Pumpkin Beer Taste Test 2006

Sucking the Fun Out of Drinking, With Science!

Jack's Pumpkin Spice
this is a pumpkin beer, alright
Jack's Pumpkin Spice
Jack's Pumpkin Spice came very close to being the best of the Pumpkin beers. Those that liked it, REALLY liked it. But, some really hated it. It was polarizing, but those that hated it weren't so much put off by it as offended by it.

Jack's is actually brewed by Budweiser, which some who liked it found surprising and some who hated it found obvious. Fans liked it's pumpkin flavor and easy drinkability, while those that disliked it felt it didn't have much taste at all.

The table below shows how this beer fared with each of our judges. To see what a judge thought of other beers, click the judge's name.

Jack's Pumpkin Spice Julie Shauna Mark Esther Chriswillie Michelle Matt Kimon Patty Brian Kir Nathan Steven Averages
Smell 2 7 3 2 3 1 6 7 3 2 6 6 8 4.3
Sip 6 8 8 9 4 5 7 8 4 1 3 10 7 6.2
In Mouth 4 8 7 10 3 7 7 7 3 2 3 9 8 6.0
Swallow 5 8 7 9 3 7 6 7 3 2 2 8 7 5.7
Aftertaste 4 8 6 10 4 8 6 8 2 1 2 8 8 5.8
Repeat 4 7 7 10 3 8 6 7 2 1 2 8 7 5.5
Memories 4 6 3 8 3 8 7 4 1 0 1 5 0 3.8
Overall 5 7 7 10 4 8 7 6 2 1 3 9 8 5.9
Pumpkinosity 3 7 4 10 3 5 7 5 1 2 2 7 8 4.9
Enjoyment 5 7 7 10 4 8 6 5 2 1 2 9 7 5.6
Beerishness 7 4 7 0 3 6 5 7 6 2 4 6 5 4.8
Slugability 5 7 8 10 4 8 6 5 2 1 2 5 5 5.2
Comments Eh, not great, not terrible I'm tired of pumpkin beer. good, good pumpkin PUMPKININNIEST! . Mild. Nice. Not Overwhelming. Could drink a lot. BETTER - HINT OF NUTMEG . Better Smell than taste Speechless nondescript so far my favorite Yummy! .
Hints of Boringness root vegetables. Kool. . . Beer. . . . . nothingness . . .

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Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Process and Procedures
Part 3: Tasting Parameters
Part 4: Results
Part 5: Conclusions