We've tried several varieties and this year we're recording our findings.
The
Garlic (Allium sativum 'Uzbek Turban') was our earliest and produced very, very large cloves of somewhat hot garlic. I really enjoyed it but wow, it was surprisingly sharp.
Garlic (Allium sativum 'Early Red Italian') was eaten with butter and bread last night and I found it to be very sweet and I liked it. The cloves were average sized and quite early (but not as early as Uzbek Turban).
We're growing 6 other varieties this year and I'm recording my notes on them all and will post each as a comment to the database.