Posts Categorized: Beverage

Iron Maiden Beer: Trooper

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When it comes to Metal and alcohol, the two go hand in hand perfectly. With so many bands announcing alcoholic products for sale, most of them overseas or small runs available only on tour or at certain microbreweries, it’s rare that we in North America get to experience these in a wider distribution range. So when it was announced Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden was crafting a beer with the Robinson’s Brewery to represent their song “The Trooper,” fans everywhere knew it would only be a matter of time before we saw it in select bars throughout the United States. Thanks to distributor Artisanal Imports, we get the chance to taste this imported premium malt beverage. But is it worth what you might have to pay just to taste the golden, or is this nothing more cheap beer in a bottle better left a collectors item?

Pepsi X with Dragonfruit

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Making a quick pit stop this morning for a cup of coffee, I figured I would go ahead and grab a cheap bottle of soda for a more immediate wake-up call before hitting the road. Looking over the assortment of name-brand bottles, an interesting “Limited Edition” bottle marked Pepsi X sat at the front of only one row. After realizing it was not just a special cover for the television show The X Factor, I was immediately intrigued. Pepsi with Dragonfruit? Go on, I’m listening…