Triple Blind Helles Test
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 10:41 am
On Saturday we had a bunch of people over, and I thought it would be a good time to do a little test. It was time to pull out the triple blind test, my beer vs the real deal. It was a put up or shut up time, as I have always said, I didn't dive this deep into this to make good beer, I was gunning for the big boys.
So it was Paulaner Vs Bryan.
The Paulaner:
7 People tested.. Men and women. Each got 2 samples of Paulaner, 1 of mine. I tried to get the freshest least abused beer I could, but I could taste a hint of oxidation creeping in.
The results were actually unanimous, with mine being the winner. It was an easy choice for me because of the hint of oxidation. But got great feedback about freshness, crispness, lingering malt flavor. After we were done I poured them side by side. Obviously I think the outcome would have been different if one would be drinking these both fresh from the keg(probably a split), but they were strikingly similar for not even trying to clone them. Anyone who says reproducing these beers to be on par with the commercial examples can't be done is wrong.
Paulaner:
Mine:
So it was Paulaner Vs Bryan.
The Paulaner:
7 People tested.. Men and women. Each got 2 samples of Paulaner, 1 of mine. I tried to get the freshest least abused beer I could, but I could taste a hint of oxidation creeping in.
The results were actually unanimous, with mine being the winner. It was an easy choice for me because of the hint of oxidation. But got great feedback about freshness, crispness, lingering malt flavor. After we were done I poured them side by side. Obviously I think the outcome would have been different if one would be drinking these both fresh from the keg(probably a split), but they were strikingly similar for not even trying to clone them. Anyone who says reproducing these beers to be on par with the commercial examples can't be done is wrong.
Paulaner:
Mine: