My First batch was a cluster of mistakes, I scorched extract (badly), boiled over (3 times) didn't let it primary long enough, added hops and sugar to try to get it going again in secondary. But learned a lot about what not to do.
Tastes bad, really wanted to toss it, but decided I would go ahead and get some bottling experience, then as an additional learning experience, open one a week to see the progress of carbing and see if it gets any better with age. I also set aside a handful to open on my 1st Brew anniversary.
So far I've opened 5 bottles, now nicely carbed and I could actually take a decent drink, then dumped the rest. Had a distinct burnt taste initially that is subsiding to over-roasted flavor. maybe in another month I will drink a whole one.
The next 4 batches went great and I am drinking Number 2, a nice hoppy DIPA.