Pumpkin Beer Taste Test 2006

Sucking the Fun Out of Drinking, With Science!

Judge Michelle
Michelle was in China recently, but is from West Virginia.
The table below shows how this judge rated each beer in blind taste-tests. To see what other judges thought of the beers, click the beer's name.

Michelle Blue Moon Saranac Pumpkin Patch Alpenhoff Buffalo Bill's Weyenbach Sea Dog Jack's Pumpkin Spice Shipyard Post Rd Smuttynose Dogfish Head The Mix
Smell 1 3 1 6 5 5 4 1 6 4 1 1 5
Sip 2 3 5 6 2 6 2 5 2 6 2 3 5
In Mouth 1 5 3 8 2 6 2 7 2 6 3 2 5
Swallow 4 2 3 7 2 8 2 7 2 5 3 5 5
Aftertaste 1 5 5 7 0 8 4 8 4 5 4 0 5
Repeat 3 3 3 7 1 9 2 8 2 6 4 2 5
Memories 1 1 1 8 1 10 1 8 0 0 0 0 5
Overall 2 3 2 8 2 10 2 8 3 7 2 4 5
Pumpkinosity 6 5 4 4 2 9 5 5 4 3 0 4 2
Enjoyment 2 3 3 8 0 10 2 8 0 7 2 2 8
Beerishness 0 0 0 7 0 8 2 6 0 6 2 2 8
Slugability 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 8 0 5 0 0 0
Comments Not a fan, too sweet. Better than "A", but bland :( OK, Could not drink more than one. NICE! More holi I'm mad at you for making me drink this. TERRIBLE Yo- This is totally great again, Holiday flavors. Not Good. Tastes like beer for kids. Mild. Nice. Not Overwhelming. Could drink a lot. Yuk. This isn't good. Cheap attempt at marketing. Mmm… It's good. I'd order it at a bar, but not seek it out. Tastes like Halloween nail-polish. Not offensive, but not good. Pretty good, not pumpkiny.
Hints of Licorice, Skunks, Racism. Lemon, Clove. Sugar, Vanilla Vomit. Cruelty. peace, joy, nutmeg, pumpkin. Apple Cider, Potpourri. Beer. Apple Juice, fake spices. Fear. Tastes like Pale Ale, not pumpkin at all. Chemicals, perfumey. Coffee. Bitterness. Yeah… I give up.

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