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Grade A IPA: A celebration of our Portland Pub!

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Now available across the Northwest and at our Portland and Bend pubs!  Grade A IPA is brewed in Bend to honor the historic dairy building where our Portland Pub found its home. This IPA has a classic West Coast sensibility as a tribute to the rich history that came before us, but that doesn’t mean […]

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Crux PDX 1st Anniversary Party!

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Can you believe our Crux Portland pub has been open for a year already?! We are STOKED to celebrate this milestone with you. Here’s the details:   Saturday, June 8th from noon – 8PM Music from local artists Hammerhead, Tevis Hodge, Jr. and Johnny Franco Food from Crux, Mid City Smash and more! Local vendors including Lucky […]

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Cruxapalooza 2024!

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We are stoked to celebrate 12 years of Crux beers at our annual Cruxapalooza! Join us on the lawn for a day of music, beer, food, vendors and even a beer run. No admission – just come for a good time! Here’s the details and we hope to see you out there! Saturday June 22nd […]

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The Art of Fresh Hop Beer

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Ahh, the fresh hop… It’s that time of year that we clap and clamor for those little green beauties that bring us so much joy. With our brewery just a hop, skip, and a jump from the Oregon and Washington hop fields, we always try to be first in line to hold out our burlap […]

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Gypsy Coolship No. 5: A Celebration of Cool

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Coolship is a cool word. It’s also the name of the vessel we hitched to our van and took to Rainshadow Organics Farm on a balmy, clear afternoon in December 2021. We filled the coolship with warm, just brewed wort. Its shallow basin and long sides allow for an even distribution of temperature. The idea […]

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Whiskey Business

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Venturing beyond beer has always been in our DNA. Last year we set out to make whiskey the newest chapter in our pursuit of fermented perfection. And while beer is always our first love, we have continued to press into the distilling world with our second batch of straight bourbon whiskey we distilled in partnership […]

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Bochi Bochi story time!

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It was our head brewer, Ryan Atagi, fourth-generation Japanese-American who set out to make our very own Japanese Rice Lager, Bochi Bochi. Ryan was determined to make it using the best possible ingredients and, in his mind, correctly. “As a Japanese-American, it’s important to me to make a proper Japanese Rice Lager to pay homage […]

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Let’s Talk Experimental Hops

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Experimental hops are typically new hop varieties still being developed and tested by hop breeders. They may offer unique flavor and aroma profiles not found in more established hop varieties. It’s also a great way to explore the newest and latest flavors in beer. With our Aromatic Variance series, brewers use the same recipe but […]

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Moving the Future Forward

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Imagine if you could be a hop. You wouldn’t want to be just any hop; you’d want to be an Oregon-grown McKenzie hop. You’d twist and shine on the bine until one day, you’d be plucked and gently folded into the most beautiful liquid on the planet: beer. You’d be the belle of the ball […]

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Redemption, The Origin Story of NØ MØ

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Larry Sidor, our Co-Founder, has been in the brewing industry for over 50 years. His journey towards brewing our non-alcoholic (NA) line-up, NØ MØ, started about 40 years ago. “I was making an NA beer for a brewery in Missouri and was told to increase volume. I tried everything possible, through arrested fermentations, dealcoholization using […]

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