The beer, designed once again by IRON MAIDEN vocalist and ale aficionado Bruce Dickinson along with Robinsons’ Head Brewer Martyn Weeks, takes its inspiration from a very early Robinsons recipe which was first brewed in the 1850’s; a time when porter style beer was becoming increasingly popular in Britain.
Bruce Dickinson explains: “I like tasting outside the box. Stouts and porters were virgin territory for me so I just went by feel. Martyn and I hope we have created a new take on a classic beer and one which I hope will tickle the taste buds of ale fans in a pleasantly unexpected way.”
At 6.8% in bottle or 5.8% ABV in cask, TROOPER Red ‘N’ Black is the strongest beer in the range to date.
Bruce Dickinson explains: “I like tasting outside the box. Stouts and porters were virgin territory for me so I just went by feel. Martyn and I hope we have created a new take on a classic beer and one which I hope will tickle the taste buds of ale fans in a pleasantly unexpected way.”
At 6.8% in bottle or 5.8% ABV in cask, TROOPER Red ‘N’ Black is the strongest beer in the range to date.
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5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle 330ml. @ [ The Country Stat Improver Tasting ] - Saxo, Aarhus. [ As Robinsons Trooper Red ’n’ Black ].Clear medium to dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, moderate yeasty, light brown sugar. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, caramekm brown sugar, caramelized malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20161008] 5-3-5-3-10
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2016
at 14:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Mahogany beer with a tan head. Caramel and light fruity aroma. Caramel and light red fruit flavor with light chocolate. Medium bodied. Caramel and light chocolate linger with light red fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2016
at 14:18
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask at the Haymarket. Appearance - dark brown to black with red chinks. Decent head. Nose - marzipan and chocolate biscuits. Taste - cherries and more marzipan. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - not a porter but not bad at all.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Nov 2016
at 14:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Haymarket. Pours clear dark red brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of red fruit and malt. Taste is very fruity. Soreen. Wouldn’t have put this down as a porter with my eyes closed. Fruity finish too.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Nov 2016
at 05:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500 ml bottle into pint glass, bottled on 8/5/2016. Pours fairly crystal clear deep reddish brown color with a 1-2 finger dense and fluffy light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted brown bread, nuttiness, raisin, plum, and apple; with lighter notes of cocoa, coffee, herbal, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted brown bread, nuttiness, raisin, plum, and apple; with lighter notes of cocoa, coffee, herbal, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted brown bread, nuttiness, dark fruit, cocoa, herbal, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light dryness from bitterness, increasing through the glass. Light-medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 6.8%. Overall this is a very good English brown porter style. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2016
at 20:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours reddish black with small short lasting head of foam. Smells kinda roasty and sweet. caramel malt and what I would describe as toffee, fruity and bordering on the outer edge of Sherry.
All the aromas I mentioned show up in the taste. With some alcohol.
Medium body and carbonation. .This is very drinkable and a treat.
All the aromas I mentioned show up in the taste. With some alcohol.
Medium body and carbonation. .This is very drinkable and a treat.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2016
at 16:59
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
330ml bottle from Morrisons, Bracknell. A reddish copper colour with a thin beige head; earthy malt aroma; very thin, with a short-lived sweet malt loaf taste; followed by a rather dry and disappointing woody bitterness that fails to hide the alcohol. Not a good porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2016
at 13:30