Tan
Fat Orange Cat Brew Co.

From the double can two-pack for a Black and Tan.
Poured into a Samuel Smith pint glass. Pours a medium coppery amber with a half finger white head that dissipates to a persistent thick film with light lacing. Aroma of biscuit malt, a touch of caramel, faint apple and grassy hops. Flavor is lightly biscuit malt, mild caramel, dried apple and grassy hops; grassy hop finish with moderate bitterness. Medium bodied with light to moderate creaminess. A reasonable domestic take on an English pale ale, with traditional biscuit malt and grassy hops; the biscuit is a bit dialed back. Light, but pleasant, fruit notes and a touch earthy. Strikes me as a hybrid of English pale ale and European pale ale; leaning to the former.
Black & Tan
So how does it blend together for a black and tan? The Aroma is all over the place, with some dark toasted malt, biscuit malt, apple juice notes and a little coffee; leans mostly to the pale ale side of the equation. Flavor fairly follows aroma, a combination of dark toasted malt and light coffee from the stout and lighter biscuit malt, and fruit notes with light to moderate grassy hops. Interesting, but seems to not know where its going. I lean in the direction of the straight stout for my palate. Fun to mix, though.
Rating for Tan only.