Beer review of an English Bitter Ale: Trooper from Iron Maiden and Robinson's Brewery

The trooper is a delicious english bitter ale from Iron Maiden and Robinson's brewery. The taste is strong and full, with a slightly bitter aftertaste. The Trooper is perfect for any cold night out!

We have a special guest in Michael Burrough. This former frontman for Raven Age was on a whirlwind tour with Iron Maiden, hitting 72 cities across the globe. Now we come face to face with Trooper Premium British Ale and find out if this Ed Force One passenger is a loyal Trooper.

Trooper is a premium British beer inspired by Iron Maiden and handcrafted by Robinsons Brewery. A unique blend of malty and citrus flavors from Bobec, Goldings and Cascade hops dominate this deep golden ale with hints of lemon. "

Trooper is a premium British beer inspired by Iron Maiden, made at Robinsons Brewery in Cheshire, UK. A true beer lover, singer Bruce Dickinson has created a beer with real depth. A unique blend of malty and citrus flavors from Bobec, Goldings and Cascade hops dominate this deep golden ale with hints of lemon. "

Robinson's brewery

Robinsons has been in Stockport city centre for nearly two centuries, with around 280 leased and managed pubs, inns and hotels throughout the North West. Robinsons is one of the oldest and most respected brands in British winemaking history. Robinsons is a proud family of independent brewers, one of the UK's most progressive and sophisticated breweries, with a global reputation for real beer. It is also home to the largest hops in the world. From here, we apply our decades of experience to create exciting new varieties and flavors that will lead us to the next award-winning beer. Combining original recipe beers like Old Tom (first brewed in 1899) and Unicorn (legendary since 1896) with innovative young beers like Dizzy Blonde, Wizard and TROOPER (brewed with Iron Maiden) sets Robinsons apart.. ....the best of traditions. It's an award-winning recipe that has brought Robinson's Real Ale beer recognition for nearly 180 years. To maintain our exceptional consistency and exceptional beer quality, our brewing method is a carefully controlled combination of temperature, time and flow rate. This helps us reduce variation and save time, materials and consumables. Final result? The unique taste of Robinson beer. Robinsons - Brewing to perfection since 1838.

Commercial Description IRON MAIDEN and Robinsons Brewery have teamed up again with TROOPER IPA, a 4.3% golden Indian pale ale with hoppy flavours. Referring to the American IPA revolution and its hop selection, this beer was created by Bruce Dickinson and Robinson's head brewer, Martyn Weeks. The perfect conference beer for any time of year.

Trooper from iron maiden

The Iron Maiden Trooper was born out of a collaboration between British heavy metal band Iron Maiden and British brewery Robinsons. Far from being just another drink from the famous endorser, Robinsons partnered with singer Bruce Dickinson to choose the best ingredients for this beer.

The light brigade charge that inspired the Iron Maiden song The Trooper took place at the Battle of Balaclava (1854) during the Crimean War, when 600 British cavalry bravely charged against massive Russian artillery. Brave and reckless attack by the commander Lord Raglan.

Exerpts from the show:

The Alconauts:  What would you say would be the most memorable experience you had being on tour with Iron Maiden?

Michael:  I decided after the show in Russia, instead of going back to my own hotel and going to bed I went out with two female Russian neurologists and got absolutely shit-faced and I woke up in one of their hotels at 10 am.  The issue with that is that bus call was at 8 am from my hotel which was 20 minutes away.

The Alconauts:  You missed the plane.

Michael:  I missed the plane.  I was the only person who managed to do that and the band were not very happy about it of course.  It was terrible, it was a bad bad decision, but luckily it was not too much of an issue with it because the next show was in Finland and it wasn't for three days ...

Watch the episode to learn about Michael's tour with Iron Maiden!