Iron Maiden "Trooper" Beer

[gwEm]

Have you guys see this?

http://www.ironmaiden.com/trooper--a-new-premium-british-beer-from-iron-maiden-and-robinsons-brewery.html

I still can't get over the cool things Maiden gets to do. Looking forward to sampling some!

[James C]

I wish i saw this before last weekend when i arranged the beer & wine for my upcoming wedding, this would have been perfect :D

[TheyCallMeVolume]

Eh, I bet KISS has done this 7 times already...

 :lol:

[JJretroTONEGOD]

WOT? he was in stockport and I didn't even know! damn it

[Dmoney]

Run to the stills, run for your pint.

[TheyCallMeVolume]

Run to the stills, run for your pint.

+1000000000

[Kiichi]

God I gotta get me some. I am currently really getting into handcrafted beer and add Maiden to that? Oh hell yes.
I wonder which kind of ale it is exactly. I am a big fan of India Pales, but it does not look like that.

[Philly Q]

I don't drink beer, but I might buy a bottle for the label.

[FELINEGUITARS]

It has to be stored away from Guinness as it has a fear of the dark

Shame it's not 6.66% ABV

[MrBump]

It has to be stored away from Guinness as it has a fear of the dark

Shame it's not 6.66% ABV

 :lol:

[Plenum n Heather]

Judging by the colour, looks like an ESB.

The 'secret recipe' bit made me laugh; the best brewers share their recipes. And there are only 3 types of beer anyway, when it comes down to it. A decent brewer could suss out the recipe pretty quick.

If they are REAL smart, they are using a proprietary yeast, which will not be easy to obtain or mimic. At least not until it gets put under a microscope ... or someone grabs the yeast from the trub. :)

Unfortunately, these types (English bitters) of beer are totally not in vogue in the US, and I doubt I will ever get to try it!!

[gwEm]

i guess the "secret recipe" bit is pure hype from the marketing team. i also expect it to be like a kind of special bitter, maybe with some kind of twist to it.

i'd forgotten you were such a beer expert Ben, i like well brewed beer but know little more than the basics you learn by taking a brewery tour. i should try to find out more.

the coverage Trooper is getting is rather large, its been in a number of papers and it seems to be causing a bit of excitement online. if its good tasting, I expect it to be a big seller since its got such a memorable name.

[HTH AMPS]

I like real traditional dark bitters, hope its a winner - there are plenty of real ale places round here that will no doubt be game for stocking this.

[Philly Q]

the coverage Trooper is getting is rather large, its been in a number of papers and it seems to be causing a bit of excitement online. if its good tasting, I expect it to be a big seller since its got such a memorable name.

It's also quite conceivable that casual punters will confuse it with Bombardier, which probably won't do its sales any harm.

(Caveat:  I don't know if Bombardier is any good as a beer, but it's certainly well known!)

[Plenum n Heather]

I would love to see hidden-camera footage of the average (North American) Bud Light swilling metalhead trying to down a bottle of this which they got based purely on the fact that Eddie is on the draught handle!! :)