Anywhere in Ireland sell Trooper (Iron Maiden) Beer?

oak5548

Does anybody know which shops (if any) seel Trooper ale in Ireland? Its fairly new but I'm interested in getting it.

Their websites says that "Premier International Ireland" are the Irish stocker, but I cant find anything about it on their website.

http://www.ironmaidenbeer.com/overseas

I would order it online, but the shipping charges are gigantic! The beer itself is cheap enough at €18 for a case of 8 x 500 but it spikes to over €40 for a case if you order online.

anybody know anything about these premier international guys?

OldBean

Drinkstore in Stoneybatter had/has some. I was warned against trying it, but curiosity and the mini-documentary about how passionate they were about it got the better of me. It's muck. Marketing muck.

drumswan

Redmonds stock it.

Its a fairly run of the mill ESB.

Morf

What's I've heard from real ale drinkers in the UK is that it is really very average.

Lovely Bloke

yeah, it's nothing to get excited about, unless you are an "OMG MAIDENNNNNNNNNN \m/" kind of person.

I wouldn't exactly call it "muck" it's no better or worse than a hundred other similar bitters to be found up and down England.

ciaran76

Molloys in Clonsilla also has it.

Seen it in many shops actually seems fairly easy to get in Dublin.

Son0vagun

Smiths in navan have it. It's very nice.

BMJD

McHughs have it too, as others have said it's fairly ordinary, I only bought it for the novelty factor

GLaDOS

I tried it in ATG. It's decent, nothing special. Was charge €6.66, which while funny, was rip off.

Ravelleman

ScienceNerd wrote: »

I tried it in ATG. It's decent, nothing special. Was charge €6.66, which while funny, was rip off.

Glorious.

MonkstownHoop

Blackrock cellar have it

blueshed

kennys of Lucan off licence and the Malthouse Trim both stock it.

oak5548

Hmm so it seems like it might be more available than I thought!
thanks for the replies.
And I dont really mind if its run of the mill. I'm no beer connoisseur. I drink Tyskie, and Copper Coast Ale usually :pac:

OldBean

Copper Coast is a lovely ale, no doubt. But Trooper really comes in under average.

oak5548

OldBean wrote: »

Copper Coast is a lovely ale, no doubt. But Trooper really comes in under average.

Could it be the fact that its English? I had ale in London years ago and it was so much different than what I'm used to here. Apparently they make it differently over there.

Son0vagun

Read in the paper yesterday that Status Quo are working with Wychwood Brewery on a beer called Piledriver, named after one of their albums.

FCB1899

Had it on draught in Manchester yesterday and thought it was decent,not sure what the bottled version is like.Seen it in a couple of off-licences, Spar at Woodstown D16 being one of them

Son0vagun

Just seen it in Carry Out in Tyrellstown

Heroditas

Son0vagun wrote: »

Read in the paper yesterday that Status Quo are working with Wychwood Brewery on a beer called Piledriver, named after one of their albums.

I would have thought they'd call it Thirsty Work.

irish_goat

Son0vagun wrote: »

Read in the paper yesterday that Status Quo are working with Wychwood Brewery on a beer called Piledriver, named after one of their albums.

Already made and all.

crockholm

Tried it.Unremarkable.Have Another unopened bottle in my Collection,just as a novelty.Bought a Motorhead one before Xmas too.

yknaa

crockholm wrote: »

Tried it.Unremarkable.Have Another unopened bottle in my Collection,just as a novelty.Bought a Motorhead one before Xmas too.

I wonder is it mainly metal/hard rock acts that go down this route? Think Gamma Ray and AC/DC also have branded wines/beers.
Still have yet to locate a Maiden source close to home.

BeerNut

yknaa wrote: »

I wonder is it mainly metal/hard rock acts that go down this route?

Robinsons, who did Iron Maiden Trooper, brewed Build A Rocket Boys with Elbow between 2011 and 2013.

crockholm

yknaa wrote: »

I wonder is it mainly metal/hard rock acts that go down this route? Think Gamma Ray and AC/DC also have branded wines/beers.
Still have yet to locate a Maiden source close to home.

Well,fans of these crusty old rockers tend to be a staunch and devoted lot, so thats a lot of brand loyalty there.

I Think it fits in with the image of the older rockers,booze,broads and brawls just as practically every rapper seems to have his own brand of urban clothes wear.

Doubtless there are beer/clothes svengali's behind it all

wandatowell

Run of the mill English beer.

Very expensive for what you get.


Anybody know anywhere in Cork that sells it?

Lovely Bloke

yknaa wrote: »

I wonder is it mainly metal/hard rock acts that go down this route? Think Gamma Ray and AC/DC also have branded wines/beers.
Still have yet to locate a Maiden source close to home.

Here's a good list

MOTM

Which flavour you lookin for? Acrid Smoke or Horses Breath?

Knifey Spoony

wandatowell wrote: »

Run of the mill English beer.

Very expensive for what you get.


Anybody know anywhere in Cork that sells it?

I know Bradley's had it at one stage, it's were I picked it up, but that was a good bit before Christmas. If they don't have it, it might be worth trying Galvins on Bandon Road.

For what it's worth, I though it was a good enough beer, certainly nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be given it is more or less band merchandise.

The Hill Billy

Slightly off-topic, but when it comes to heavy metal branded drinks, I think Lemmy has sold out a little bit...



(I saw this in a music shop window in Bern last year.)

Lovely Bloke

Girls like Metal too you know.

The Hill Billy

But Rosé?!

yknaa

The Hill Billy wrote: »

But Rosé?!

A whole lot of rosé even

To make up for it they named the lager offering after one of their 90s albums 'Bas***ds'

jack presley

€3.69 a bottle in Clonsilla.

Padraig Mor

Haven't tasted this myself, and by all accounts it's just a fairly standard ale - but it looks like it's been an astonishing success:
http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/agribusiness-and-food/iron-maiden-beer-proves-to-be-a-trooper-for-british-brewery-1.1713660

"sold 3.5 million pints to date without a penny being spent on marketing". "the beer had gone from nowhere to being the most exported British craft beer." “Robinson’s are on three shifts a day. They are literally brewing 24 hours a day trying to keep up with demand,”. Incredible!

yknaa

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Haven't tasted this myself, and by all accounts it's just a fairly standard ale - but it looks like it's been an astonishing success:
http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/agribusiness-and-food/iron-maiden-beer-proves-to-be-a-trooper-for-british-brewery-1.1713660

"sold 3.5 million pints to date without a penny being spent on marketing". "the beer had gone from nowhere to being the most exported British craft beer." “Robinson’s are on three shifts a day. They are literally brewing 24 hours a day trying to keep up with demand,”. Incredible!

Yup - right up till 2 minutes to midnight and beyond Sorry couldn't resist.
Really looking forward to giving this a try.

Ciarrai76

yknaa wrote: »

I wonder is it mainly metal/hard rock acts that go down this route? Think Gamma Ray and AC/DC also have branded wines/beers.
Still have yet to locate a Maiden source close to home.

where in the country are you?