Pizza and Beer Pairing Dinner with Crux Fermentation Project

Next Friday Thursday, March 28, Crux Fermentation Project is hosting a fun spin on the beer pairing dinner concept with a Pizza & Beer Pairing Dinner: Join us in a pizza pairing celebration as our certified pizza chef takes your taste buds on an off-menu pairing journey to Italy. Pizza … Continue reading

Tetherow’s 3rd annual Brewery Smackdown, Wednesday, Jan. 31

On Wednesday, January 31, Tetherow Resort‘s Brewery Smackdown series of beer and food pairing events returns for its third year. Not only food and beer pairing, but a people’s choise-style competition where two breweries from Portland, Ecliptic Brewing and Ancestry Brewing, square off against the reigning champions, Crux Fermentation Project … Continue reading

Fermentation Celebration and other beer happenings

The fifth annual Fermentation Celebration is taking place today from 4 to 10pm in the Old Mill District, and if you’re into beer you should be there. (Of course I’m assuming if you’re into beer then you’re probably already planning to come.) With 23 breweries and 6 cideries (plus an alcoholic … Continue reading

Weekend beer happenings

Hey, we can start the weekend on Thursday, right? Because Crux has something going on today and it’s still spring break! Here’s a rundown of beery things going on around the area today and this weekend. Crux Fermentation Project has a new addition to their patio they’re excited to share … Continue reading

Beer anniversaries this Saturday (June 27)

This Saturday, June 27, two of Bend’s breweries (the oldest, and one of the newest) are celebrating anniversaries! Deschutes Brewery is celebrating their 27th anniversary (their “golden birthday”) at their Bend Pub downtown starting at 4:30pm and running through the evening. Among the festivities they’ve posted: Tunes from B-side Brass … Continue reading

Beer Books signing at Crux Fermentation Project, Saturday 5/30

Do you like beer? What about books about beer and breweries? Even better—regionally relevant books! This Saturday, May 30, Crux Fermentation Project is hosting myself and Portland-based beer writer Brian Yaeger for a dual signing event for our two books, Bend Beer: A History of Brewing in Central Oregon and … Continue reading

Beery anniversary weekend

Three of our breweries are celebrating anniversaries this weekend! That means you’ve got a lot of drinking to do, starting today! Deschutes Brewery is celebrating their 26th anniversary all day long today started at 11am when they open. Featuring “samples of Black Butte XXVI, decadent food specials featuring this new … Continue reading

Beer releases and events this week

There are a number of special beer releases and events happening around the area this week that you’re going to want to check out. Tomorrow (Wednesday) Crux Fermentation Project is teaming up with Blue Pine Bar to put on a special beer dinner featuring Crux beer pairings. It’s a five-course … Continue reading

Crux Fermentation Project first bottle release tonight

One of Bend’s newest breweries, Crux Fermentation Project, has up until now only brewed their beer for distribution at the brewery or in kegs to other venues. Recently that’s changed, as they’ve done special limited bottlings of some of their beers, and tonight at 5:30pm they are kicking off their … Continue reading

This weekend’s all about the beer

This upcoming final weekend of June is a big one for local beer! To wit: Crux Fermentation Project is having their much-anticipated grand opening on Saturday the 30th (Facebook event page). It’s taking place from 5 to 11pm and there is plenty planned: Help us kick-start our brewery in true … Continue reading