Cunard remove Bass ale from fleet.

[transatlantic fan]

I love traveling with Cunard and for over 15 years i have been able to get Bass ale from the bars either on tap or in bottles,but i am on board at the moment and i can confirm Cunard no longer sell Bass and have replaced this with Bodingtons.:mad:

My bar bill will now be so much cheaper:)

No reason has been given for the change.

Thanks Cunard:mad:

[transatlantic fan]

Just to confirm i am on the Qm2 but the bar staff have confirmed its been taken off all the 3 Queens

[3rdGenCunarder]

Uh-oh, Bass is part of the Guinness group. Please, please, PLEASE tell me they haven't dropped Guinness, too!

[transatlantic fan]

No thats still available.

[3rdGenCunarder]

Oh, good. If they stop serving Guiness, DH will never let me book Cunard again. :eek:

[transatlantic fan]

I cant see Bodingtons being very well received by the American guests.

I hope they change back at some stage.

Cunard please listen BRING BACK BASS

[Sauer-kraut]

I cant see Bodingtons being very well received by the American guests.

I hope they change back at some stage.

Cunard please listen BRING BACK BASS

 

My brother and sis-in-law enjoy Bodingtons :)

 

It might be an issue with Americans because it isn't as well known as Bass or Guiness or Foster's for that matter due to lack of advertising.

[tomuk]

I love traveling with Cunard and for over 15 years i have been able to get Bass ale from the bars either on tap or in bottles,but i am on board at the moment and i can confirm Cunard no longer sell Bass and have replaced this with Bodingtons.:mad:

My bar bill will now be so much cheaper:)

No reason has been given for the change.

Thanks Cunard:mad:

 

They also carry my favourite tipple (John Smith Smooth) by the can. 500 ml, Pours a golden brown colour with a thick and creamy beige head.

Can't wait to get aboard,settle down in the commodore club and simply relax into a semi dream world.

and Yes! "Thank you Cunard".

[ovccruiser]

Bass in name only, compared to the real Bass at my local its cr** not very good. IMO the best thing Cunard and many other cruiselines did was to bring on board some decent bottled beers, Speckled Hen, Spitfire, Marstons Pedigree etc. Now, if they want to expand those, that would be better.

[capnpugwash]

Bass in name only, compared to the real Bass at my local its cr** not very good. IMO the best thing Cunard and many other cruiselines did was to bring on board some decent bottled beers, Speckled Hen, Spitfire, Marstons Pedigree etc. Now, if they want to expand those, that would be better.

 

Very true, especially if you persuade them to keep a couple out of the fridge for you. So much nicer.:)

[Crown Vic]

Very true, especially if you persuade them to keep a couple out of the fridge for you. So much nicer.:)

 

I'll drink an Old Speckled to that! Downed a couple on the QM2's EB Jubilee crossing. Cheers!

[bazzaw]

Bass in name only, compared to the real Bass at my local its cr** not very good. IMO the best thing Cunard and many other cruiselines did was to bring on board some decent bottled beers, Speckled Hen, Spitfire, Marstons Pedigree etc. Now, if they want to expand those, that would be better.

 

As an Aussie who just LOVES a good ENGLISH ale - and appreciates the quality and range of them - I cannot understand why Cunard ( and P&O) would stock Boddingtons as their only draught ale. Surely they could do better??? The range of bottled ales WAS good - but unfortunately have now all been replaced by cans. Still, the packaged beers mentioned above are all still vastly superior to Boddingtons, even when in cans.

 

I know that many UK ales are produced for hand pumps - but some good ones are kegged. Fullers London Pride is an example -- what keg beers do others recommend that could be sold on Cunard ships??

 

Barry

[kitus_katus]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Love Guinness but the pint I had on the QM2 was rotten, don't ususlly drink it off this island! That means my bar bill will go through the roof as I will be drinking cocktails:( Dont mind boddingtons but it isn't bass!

[Underwatr]

Look at it this way.

 

Imagine how much worse off you'd be if this was your problem:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1659930

 

;)

[kitus_katus]

Look at it this way.

 

Imagine how much worse off you'd be if this was your problem:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1659930

 

;)

 

Haha...Bud is one of those drinks I will only drink if there is absolutely nothing else and i am gasping for a beer...having said that as the bud is BUL here in Ireland I am willing to try a real one the next time i'm in the States.

[3rdGenCunarder]

Look at it this way.

 

Imagine how much worse off you'd be if this was your problem:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1659930

 

;)

 

Gee, Bud vs Coors lite. Dear Lord, preserve us! A choice like that could drive a cruiser to have a glass of milk.

[Scrapnana]

Haha...Bud is one of those drinks I will only drink if there is absolutely nothing else and i am gasping for a beer...having said that as the bud is BUL here in Ireland I am willing to try a real one the next time i'm in the States.

 

Don't bother - it is awful period wherever you may be!

[Chunky2219]

What has happened to the world? First we see the global demise of that holiday favourite - Watneys Red Barrel. Then Cunard have the audacity to replace the non-descript offering from Bass with an alternative which (if properly served) has a rich, creamy head and a smooth taste. Shocking! At this rate, you'll be able to get a decent pint on the Costa Brava before the turn of the century.

 

The only downside of this is that chances are, it will be dished up in the same insipid, poorly kept, nitrogen-pumped, lifeless manner of all beer in non-specialist outlets. Consequently, many people will believe that the second rate taste is the way this wonderful northern brew is supposed to be.

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[oldsilverfox]

I cannot see for the life of me why they don't install a micro brewery on board. It would be an increased revenue income and be an onboard experience for passengers to visit.

 

I seem to remember that one (US???) cruise ship recently had a micro brewery installed.

[Jim Avery]

I cannot see for the life of me why they don't install a micro brewery on board. It would be an increased revenue income and be an onboard experience for passengers to visit.

 

I seem to remember that one (US???) cruise ship recently had a micro brewery installed.

 

Thats a great idea!:D Now to name the signature brew---How about Old QE2??:eek::eek:

[Lanky Lad]

Boddingtons is not what it was since the moved out of Manchester.

 

I will have to stick to ginger cosmo's.

[ovccruiser]

I cannot see for the life of me why they don't install a micro brewery on board. It would be an increased revenue income and be an onboard experience for passengers to visit.

 

I seem to remember that one (US???) cruise ship recently had a micro brewery installed.

 

I would guess the US micro brewery only made keg beers. A real UK ale just does not being moved around as the barrels carry some of the brewing sedement, if its left out, the taste alters. One of the best selling beers in the UK at present is Doom Bar, a Cornish ale originally, but again a real ale so would not travel on ships. Of the keg beers, and there are many, there may be a problem getting the breweries to make the small kegs they use on ships. Not sure whether my November QM2 cruise will be dry :D:D

[Crusin Kelly]

I cannot see for the life of me why they don't install a micro brewery on board. It would be an increased revenue income and be an onboard experience for passengers to visit.

 

I seem to remember that one (US???) cruise ship recently had a micro brewery installed.

 

 

It's not an actual "micro brewery" but Carnival has, on their newest ships, a "pub" - the Red Frog Pub - which serves their exclusive Red Frog beer - in 100 oz glassesm if you dare.

[BklynBoy8]

I prefer Boddington's...

[ssgr8britain]

The referral to the Princess website was interesting as it claims Budweiser products have been removed from their ships. Bass and Bud are both owned by the same Belgian company so perhaps they have somehow offended the Arison family.