22oz bottle pours a viscous black with some beige head. Nose has a lot of raisin, lots of molasses, malt, some black pepper, some umami. Flavor has some dried cherry, soured coffee, lightly sweet, a little dark bread, some turbinado sugar. Lightly sour finish. Something is off.

Bottle at Craig’s tasting. Sweet chocolate roast nose, rich chocolate, sweet silky beer. --- Beer merged from original tick of Starboard Oatmeal Stout on 20 Dec 2013 at 21:54 - Score: 7. Original review text: Bottle. Sweet chocolate roast nose, rich chocolate, sweet silky beer.

Bottle at Craig’s. Pours dark brown with a little tan head. Aromas of oats and roasted nuts, not getting any coffee. Taste has a sour note and some choclate sweetness. Finishes short. OK.

bottle at home ... Deep roast ... thin tan head .. soft dark roast ... bitter chocolate roast ... dark marts ... chewy roast...dark roast ... light tinge of sour ... sweet roast ... light chocolate ...

Draft - blonde colored barley wine, with a light haze - odd flavor - kind of dough, floral, bitter and kind of soapy - some fruity white grape character - moderately bitter and acidic - finishing with strong sugary/frosting sweetness - weak, especially for this brewery.

One Mile House, NYC tap: Pours orange with a white head. Aroma is citrus, sweet malts, kind of like toffee, but not really... some sort of candy most definitely. Taste is not at all bitter. It is much more malt forward than it is hop forward, but the hops do provide a nice flavor to it nevertheless. Easy to drink.

Bottle from Whole Foods Bowery. Been wanting to try some Port Jeff for awhile now. Pours muted cloudy orange. Nose of tropical fruit and slightly dank. Tastes of pears, citra hops, basement, caramel, earth, and some malt. Peppery and bitter finish. Carbonation is nice and this is easy bomber to put down.

Growler at Max’s. Pours black with tan head. Nose and taste of roast chocolate, vanilla wafer, cocoa and light resin. Medium body.

Tap at the brewery - the golden monkey influence is pretty apparent here - like a lot of American tripels, it’s pretty sweet, but the sweetness is clean, the alcohol is well-masked, and the light esters and moderate spicy character balance the sweetness fairly well - not a banana bomb, like many American renditions, which is nice - however, it is mostly just sweet and lightly spicy - not as complex as you want from this style, but still fairly enjoyable.