Toasty amber, lightly tart and dryingly bitter in a way that recalls a Brett saison? Not exactly what I expected but it was enjoyable. Finishes bready and clean.
This one is not nearly as funky, but also maybe the most straightforwardly hoppy of the bunch. There's hints of sourness but the primary sense I got from this was hops and malt.
The most wildly complex of the three, and definitely the one that foamed the most. There's similarities to the 2018 but also a lot more funk: mushroomy, maybe? Or bleu cheese-like. Hard to say I loved it but it was interesting.
The most like a wild saison, and the driest of the three. No idea whether these have turned because my notes on 2020 last time did not give a hint of how wild and sour these were.
Molasses, biscuit, a very assertive brett-like dryness that verges on the sour. Finishes clean and a little funky. I honestly don't know what a Burton ale is supposed to taste like, but if this it, then "Brett saison" is a pretty close match. Just a little too much on the sour side to purely enjoy.
Really delicious, actually. A sharp hop bitterness tingles up front, followed by a dry toasty grain flavor that drives straight to a super-clean finish. Not sweet, and despite the description, not fruity - grass and resin in a very English-hop way. This beer is biscuity, but in the American sense, a just-on-the-edge-of burnt buttermilk biscuit quality.
There's probably a decent pale ale here underneath but the whole thing is overwhelmed by an oil slick quality to the dry hoppping. Finishes bitter, unpleasant not because of its level but because of its resemblance to spraying perfume directly on my tongue.
A nutty old ale with an unusual toasted sesame-like character to the flavor. Pretty sure that was all from the yeast (the brewer was there and seemed puzzled), but it was a pleasant change, and definitely evoked a roaring fire on a cold night.
An unexpected hit of coriander and other flavors more Belgian than English. Tasted a bit like a holiday cookie. Finished with a mild, malty roundness and a moderate bitter finish. Definitely grew on me until I rather quite liked it.
My sandwich blew out my taste buds so I can't trust my judgment, but I think it was a thin, possibly watery, pleasant tasting porter with a subtly sweet character.