imperial Mosaic
Imperial India Pale Ale
The French Connection
Imperial India Pale Ale
Hefeweissen
South Bavarian Hefeweissen
Nitro Stout
American Stout
Porter
American Brown Porter
Pilsner
Unfiltered German Pilsner
Flanders Red
Flanders Red Ale
Peated Scotch Ale
Scotch Ale
Bert
Scotch Ale
Marzen Bier
Marzen
DoubleCross
Strong Dark Belgian Ale - 12.0 ABV, 20 IBU
Don’t turn your back on this one. Crux’s interpretation of a Strong Dark Belgian Ale is a blend of Belgium malts, Belgium dark candi sugar, Oregon Sterling hops and Yakima Delta hops for flavors that are deceptively sweet and innocent.
Insider
India Pale Ale - 8.0 ABV, 80 IBU
An IPA that fully engages your senses while leaving you craving more. The Ballentine yeast powers through the beer’s higher gravity making this IPA a touch on the dry side, opening the door for the Sterling Hops’ delicate spicy and citrus aromatic notes to push through.
Snow Cave
Winter Warmer Ale - 10.0 ABV - 20 IBU
Style guidelines….what guidelines? Snow Cave gives a nod to all winter beer styles. Starting with a heavy dose of wheat malt and ending with a touch of chocolate, this high gravity interpretation of a winter warmer will keep you cozy in the harshest of winters.
Off Leash
Northwest Session Ale - 4.5 ABV, 45 IBU
A Northwest Session Ale with a refreshing hoppy aroma and flavor. Huge grapefruit notes. Oodles of complexity without the bitterness. Featuring Citra and Centennial whole flower hops from Yakima.
On the Fence
Northwest Pale Ale - 6.4 ABV - 50 IBU
It’s not a Pale and it’s not an IPA – it’s “on the fence”. A solid malt backbone with significant hop flavors and aromas (Centennial and Citra), medium alcohol and bitterness.
Sugar Daddy
Sweet Pale Ale - 7.1 ABV - 60 IBU
Medium hop bitterness with intense hop flavor and aroma. Complimented by fruity, floral, and citrus American Mosaic Hops.
Impasse
Saison - 7.0 ABV - 25 IBU
Saison, French for season, was traditionally brewed during the harvest season for Belgian Farm workers. With the harvest season upon us, we bring to the table our Saison, teasing with hints of citrus and spices. Hops and malt are well-balanced and layered with just a touch of sourness.
Imperial Mosaic
Imperial India Pale Ale - 10.0 ABV - 85 IBU
Medium bodied with intense hop flavor and aroma. Complimented by fruity, floral, and citrus American Mosaic Hops. The intention of this beer is to exhibit the fresh and bright character of Mosaic hop.
Nitro Stout
American Stout - 7.7 ABV - 60 IBU
A NITRO beer with medium malt sweetness, caramel, chocolate and roasted coffee flavors with a distinctive dry-roasted bitterness in the finish.
Porter
American Brown Porter - 5.2 ABV - 30 IBU
Chocolate notes with a secret ingredient. What is it?
Pilsner
Unfiltered German Pilsner - 5.0 ABV, 20 IBU
Crisp, clean, refreshing beer that prominently features noble German hop bitterness.
Bert
Scotch Ale - 8.5 ABV, 40 IBU
Much like the Peated Scotch Ale, Bert (A tribute To Bert Grant) is malty, full bodied with some hop bitterness. The color is a deep beautiful copper with a slight caramel flavor that plays well with others but mostly with the fruity esters that are at a medium level.
Marzen Bier
Marzen - 5.5 ABV, 25 IBU
Hold on to your lederhosen!! Rich German malt aroma with a smooth, clean, and rather rich malt flavor. This style is typically brewed in the spring, signaling the end of the traditional brewing season and stored in cold caves or cellars during the warm summer months.
Cider
Hard Apple Cider - Gluten Free Option
A crisp apple cider – Ask your server for daily flavor.
Hefeweissen
South Bavarian Hefeweissen - 5.0 ABV, 8 IBU
Traditionally produced in Southern Germany, this hazy, golden beer is brewed with a unique yeast strain and fermented in our open fermenters to add fruity banana and clove aromas and flavors to its creamy texture.
Outcast
India Pale Ale - 8.0% ABV, 70 IBU
The name “Outcast” gives a nod to the origin of the Galaxy hops used. The hops came from Australia, which was originally populated by English “Outcasts” or outlaws.
Flanders Red
Flanders Red Ale - 8.1 ABV, 18 IBU
Crux’s interpretation of a traditional Belgian-style red ale. Malty sweetness is enhanced by a slight acidity. Hints of spice and fruit entice with each sip. – This beer is awesome BUT is the base recipe for our barrel aged sour ale that will release after 9 to 12 months of aging.
Brew Free or Die!
21st Amendment Brewery
India Pale Ale - 7.0 ABV - 70 IBUs
This aromatic golden IPA starts with a sucker punch of six different hops to the nose, quickly balanced by a solid malt backbone.
The French Connection
Imperial India Pale Ale - 9.0 ABV, 80 IBU
With two experimental hops in our cooler, one would wonder, what do you get when you mix the two? You get an intense Imperial IPA that taste like no other. Orange, lemon, maybe a hint of licorice in the nose...what do you taste? Passports required.
Tough Love
Banished Imperial Stout - 11.5 ABV, 70 IBU
Tough Love is bold but nuanced, an homage of sorts to the traditional Russian Imperial Stouts and the ruling style of Catherine the Great. We construct it with dark roasted malts, malted rye, and oak-smoked wheat, and then banish it for nine months in Kentucky bourbon barrels. The aging process smooths out the edges on an otherwise bold statement, and bitterness succumbs to tender strokes of vanilla beans, hints of dried cherries, and new layers revealing themselves with each sip.
Peated Scotch Ale
Scotch Ale - 8.5 ABV, 40 IBU
Our Scotch ale is malty, full bodied with the perception of hop bitterness being very low. The color is a deep beautiful copper with a slight caramel flavor that plays well with the fruity esters that are at a medium aromatic and flavor level. Peat character is present at a high level.
Crux brewmaster Larry Sidor is always in pursuit of the next great beer—beer that defies taste profiles with its complexity and creativity. We’ve designed our brewery to allow for non-traditional brewing methods like decoction mashing, open fermentation, oak barrel aging, wild yeast strains and experimental hops.
Initially, we’ll only have a few thousand hectoliters of capacity. With added fermenters and bright beer tanks, we could push that to 11,000 hectoliters (or around 9,000 barrels). But we kinda like being small. It makes us nimble and free to experiment in ways that just aren’t possible with larger batch sizes.
Housed in a former transmission shop and mill supply store, Crux Fermentation Project was built by a community of beer lovers. To everyone who contributed ideas, materials, sweat and support, thank you. And cheers.