1st Place: GoodLife – Sweet As GoodLife Brewing 70 SW Century Dr., Bend 541-728-0749 2nd Place: Crux – Pilsner Crux Fermentation Project 50 SW Division St., Bend 541-385-3333
Crux Fermentation Project
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Beer for the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes and Forests
Crux is one of eight Oregon breweries taking part in a collaboration aimed at supporting the state’s land trusts
Mountains, rivers, lakes and forests have long been tools to promote beer brands. Now beer is being used to promote them. Eight Oregon breweries including Bend’s own Crux Fermentation Project have each created beers called The Oregon I Am in support of the Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts. A land trust is a nonprofit organization […]
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Tough Love, 2020
Crux Fermentation Project releases a bottle ideal for sharing
Tough Love 2020, from Crux’s [BANISHED] series is set to be released Thursday, Nov. 12. Don’t be jealous, but I was given the opportunity to snag a pre-release bottle! I totally squealed with glee. I LOVE this beer. Sticking with tradition (since the first release in 2012), I drink one, and I cellar one. I […]
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Winter is Coming
What will the drop in temperature mean for local restaurant owners and employees, who’ve come to rely on patio seating?
By this time in 2019, Bend had already seen its first snowfall. While this might seem like a major inconvenience to Pumpkin Spice Latte-sipping, Ugg boot-wearing people, some local restaurant owners and employees are grateful that the cold weather is taking its time. Jason Randles, branding and marketing manager for Crux Fermentation Project, explained that […]
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Best Locals’ Hangout
Crux Fermentation Project
1st Place: Crux Fermentation Project 50 SW Division St., Bend 541-385-3333 2nd Place: Spoken Moto tbd, Bend 541-306-6689
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Best Light Beer
Sweet As – Good Life Brewing
1st Place: Sweet As – GoodLife Brewing GoodLife Brewing 70 SW Century Dr., Bend 541-728-0749 2nd Place: Crux Pilz – Crux Fermentation Project Crux Fermentation Project 50 SW Division St., Bend 541-385-3333
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Best Locals’ Hangout
Crux Fermentation Project
Tourists are everywhere in Bend. During the summer, it can be hard for even the most longtime locals to find a sanctuary of peace. While Crux Fermentation Project definitely welcomes tourists to its fine establishment, locals love it, too. Whether at Crux’s inside bar or in the giant outdoor space—featuring cornhole, music and more—you can […]
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Best Brewery
Deschutes Brewery
1st Place: 2nd Place: Crux Fermentation Project 50 SW Division St., Bend 541-385-3333
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Best Light Beer
Sweet As – GoodLife Brewing
1st Place: Sweet As – GoodLife Brewing GoodLife Brewing 70 SW Century Dr., Bend 541-728-0749 2nd Place: Pilz – Crux Ferm Project Crux Fermentation Project 50 SW Division St., Bend 541-385-3333
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What’s in a (beer) name?
The complicated business of naming beers
In the early days of craft beer, when the number of breweries in the country numbered in the hundreds, not thousands, naming beers was easy. With over 7,000 breweries in the country today and each one producing dozens of new beers a year, finding the right name has become increasingly harder. The old idiom, don’t judge […]