Ben & Jerry's Oat of this Swirled Ice Cream

[New for early 2017] I'll be honest, I don't really know which reviews to try and push out first right now. I have a wide array of stuff in the freezer and only so many calories I can consume in a day. For now I will try to keep bouncing around and in particular I wanted something that sounded like a breakfast ice cream this morning. Let's dig in to a pint of...

Ben & Jerry's Oat of this Swirled Ice Cream

buttery brown sugar ice cream with fudge flakes
& oatmeal cinnamon cookie swirls

It looks like the cookie swirl has broken up to some degree.

Well, it definitely tastes like oatmeal.  The broken up swirl puts a bit of oatmeal flavor in every bite. As I proceed, I think I like the bites with more oatmeal flavor in them.

With that, you might ask, "what about the buttery brown sugar base?". It's not really coming across in the way you would expect. It's the oatmeal that comes across more than the brown sugar. As I dug further in, I did experience an increase to the overall sweetness, so I think that's where it comes in to play the most.

I think I've only hit oatmeal bits or hunks but not swirls.

All along the way, my spoon kept getting stopped by the fudge chunks. Like Truffle Kerfuffle, this seems to have a good amount of fudge chunks in it (though it's interesting to note that these are the same width but twice as long as the ones in TK). I am enjoying the chunks and overall they do go with everything else, but they are plentiful enough that they can start to dominate the overall flavor.

Do I like this flavor? Ofcourse I do. Do I love it? I don't know yet, but I have the feeling it will continue to grow on me. It is a different experience in the way that we get the flavor of oatmeal as opposed to the sensation of biting in to oatmeal cookie dough. I've heard several people say this won't replace the beloved OCC and I'm guessing that's why.

On Second Scoop: Let's see if I can do a better job of explaining this one. The brown sugar comes together with the oatmeal cinnamon swirl to create a pleasant flavor though not necessarily one that will remind you of oatmeal cookie dough. I actually wound up avoiding the fudge chunks for the most part on this second scooping because I was really trying to analyze the complexity of what's been presented to us. Once you start chomping on the fudge "flakes" (as tasty as they may be), you will start to lose all the nuances of what's going on. It's a neat flavor and I look forward to continuing my analysis. In particular, I will continue to wonder where the oatmeal ends and the brown sugar begins.

Verdict?  enjoyable
Buy Again?  sure