date:Mar 18, 2013
The famed London-based band, which has been around for nearly 40 years, is collaborating with a venerable British brewery to produce its own beer, named Trooper after one of Iron Maiden's classic songs.
Iron Maiden and Robinsons, a 175-year-old family-owned U.K. brewery, plan to release Trooper in May.
The label features the band's mascot -- a demon-faced monster named Eddie -- wearing an English soldier's traditional red coat and waving a Union Jack.
In a video posted on the band's web site,