Trooper Red 'n' Black (Cask)
(Batch of Trooper Red 'N' Black)
Robinsons in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.45
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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.
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Grumbo (24737) reviewed Trooper Red 'n' Black (Cask) from Robinsons 2 weeks ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
12/3/2026. Cask at wetherspoon’s beer festival. At Hamilton Hall, Liverpool Street, London. Good pour. Nice malty, chocolate, fruity aroma with a liquorice edge. Bittersweet. Decent body. Exceeded expectations.
Mr_Pink_152 (17449) ticked Trooper Red 'n' Black (Cask) from Robinsons 3 weeks ago
Cask version at 5.8% ABV. Malty and sweet. Some rich malty and smooth.
RuneBlix (26478) reviewed Trooper Red 'n' Black (Cask) from Robinsons 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Half-pint, cask ale, 5.8 % abv, at The White Swan in Islington (JDW). Deep dark brownish body, tiny beige head, spotty lacing. Inviting caramel malty aromas added by herbal hops. Fine balanced taste of brittle caramel, liquorice, and note of leafy hops. Lightly roasted ending. Medium bodied. Pleasing (London, 02.03.2026).
Troopie (5756) reviewed Trooper Red 'n' Black (Cask) from Robinsons 6 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
A troopie's beer for troopies. Black body with off white head. Malty aroma with some hop. Full malty taste with a toffee and biscuit and a little hop in the finish.
Downender (11273) reviewed Trooper Red 'n' Black (Cask) from Robinsons 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol March 2017. Dark brown in colour, with a small, off-white, head. Toasty malts, liquorice and a touch of leafy hop, before a dryish finish. Fine.
BlackHaddock (17491) reviewed Trooper Red 'n' Black (Cask) from Robinsons 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask pint in my local Wetherspoons on 27th March 2017, ten days after rating the bottled version (which I prefered). Red hue to the body, smooth beige head on top. Malty and sweet, yet with a bitter red berry fruit finish to each sip.
Deanso (15822) reviewed Trooper Red 'n' Black (Cask) from Robinsons 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Pint on tap at Wetherspoons, Doncaster. Thin creamy tan head. Clear deep amber pour. A bit thin. Some liquorice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Dark brown with red hints, a light fizz and a thin beige head. Liquorice and blackcurrant whiff. Taste is blackcurrant, blackcurrant leaves, toffee and fortunately less liquorice than the smell suggested (I don’t particularly like liquorice). Some spiciness in the finish. Overall a pleasant enough fruity porter, and better than I expected given the moniker linking it to the dismal regular Trooper brew.
WingmanWillis (38720) ticked Trooper Red 'n' Black (Cask) from Robinsons 9 years ago
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Trooper Red 'n' Black (Cask) from Robinsons 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On the SilkTork Southampton through the looking glass tour. Day 2 Sunday The Dolphin. Dark red brown colour no head. Liquorice not in great condition. Some ok malts dark fruit. Some drying hop finish. Some juiciness. Liquorice.