Crux Fermentation Project: Tough Love, Lost Love, and The Snow Cave
Crux Fermentation Project is one of the three to five best breweries in the United States and they haven’t yet even hit their stride.
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Deschutes “The Ages: As in “One For…”
It comes as NO surprise to me at all that The Ages is among the top two American Gueuze ales that I’ve tasted yet.
Deschutes “Twilight” and Passion Fruit IPA: One Birth, One Resurrection
It’s entirely in keeping with Deschutes’ communal aesthetic that they would wade into a trend but do it their own way, without compromise.
Crux Fermentation Project: The Perfect NWPA
This is the defining classic Northwest Pale Ale and one that is so brilliantly approachable and drinkable that even your Mass-Produced-Pilsner-Addicted pals will find nothing to bitch about. And a LOT to love.
Crux “Coco(a) Stout”: On Altered Expectations
Coco(a) is a beer that is a damned-site better than about 99% of all the desserts I’ve enjoyed in My Life as a Sugar Fiend and I’m willing to bet it will hit you much the same way.
Deschutes “The Abyss”: Santa Intervenes…I Hope
I could have really just copied and pasted in this review. It’s depressing, for a writer; akin to a 60+ year old rock star having to sing his first hit song every night for 40 years.
Crux “Tough Love” 2017 [Banished] Edition: The Ultimate Refutation of the Asshole Stout
Nobody in America has yet equaled what Larry Sidor has now done twice (!). Crux Fermentation Project Tough Love [Banished] 2017 is as good as it gets in American Imperial Stout.
Deschutes Black Butte XXIX: Black Beauty, The Sequel
XXIX is, even in its fast-company lineage, is a fierce and brilliant animal…I’ve had actual sex that wasn’t as satisfying as this ale…
