Reviewed from notes.
The appearance had a pitch black colored body with a one finger foamy off white head, the head dies after about a good thirty seconds, a moderate amount of sporadic light clingy lacing appears and eventually spider webs.
The smell had light roasted malts with an ever so light amount of hops.
The taste had a smooth roastiness with some hops trying to make their presence, but really stay subdued, roasty aftertaste, dry sweet finish.
The palate sat about a light to medium, semi-sessionable. Carbonation seems spot on for the style and for me.
Overall, this is almost always a super hard style for me to review, but figured better get ’er done, wishing I would have been more careful with that bottle date that got smudged as it could’ve helped me gauge how old this was. I’d probably have again, but the black & tan style though most of them are lower ABV-ed tend to be more of a sipper for me - could be just be, not sure what it is of these little beasts.

Bottled 500ml @PBFVIII, bought from Boston
Dark amber color, small white head. Slightly hoppy, light toasted notes. Medium-bodied. Caramel, some toasted notes. Lingering light bitterness in the aftertaste. A bit conservative.

Bottle @ home, courtesy of a chill trader bro. Pours a clear reddish brown appearance with a creamy, lasting brown head. Roasty chocolate, a touch smoky, caramelized grainy, light coffee aroma. Creamy mouthfeel. Dark chocolate, a touch metallic, cola, burnt, a touch smoky, sweet malty flavor. Doesn’t blow me away but it is enjoyable.

Bottle poured into a snifter. Pours black with minimal head. Aroma of coffee and chocolate with slight woody notes. Taste is light bitter and light sweet. Coffee, chocolate and a bit of wood. Full bodied with a slick texture. Soft carbonation and a very long finish. Overall, pretty darn good.

Draft sampled at Rattle n Hum, NYC. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of roast, chocolate, wood and some nuts. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Bottled@PBF VIII. Slightly hazy ambery brown colour with small off-white head. Aroma is wood, canilla, caramel and some slight wooden notes. Flavour is fruity, some slight roasted notes along with quite strong tart wooden notes. This left a bit strange in my books.

65 cl bottle @ PBF VIII
Aroma has sweetish woody notes, some caramel, toasted notes and vanilla. Flavour has sweet caramel and toffee notes. Also some vanilla and wood. Definitely not your typical stout. Also makes me wonder what barrel was used since I cannot taste it.

650ml bottle @ PBF 2013

Pours clear brown with a small head. Aroma of sweet syrup, caramel, hints of hops, ash and fruits. Taste is sweet, grassy and grainy with hints of syrup, caramel and roastiness. Finish is bitter, grassy and grainy. A bit untypical and unbalanced.

Bottled at PBF. Clear dark brown, faint head. Toasty nose with some tropical fruit. Mid sweet with medium body and clean mouthfeel. Mildly roasty, rather shallow. Mid bitter finish. Ordinary.

Bottle. Pours a dark copper with medium beige head leving spotty lacing. Aroma of strong roast, coffee bean, and chocolate. Thin mouthfeek with rich chocolate and roast with sweet finish. Good.