This beer was brewed by Robinsons, a Lancashire brewery, in
conjunction with Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson who is apparently a bit
of a real ale enthusiast. The brewery had previously produced a beer in conjunction
with Elbow which was pretty successful but apparently Trooper has been evenmore popular. I spotted this in bottles quite a while ago and must admit I wasn’t
particularly desperate to try it, I imagined it as a generic beer marketed in a
clever way. However following my five-a-side football on Wednesday I was back
at the Compton Arms where they had it on cask so I decided to give it a go. It’s
a pretty decent English bitter I suppose, it’s hard to think of any really
distinguishing features. The one thing I did notice was that it poured with a
thick, unusually creamy head. It was malt forward with a hint of caramel and
pretty solid. Yes, a good solid bitter but not one that’ll blow you away. The pump clip is pretty cool though, eh?Brewery: Robinsons
Country: United Kingdom
ABV: 4.8%
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