First sip is more bitter than I expected. You can definitely taste the oatmeal in there, and it is properly well cooked and smoky, but the hit of bitterness is a bit more overwhelming. There is a bit of coffee taste in there fighting, too. Coffee is a bitter drink by its nature, so I guess it makes sense that it is coming with the bitterness. Time for a big swig.
Tip-in is bitter - like chocolate without sugar added. Carbonation hits the corners of the mouth with the beverage, and the middle hits as a slightly acidic coffee taste and is quickly followed by oatmeal with the more smoky, slightly burnt malt. The whole effect of the beer is... another letdown. Blackstone keeps trying, and they keep failing. I want them to succeed for my own benefit, if nothing else.
1.75/5