Yes, agree with you, I don't do that anymore. I was surely overpitching that way. I read somewhere it could lead to some issues (a case of green apple taste in a craft brewery) and my batches are largers now, so no more continuous fermentation here. Hehehe. Now I harvest, but don't wash. I don't feel the urge to do it. Less manipulation is less risk of infection.
About brulosophy material, I am always more interested in the "my impression" part than the triangle test itself. A lot of guys and free beer isn't what I would call a reasonable scientific panel. They always find fruit and citrus notes in anything they drink. Also, not diving too deep in the statistical realm, the population usually is too small for a proper significant result.
A honest review from the brewer is always better and if something doesn't makes a notable difference, isn't a big deal in homebrew scale.
What I really enjoy to do is going for academical articles, specially reviews.
This is THE place
A lot of free material, since 60's. And I'm a chemist (aka nerd), so I kind like it.