2015: Taste test results so far...

[2000sqftyard]

Not scientific or authoritative. Just what came of my first year growing more than a dozen tomato plants...

Bloody Butcher
Me: Like fermented strawberry. Ick. Maybe just overripe, but not a fan.
Husband: Intense flavor! GOOD!

Florida 91
Me: Huge tomato, but with mealy, bland, grocery store flavor.
Husband: Blah. Really do not like.

Marion
Me: Ok. Meaty tasting. VERY juicy. A bit salty.
Husband: Fine. (Eats another.) Good!! (Eats another.) Hm. Just okay.

German Johnson
Me: A little too mealy-textured. Perhaps unripe? But juicy. Nice garden tomato flavor. Ok.
Husband: Meh. No flavor.

Celebrity
Me: Really mild, nice red tomato. Not acid. Simple flavor. Watery without being juicy. A little too bland, but ok.
Husband: Fine. Pretty good. Like!!

Homestead
Me: Hm. Perfect for a big slice on a hamburger. Distinctive, but tastes like ketchup.
Husband: Ok to good. Definitely fine.

Golden Jubilee
Me: Too mealy.
Husband: Meh.

Perfect Flame
Me: Eh. Tangy. Ok.
Husband: Ok, or a little more than ok. Better than many.

San Marzano
Me: Tastes like sauce. Mealy, with sweetness to it.
Husband: Ok. Eh.

Pink Girl
Me: Very pretty, uniformly pink tomato. Meaty. Sweet. Slight off flavor, something musty or skunky, but not terribly offensive.
Husband: Ok. (Tries again.) But not so good.

Mountain Spring
Me: (Husband ate before I could sample.)
Husband: Ok.

Charger
Me: Mealy, just ok. Acid tomato flavor, so not my favorite.
Husband: Crunchy. Possibly unripe, but mostly a proper tomato.

Mystery gold heart shaped tomato
Me: Sweet and tangy. Mealy, so not a standout. Ok.
Husband: VERY FOUL.

Cherokee Purple
Me: Very good! Thin skinned, soft, juicy, excellent texture. Taste has a bit of acid but is also savory. Tangy and woodsy. Vegetal and complex. Tastes like fall.
Husband: Ok. I don't love it. Maybe it's ok-to-good, but not amazing.

Bush Goliath
Me: Epitome of backyard typical tomato flavor. Fine, but boring. Sweet.
Husband: Ok. Good.

Tigerella
Me: Wow! My favorite tomato so far this year! Beautiful fruit. Mottled, watercolor-esque yellow-peach-red both inside and out. Uniformly juicy flesh without gel or seeds to speak of. Could be softer, but that's ok. Mild-sweet fruit flavor like a cantaloupe. And so pretty! But it doesn't look like the tigerella on the plant tag...
Husband: Fine. But I REALLY don't think it's special or good. It is like a plum.

Hillbilly
Me: Pretty, tangy, zingy, fruity. Like a yellow plum. Nice. Flesh a bit tough, though. (And flavor inconsistent across the plant.)
Husband: Ok. Not the right flavor profile. Average.

Genuwine
Me: Tart and fruity, meaty but juicy. Ok. Pretty and different. Deep red. Thinner skinned.
Husband: Ok to good.

Lemon Boy
Me: One of the first big ones this year. Like! Smoky and juicy and fruity. Good texture. (Some later ones were more bland and mealy.)
Husband: Ok to good.

Golden Boy
Me: Sweet, pretty good.
Husband: Ok.

Atkinson
Me: Decent. Grown in terrible soil, but healthy.
Husband: Liked. Ok. Almost good.

Mystery big red globe
Me: Tomato-y. Good texture.
Husband: Good enough.

Red Grape
Me: Firm, tough, nothing special.
Husband: NO.

Heatmaster
Me: Ok, but too acidic.
Husband: Good! (But I was hungry!)

Indigo Rose
Me: Sweet, soft and anise-flavored. Unusual, pretty and juicy. Did not share.

Supremo
Me: Firm, basic elongated tomato. Boring.
Husband: Better than some.

Mighty Sweet
Me: Sweet, too firm, too tomato-y, but good for a red cherry.
Husband: Very good!

Sweet Cluster
Me: Good, but too tangy.
Husband: Ok. Good.

Black Cherry
Me: Tangy, complex, cocoa powder flavor. Very good. Too bad the other plant died.
Husband: More than fine!

Mystery Tiger (maybe pink bumble bee)
Me: Citrus-y, soft, sweet, juicy, delicious and beautiful. Love.
Husband: Fine.

Pink heart-shaped mystery cherry
Me: Tangy with a bite, flavorful. Ok, to good, and pretty fruit.
Husband: Tangy, interesting . Ok.

Mystery pink pointed little pear
E: Vegetal and mild. Mostly nothing special, but very good when all the way ripe.
Husband: Boring.

Early Girl
Me: Not memorable.
Husband: Good red tomato. Proper.

New Girl
Me: Soft, juicy, good flavor. But a bit boring.
Husband: Liked. Almost good. (Next tomato): Good.

Indigo Fireball
Me: Very striking too look at. Tart.
Husband: Ok.

Black Prince
Me: Excellent! Savory, mild, complex soft, juicy.
Husband: Noticeably different. I like that.

Red Pear
Me: No good.
Husband: Bad.

Mystery peach cherry
Me: Good! Interesting color. Milder and more fruity than sungold.
Husband: Good!

Indigo Blue Beauty
Me: Really mild flavor in a good way. A bit sweet, a bit fruity. Moderately juicy. And SO PRETTY!! Liked. Healthy plant. Grow again.
Husband: Fine.

Yellow Brandywine
Me: Very classic tomato flavor. Too much and too strong for me, though.
Husband: Ok.

Striped German
Me: Looks pretty. Good texture. Ordinary garden tomato flavor, not my favorite.
Husband: Bad texture. Good flavor.

Carolina Gold
Me: Too tomato-y. Surprisingly tiny. Sick plant.
Husband: Meh.

Better Boy
Me: Vegetal and mild. Good enough.
Husband. Ok.

Iron Lady
Me: Something gnawed on this, so picked early. Mild and mealy. Bad-ish.
Husband: Ok.

Amish Paste
Me: Tastes like tomato sauce and pasta in a good way. No seeds to speak of. Very mild flavor.
Husband: Ok.

Mystery large red pear
Me: Ok. Blah.
Husband: Good!

Black Truffle
Me: Juicy, soft, unusual. Herbal flavor, mild, good.
Husband: Meh. (Eats more.) Some are okay to good.

Green Zebra
Me: Tangy, soft, juicy, fruity. But not as good as the mystery GWR in the raised bed from last year.
Husband: Good for a green one.

Green Tiger
Me: Good. Citrusy, maybe?
Husband: Fine.

Lucky Tiger
Me: Hard to tell when ripe, and hard to tell apart from green tiger for taste testing. I think it has more bite.
Husband: fine.

Mystery yellow non-pear shaped "pear"
Me: Very productive. Good flavor, but tough flesh.
Husband: Ok. Prefer sungold.

Sungold
Me: More than fine. Good and sweet, but too tangy in quantity. A few plants is enough.
Husband: Very tasty. MY FAVORITE. LOVE!!!! Grow more!

Italian Ice
Me: Mild to bland. Neither acid nor sweet. Super productive and healthy plant, but not exciting.
Husband: Ok.

Purple Bumble Bee
Me: Acidic. Ok texture, but some a very tough. Prettier to look at than eat.
Husband: Fine.

Mystery large red cherry
Me: Juicy. Mild to bland. A hint of honey to it.
Husband: Meh.

Mystery small red cherry
Me: Acidic and tough. Not for me.
Husband: Eh.

Supersweet 100
Me: Eh. Boring. Sweet, for sure.
Husband: VERY GOOD.

Zebra Cherry
Me: BAD. Seedy, salty, too tough to chew. Awful.
Husband: BAD.

Sunray
Me: Good, mild, fine.
Husband: (Still waiting on plant to produce a second tomato.)

Yellow Taxi
Me: (Still waiting on plant to produce more tomatoes.)
Husband: Ok.

Marglobe
Me: Sweet and savory mild flavor. Ok to good. Deep red. Juicy.
Husband. Good, good.

Manalucie
Me. Sweet and juicy.
Husband: A proper tomato. Good!

Valencia
Me: Sweet, soft, juicy. Texture sometimes mealy, but usually good.
Husband: Ok. Juicier than some. Juicy is good. Otherwise boring.

Bradley
Me: Pretty pink with yellow shoulders. Sweet. Soft texture, complex flavor. Excellent!
Husband: A proper tomato. Good.

Indigo Ruby
Me: Beautiful. Salty, smoky, savory flavor. Juicy, but too firm.
Husband: Ok.

Yellow Pear
Me: Not the right kind of yellow pear.
Husband: No. No flavor.

Matt's Wild Cherry (volunteer)
Me: Flavorful, but hard to pick.
Husband. Good taste. Intense. Too small to eat. Why are they are split open?

Mystery small red globe
Me: VERY juicy. Tomato-y. Ok to eh.
Husband: Ok.

Orange Zinger
Me: Sweet-ish, very firm. Just ok. Would not grow again.
Husband: Ok.

Sweet Olive
Me: Mild, savory flavor. Very firm. Very early, which is nice, but not a fan.
Husband: Good!

Sausage
Me: Sauce only. Why do we have so many plants of this kind?
Husband: Sauce only.

Sweet Orange Cherry
Me: Good and sweet.
Husband: VERY GOOD!! Like sungold!

Speckled Roman
Me: Mealy with some juice. Mild flavor. Sauce only. But so GORGEOUS! Huge! Probably the most impressive looking tomato I grew.
Husband: Mushy. Sauce only.

Sweetheart of the Patio
Me: Sweet and tangy, but tiny tomato and very sickly plant.
Husband: Did not taste.

Jolly Elf
Me: Sweet. Too crunchy.
Husband: Ok.

[Fiishergurl]

Love the comments! Hubby seems like he was only a partially willing participant... lol. Sungold and Black Cherry always make good grades.

What was your favorite for taste?

Ginny

[Slg Garden]

This is totally cracking me up! It's also a prime example of how two people tasting the same tomato have different reactions. Have you decided what to grow next year?

[2000sqftyard]

My favorites were Black Prince, Tigerella (or whatever was labeled that), Black Cherry and Green Tiger. Next would be Cherokee Purple, Hillbilly and maybe Genuwine and the mystery peach cherry.

Still waiting to try: Sugary, Boxcar Willie, Old German, Big Beef, Ace 55, German Queen, Phoenix, Pineapple, Mountain Pride, Supersonic, Jet Star, Ramapo and Moreton.

[2000sqftyard]

No, I haven't decided what to grow yet. Have seeds for Brandy Boy, Abe Lincoln, Big Pink, Honey Delight, Sweet Aroma, Black Krim, Tasty Treat, Cherokee Purple and Big Rainbow, so I'll probably be growing some of those.

Any suggestions and help on what direction to go would be appreciated! Especially if anyone can determine a pattern in our household's respective taste preferences!

(Was hoping to grow fewer plants next time. Unfortunately, I have now discovered just how many kinds of tomato are out there to try, and add to that the favorites from this year were generally not productive plants... I expect to try at least 100 again next year....)

[Gardeneer]

Very condensed review. I like the style.

So, in a rough estimates I see a 50% agreement between the two of you and 50% differing. That shows how we all perceive taste differently OR not quite similarly.

Gardeneer