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How does this sound for a robust porter?

10.5 lbs british pale
1 lb Munich
.5 lb Chocolate
.5 lb Crystal 60
.5 lb Crystal 90
.25 lb roasted barley

.5 oz Horizon (60 min)
.5 oz Amarillo (30 min)
.5 oz Amarillo (0 min)

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I guess though I'm really just asking how the hops look. I'm brewing this either later tonight or tomorrow, and I wanted to get some thoughts if the amarillo would be a good choice for the robust porter. Most of the malt is british, so I was torn between the amarillo and horizon or british hops

It will be something like an American style Porter (for which there is no style). Probably tasty, but won't win any medals. So I guess how it sounds depends on your motivation!

Could this be entered as an American Stout?

With only 2% roast it looks more like an American Brown Ale. Bump up the roast to get closer to a stout.

I would switch the roasted barley to black patent malt

I may have to try that next time I brew this, I brewed what I have above yesterday. I may eneter it into a comp and adjust the recipe next time I brew it.