I avoided hummus like the plague for about 7 months on this diet b/c I normally cannot stand chickpeas. However, on a day when I was dying for something to put on some OP crackers, I bought some roasted garlic hummus out of desperation, and it was the beginning of a love affair for me.
The roasted garlic flavor is the only one I have tried, so it may just be the garlic speaking to me. It does not taste as beany as I had imagined it would. I think the lemon juice, olive oil, and tahini do a lot to moderate the starchiness that I usually hate in beans.
I've used it to spread on stone ground wheat crackers, and I use it as a dip with sliced red peppers for a snack quite often. I think there is a recipe in the forum for a roasted veggie sandwich that uses hummus as a condiment. I printed that one off a while back, but I have yet to try it.
It's hard to say exactly what it tastes like. Some things only taste like themselves.
Be brave! Buy a small container, and give it a try!