[sienabrewer]

Dean, rather than surmising about analogies which may not be analogous, why don't you just do the blind triangle test and get yourself some real data?

+1, thank you. 

[nicneufeld]

The best test would probably be to empty a can, rinse and fill it with a mix of near boiling water and baking soda, let it cool and taste it. 

If you keep drinking all that sodium bicarbonate tea, you won't have taste buds left!

No but seriously the best test would be like we have said...a multi-beer blind taste test administered by an indifferent third party.  Probably be more enjoyable than swigging hot baking soda water, too!