Pumpkin Beer Taste Test 2006

Sucking the Fun Out of Drinking, With Science!

Saranac
this is a pumpkin beer, alright
Saranac
The next beer sampled was Saranac. "The 'Nac", as some complete douchebag must call it, was a real surprise hit. Maybe it was the perfect offset to the Blue Moon that preceded it, but people totally loved it.

In general it was seen to be very pumpkin-pie-like. Some found it too light and sweet, but it had the highest overall rating.

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.

Saranac Julie Shauna Mark Esther Chriswillie Michelle Matt Kimon Patty Brian Kir Nathan Steven Averages
Smell 8 8 5 10 8 3 6 8 6 4 6 10 4 6.6
Sip 7 9 3 8 8 3 8 8 4 4 6 6 7 6.2
In Mouth 6 9 4 8 6 5 7 8 6 4 5 7 7 6.3
Swallow 7 9 5 9 6 2 8 9 5 6 4 7 6 6.4
Aftertaste 6 7 3 7 5 5 8 9 5 2 3 8 6 5.7
Repeat 7 8 6 9 6 3 8 7 4 3 4 7 6 6.0
Memories 8 9 4 8 5 1 7 7 3 1 5 6 0 4.9
Overall 7 8 6 10 6 3 8 9 4 4 6 7 7 6.5
Pumpkinosity 3 10 3 10 4 5 8 9 7 7 7 10 6 6.8
Enjoyment 7 8 4 10 9 3 8 9 5 2 6 9 6 6.6
Beerishness 4 2 3 2 2 0 6 9 5 2 6 5 6 4.0
Slugability 6 6 8 10 4 0 7 6 4 5 3 4 6 5.3
Comments Very Cinnamon-y and clove-y, pleasant, kindof cidery. lovely! light beer FUCKING AWESOME . Better than "A", but bland :( Me likey… Smooth taste Damn good pumpkin beer Fall, burnt pumpkin seeds More pumpkiness with a slight undertone of puke Reminds me of pumpkin pie in a can mixed with beer -Tastes like pies, can't slug pies. General taste is pretty good, less burping though. .
Hints of baking cake/cookies. pie, harvest lite beer PUMPININNY . Lemon, Clove. . pumpkin pie . cinnamon Beer and pumpkin . . .

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