Back in Fil’s shed was where the Sludgebeast first emerged. All we said was “Why not?” Why not fill the mash all the way to the top? Why not use that many specialty grains? Why not dose it with coffee, cocoa, vanilla, oak, port… Why not? 

Then we learned why not… Sludgebeast followed us to the warehouse, and destroyed everything and everyone it touched. It stuck sparges, broke pumps, perplexed palates, ruined parties, consumed souls… And now Sludgebeast has followed us here, and it’s waiting, in this can. What have we done? Oh god, what have we done?