Andrew de Naray

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2020) de Naray

Been in the cellar for a minute and didn’t suffer! Rich chocolate, coffee and bourbon with a noticeable but not heavy maple flavor. I love this one.

Backwoods Bastard (2022) de Naray

Weird glassware because we were at my mother-in-law’s house lol. This is always a good one and after a couple years in the cellar even better. Rich malt balanced out nicely with oak and bourbon with a fair amount of carbonation for the style.

Immort Ale de Naray

Had this in the cellar since 2016 and wow, even better than when I drank the first bottle back then. Just a great English-style Old Ale with tons of malt complexity and citrus flavors in the mid-palate. 11%er.

Utopias Barrel - Aged World Wide Stout (2021) de Naray

Happy T-day! 🦃 I passed on the pie and had dessert beer instead. 😜 17.3%, chocolatey, rich, with nice barrel character. If you try it, definitely let it warm up a bit so all the flavors come out. Looking forward to aging the other bottles in the cellar.

Mamouche de Naray

Belgium-Pt. 4: Bought this one at the brewery too. Okay, but the elderflower is quite strong, almost pollen-like. Doesn’t balance out as well as I’d like.

Fou' Foune de Naray

Belgium-Pt. 3: Bought this at the brewery and drank later at the hotel. Really wish I’d gotten another bottle. A nice level of sour with strong apricot character.

Vinsanto 2020 de Naray

Belgium-Pt. 3: Excellent. So well rounded and multidimensional. All flavors are playing nicely together.

Grand Cru Bruocsella Brut (2019) de Naray

Belgium-Pt. 3: Verrrry nice. The extra age has made this so complex and rounded off some sour edges. Delightful light and “fluffy” carb. Nice light oak character.

Kriek 100% Lambic Bio de Naray

Belgium-Pt. 2: Just the best Cherry Kriek I’ve had. All things in balance. Perfect richness from the fruit against the sour, and complexities all the way across the palate.

Lambic Vin Jaune / La Vie Est Belge (2019) de Naray

Belgium-Pt. 2: So good. Lambic with Merlot wine grapes — so much like a sparkling red wine.

50 Degrees N - 4 Degrees E (2018) (Brandy) de Naray

Belgium-Pt. 2: This might have been my favorite out of many favorites at Cantillon. The cognac barrel really lends some nice complexities to the lambic. Excellent.

Menu Pinea (2020) de Naray

Belgium-Pt. 2: Quite good, but I wished it had more age on it.

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio de Naray

Single Barrel 1-Year Lambic de Naray

Belgium-Pt. 2: Good, but a very one-dimensional basic young sour. Interesting to taste what their base is for all their beers though, and to see how the older blend added to it creates the magical gueuze.

Classic Gueuze de Naray

Belgium-Pt. 2: Very nice and clean Gueuze. This blend of the young and aged lambic is more like a fine white wine. Best basic Gueuze I’ve had.

Panther Cub (2021) de Naray

This is really good. The bourbon barrel doesn’t come through that strongly for me, but it’s a great Imperial Porter, and the maple and vanilla are really nice on it.