Bloggy Goodness: Iron Maiden’s Heavy Metal Beer

You don’t typically equate metal-heads with craft beer, but Iron Maiden is looking to change that. The legendary British metal act has announced that they’ve teamed up with the folks at Robinsons Brewery to produce Trooper Premium British Beer. The 4.7% ABV brew, named after a song off their 1983 album Piece of Mind, features “malt flavours and citric notes from a unique blend of Bobec, Goldings and Cascade hops [that] dominate this deep golden ale with a subtle hint of lemon.”

Trooper, which will features Maiden’s iconic mascot Eddie on the label, will be available on cask and in bottles beginning in May. Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson introduces the brew…

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