Pumpkin Beer Taste Test 2006

Sucking the Fun Out of Drinking, With Science!

Weyenbach
this is a pumpkin beer, alright
Weyenbach
Weyenbacher was next, a beer that comes only in those larger 20-oz-type sizes, typically reserved for microbrews. The Weyerbacher fared alright, with some people really liking it, and others finding it offensive.

'Sour' and 'bitter' were used to describe it, but some appreciated it's darker and 'complex' nature.

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.

Weyenbach Julie Shauna Mark Esther Chriswillie Michelle Matt Kimon Patty Brian Kir Nathan Steven Averages
Smell 7 9 7 9 4 5 6 8 7 7 8 9 6 7.0
Sip 8 5 8 2 3 6 5 7 7 7 6 4 4 5.5
In Mouth 9 5 8 2 3 6 7 7 6 5 6 8 4 5.8
Swallow 7 5 8 2 2 8 5 5 7 5 5 8 4 5.4
Aftertaste 8 4 8 9 3 8 3 5 8 6 5 7 5 6.1
Repeat 8 3 8 2 2 9 4 6 8 8 3 9 3 5.6
Memories 8 4 7 1 3 10 6 4 1 0 5 10 1 4.6
Overall 9 4 8 2 2 10 4 5 6 7 7 8 4 5.8
Pumpkinosity 3 7 3 5 3 9 7 6 3 10 8 7 4 5.8
Enjoyment 9 4 8 2 2 10 4 5 6 8 5 8 4 5.8
Beerishness 8 3 8 10 2 8 3 4 6 4 6 6 5 5.6
Slugability 4 2 7 1 2 8 3 3 5 3 3 7 3 3.9
Comments Excellent! Complex flavor, very enjoyable. Once again, smells great, tastes awful. like a party in my mouth. . . Yo- This is totally great again, Holiday flavors. NOT A FAN SO MUCH too much spice not enough beer Not as strong and nice color Sour, but tasty. Couldn't have a lot of it. Pretty pumpkiny but bitter cinnamon This reminded me of something gross! .
Hints of Woodsiness. Soap, household cleaner, fakeness. dark beer . . peace, joy, nutmeg, pumpkin. . bad spice . desserts clove . . .

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