Naming this beer after the movie because it’s extremely abrasive. I brewed 10 gallons of this monster for a couple of reasons. First the various homebrew competitions within Louisiana that are for whatever reason all picking up the American Stout category. Second I had to have an interesting beer for Zapp’s beerfest and this is it. This recipe is based off of a baseline American Stout recipe I got from a great homebrewer from Lafayette by the name of Jim C. I mashed it up with a list of recipes I read in a BYO article from Jamil Z and voila. We’ll see if it’s great later on.

The brew day went great on 2/27/2016. No problems or anything. I’m really curious about this beer since I don’t have experience sending it to competitions. I imagine judges will like beers with more body/mouthfeel than the guidelines lead on because that’s what appears to be the beers that club members bring to meetings or appreciate themselves. I guess we’ll see.

Not really sure where the BeerXML plugin is getting the actual OG but mine was actually 1.066 so it came in high. I did adjust up some from the original plan at 1.061 because Merica.

Update 3/8/2016

This thing finished at about 1.019 and has a really nice taste and feel to it. Look forward to having it cold and carbonated.

Update 3/24/2016

I thought this beer would soften more than it did with a few weeks. It’s quite harsh and the hops clash with the dryness from the roasted malts. I think I probably threw too much in this beer for a first run at a style I’m unfamiliar with. Hopefully it’ll improve with another month but It’s certainly not a pleasing beer by the pint.