Iron Maiden Announce New Saké Lager, Sun And Steel

Expanding their Trooper range with a saké-infused lager, Iron Maiden and Robinsons Brewery have announced details of their collaborative new Sun And Steel beverage.

The drink – which takes its name, obviously, from the 1983 Piece Of Mind track – was designed by Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson, and was actually first conceived all the way from in the autumn of 2016.

“This has been such an exciting project," Bruce enthuses. "I had a crazy idea to try and make a saké-infused lager and over two and a half years later, here we are! I know Martyn [Weeks, head brewer] and the team at Robinsons have had to become mad scientists to make this work but the end result is a really unique hybrid beer that tastes fantastic. Trooper fans have been asking for a lager, and here it is. I bet you would never have guessed we would do it like this, though!”

Sun And Steel will be available from May 6 in the UK, in celebration of Trooper's sixth birthday. It'll then be able to purchase worldwide at a later date.

Mmmmm…

Catch Iron Maiden live at the following dates this year:

July

18 Sunrise, FL, USA – BB&T Center
20 Atlanta, GA, USA – Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
22 Charlotte, NC, USA – PNC Music Pavilion
24 Washington DC, USA – Jiffy Lube Live
26 Brooklyn, NY, USA – Barclays Center
30 Philadelphia, PA, USA – Wells Fargo Center

August

01 Boston, MA, USA – Xfinity Center
03 Hartford, CT, USA – Xfinity Theatre
05 Montreal, QC, Canada – Bell Centre
07 Quebec, QC, Canada – Videotron Centre
09 Toronto, ON, Canada – Budweiser Stage
10 Toronto, ON, Canada – Budweiser Stage
13 Buffalo, NY, USA – KeyBank Center
15 Cincinnati, OH, USA – Riverbend Music Center
17 Pittsburgh, PA, USA – PPG Paints Arena
19 Nashville, TN, USA – Bridgestone Arena
22 Chicago, IL, USA – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
24 Indianapolis, IL, USA – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
26 St Paul, MN, USA – Xcel Energy Center
28 Winnipeg, MB, Canada – Bell MTS Place
30 Edmonton, AB, Canada – Rogers Place
31 Calgary, AB, Canada – Scotiabank Saddledome

September

03 Vancouver, BC, Canada – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
05 Tacoma, WA, USA – Tacoma Dome
06 Portland, OR, USA – Moda Center
09 Sacramento, CA, USA – Golden 1 Center
10 Oakland, CA, USA – Oracle Arena
13 Las Vegas, NV, USA – MGM Grand Garden Arena
14 Los Angeles, CA, USA – Banc of California Stadium
17 Phoenix, AZ, USA – Talking Stick Resort Arena
19 Albuquerque, NM, USA – Isleta Amphitheater
21 Dallas, TX, USA – Dos Equis Pavilion
22 Houston, TX, USA – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
25 San Antonio, TX, USA – AT&T Center
29 Mexico City, Mexico – Sports Palace

October

04 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Rock In Rio
12 Buenos Aires, Argentina – Velez Sarsfield Stadium
15 Santiago, Chile – Estadio Nacional