A couple mini-verticals: Beatification and Cuvee de Castleton

Castleton (b2 and b5)
Batch 2 from a 750ml is more dull and lifeless with age. A shade darker than the batch 5 and very clear. Palate is grape-forward, medium sour and acidity. Some cardboard oxidation has crept in. Overall flat flavor profile, papery, disappointing for what was once a great bottle. Batch 5 is brighter, more assertive acidity, not as grape-forward as other light fruits are prominent as well. Look is a couple shades lighter than the b5, with higher carbonation. A nice vintage. I'm now of the mind that this beer doesn't age well per se, but I still need a batch 1 bottle and I would trade pretty much anything in my cellar for one.

Beatification (b3 and b5)
Batch 3 from a 750ml is a shade lighter in color than the b5, though each are pretty consistent in terms of feel and style. Batch 3 is softer than the batch 5, a nuanced, prickly sour citric character. Lemon-forward, deeply integrated wild yeast. More subtle than the batch 5 at this point and probably the best Beatification out there right now. Reminds me a bit of batch 2 when that beer was in the peak (1-2 years ago). Batch 5 is more assertive and vibrant at this young age, still prickly and acidic of course but not as integrated as batch 3. This batch has a lot of pineapple character and a more prominent sulfur/brett. Still great of course, just a lovely beer this is until it starts to decline at about 3-4 years.