Tuesday SnapShots is a weekly recurring photo-story that presents photographs of a brewery, tasting room, or other alcohol industry-related location that our team has visited in the past. No extensive text – just name, location, and date of visit followed by a brief description and a few annotated original photographs or videos.
Crux Fermentation Project in Photographs
Name: Crux Fermentation Project
Location: Bend, OR
Date of Visit: Fall 2014
Brief Description: Crux Fermentation Project opened in 2012. Larry Sidor, Paul Evers, and Dave Wilson founded Crux Fermentation. Larry Sidor was brewmaster at Deschutes Brewery for 8 years prior to establishing Crux Fermentation.
Bicycling is very popular in Bend, OR – especially bicycling to breweries.
The outside includes a small hops garden.
Crux Fermentation Project focuses on non-traditional brewing methods like decoction mashing, open fermentation, oak barrel aging, wild yeast strains and experimental hops.
Crux Brewmaster Larry Sidor employs a diversity of brewing methods to create a regularly changing menu of artisanal beers – with about 21 unique brews available at any time.
I sampled 6 beers and one of my favorites was the Peated Scotch Ale (8.5% ABV / 40 IBU).
Crux Fermentation offers indoor and outdoor seating. The food is excellent.
Offering great mountain and sunset views, Crux Fermentation Project was one of my favorite stops in Bend.
Thank you Jon Abernathy of The Brew Site for recommending Crux Fermentation Project.