Rare ozdevil Posted April 14, 2023 #1 Share Posted April 14, 2023 hey guys and Gals i brew beer for a hobby and i am pretty good at it so some tell me i love beer but i dont drink vb,, great northern . crown lager actually i am beer snob so to speak do cruises seek out craft beers to have on board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galesa Posted April 14, 2023 #2 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Princess do Balter XPA. Took me 3 days of drinking "lagers" before I realised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted April 15, 2023 #3 Share Posted April 15, 2023 (edited) Cunard and P&O UK have some decent Brit draught beers, i.e. Fullers London Pride, Old Speckled Hen, Boddingtons, etc. Plus Thatchers Gold Cider which I consumed a few pints of. As for craft beers on the local ships, Balters, don't know what else. Edited April 15, 2023 by NSWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elorac123 Posted April 15, 2023 #4 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Fat Yak on Coral,,lovely brew Cheers Carole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted April 15, 2023 #5 Share Posted April 15, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Elorac123 said: Fat Yak on Coral,,lovely brew Cheers Carole I had a couple of those in my Elite Mini Bar on Coral Princess last September, I presented them to my cabin steward. As most of you know, being a Coeliac, beers are a no no, and the gf beers are horribilus. Edited April 15, 2023 by NSWP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted April 15, 2023 #6 Share Posted April 15, 2023 (edited) Rolf enjoyed Pirates Life beer on our recent Grand Princess cruise. Edited April 15, 2023 by OzKiwiJJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted April 15, 2023 #7 Share Posted April 15, 2023 It depends on ships and seasons, as some come and go. We enjoyed a couple of Alaskan Brewery beers on Royal Caribbean a few years back, but they were gone again for the following season here. Carnival does try. If you are cruising the Caribbean. Carnival Vista brews 3 of their own aboard. - https://www.carnival.com/-/media/images/explore/fun-activities/menus/redfrog-pub-brewery-menu.pdf In Australia they have Red Frog Summer Ale on tap, which is from Lord Nelson Brewery in Sydney. They do have some of their imported Red Frog varieties in bottles as well, so Carnival Splendor might be a good ship to try https://www.carnival.com.au/fun-activities/redfrog-pub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbiter Posted April 15, 2023 #8 Share Posted April 15, 2023 We were on the Splendor last month. The Red Frog summer ale was the only craft beer on board. Having enjoyed the beers on the Vista and other Carnival ships, the lack of decent beer was a let-down. I made do with Great Northern and New, but they were pretty dull. The summer ale was not bad but too hoppy for my taste. I particularly missed the Red Frog Caribbean Wheat, as wheat beer is my beer of choice. Last year on the Pride on a cruise to Norway they had that on draft, and had cans of Blue Moon and Paulaner as well. A few months later on the same ship in the Mediterranean, they had run out of just about everything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ozdevil Posted April 16, 2023 Author #9 Share Posted April 16, 2023 interesting i guess there isn't a whole lot of choice to beers on the floating cities we have in Australia unless they have it basic craft beers . guess when i come to 1st cruise i'll have to enjoy what beer is on offer or smuggle my own on board lol (i know i know this wont be allowed) arrrgh well. i'll still have a beer whatever they have long as its not vb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzaw Posted April 16, 2023 #10 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Sail from Sydney - and enjoy some time in the Lord Nelson before departure!!! Cunard QE even had London Pride on tap in February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ozdevil Posted April 16, 2023 Author #11 Share Posted April 16, 2023 2 hours ago, bazzaw said: Sail from Sydney - and enjoy some time in the Lord Nelson before departure!!! Cunard QE even had London Pride on tap in February. we are sailing from Sydney so the Lord nelson will be a place i will be checking out as i plan to get to Sydney 2 days prior and check a few craft beer places out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted April 16, 2023 #12 Share Posted April 16, 2023 On 4/15/2023 at 10:13 PM, backbiter said: We were on the Splendor last month. The Red Frog summer ale was the only craft beer on board. Having enjoyed the beers on the Vista and other Carnival ships, the lack of decent beer was a let-down. I made do with Great Northern and New, but they were pretty dull. The summer ale was not bad but too hoppy for my taste. I particularly missed the Red Frog Caribbean Wheat, as wheat beer is my beer of choice. Last year on the Pride on a cruise to Norway they had that on draft, and had cans of Blue Moon and Paulaner as well. A few months later on the same ship in the Mediterranean, they had run out of just about everything. That seems to be the current trend that everyone is brewing - too hoppy or too gassy. Shame that the pub has no (unique) beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbiter Posted April 16, 2023 #13 Share Posted April 16, 2023 10 hours ago, bazzaw said: Sail from Sydney - and enjoy some time in the Lord Nelson before departure!!! Cunard QE even had London Pride on tap in February. We did stay there the night before our cruise. Very nice, historic pub/ hotel - supposedly Sydney's oldest. Very good choice of beers. Close enough for us to walk to the Terminal, too. A very nice part of the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted April 16, 2023 #14 Share Posted April 16, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, arxcards said: That seems to be the current trend that everyone is brewing - too hoppy or too gassy. Shame that the pub has no (unique) beer. One of the highlight of narrowboating on UK canals was the variety of beers available. You could guarantee there would be something different at every pub, and there are plenty of them along the canals. I have enjoyed a variety of "real ales". One craft brew I liked a lot was a dark beer called Hobgoblin. So, if you feel the need for craft beers, try canal cruising in UK. 🙂 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_ale Edited April 16, 2023 by lyndarra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ozdevil Posted April 16, 2023 Author #15 Share Posted April 16, 2023 29 minutes ago, lyndarra said: One of the highlight of narrowboating on UK canals was the variety of beers available. You could guarantee there would be something different at every pub, and there are plenty of them along the canals. I have enjoyed a variety of "real ales". One craft brew I liked a lot was a dark beer called Hobgoblin. So, if you feel the need for craft beers, try canal cruising in UK. 🙂 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_ale you can get the hobgoblin in Australia just did a quick search but beer cartel has some of Wychwood Hobgoblins beers. Wouldnt mind Trying the Ruby beer Also i reckon Narrowboating would be fun way to travel and Live , I have often thought of heading to the UK buying a Narrowboat to live on and brewing a craft beer on some of the canals however i cant see my lady who must be obeyed wanting to to do that as a permenant way of life but she would do it for a holiday Love to get to some of the old English style Pubs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted April 16, 2023 #16 Share Posted April 16, 2023 8 minutes ago, ozdevil said: you can get the hobgoblin in Australia just did a quick search but beer cartel has some of Wychwood Hobgoblins beers. Wouldnt mind Trying the Ruby beer Also i reckon Narrowboating would be fun way to travel and Live , I have often thought of heading to the UK buying a Narrowboat to live on and brewing a craft beer on some of the canals however i cant see my lady who must be obeyed wanting to to do that as a permenant way of life but she would do it for a holiday Love to get to some of the old English style Pubs I never thought of checking locally for a UK craft beer. I'm not sure the canned product would taste as good as draught. e.g. I've tried canned Guiness and it's not the same. But, it wouldn't hurt to try. May even try Hobgoblin Ginger Beard. Some time ago I considered buying a narrow boat but they are expensive plus there's mooring, maintenance, insurance and registration costs. Last time I checked £65,000 would buy a nice, ex Black Prince, rental. We once met a Kiwi couple who owned one on which they would spend six months each year to escape NZ winters. They had been doing that for about seven years and still hadn't seen all of UKs 2000+ miles of canals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted April 17, 2023 #17 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Rolf sometimes gets the Belhaven Scottish Ale from Dan Murphys. He really likes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ozdevil Posted April 17, 2023 Author #18 Share Posted April 17, 2023 1 hour ago, lyndarra said: I never thought of checking locally for a UK craft beer. I'm not sure the canned product would taste as good as draught. e.g. I've tried canned Guiness and it's not the same. But, it wouldn't hurt to try. May even try Hobgoblin Ginger Beard. Some time ago I considered buying a narrow boat but they are expensive plus there's mooring, maintenance, insurance and registration costs. Last time I checked £65,000 would buy a nice, ex Black Prince, rental. We once met a Kiwi couple who owned one on which they would spend six months each year to escape NZ winters. They had been doing that for about seven years and still hadn't seen all of UKs 2000+ miles of canals. you would be much better finding the bottle versions and to be honest with you some of these styles are better bottled conditioned then the draught pulled version. yes it it would be expensive owning a narrowboat but the fun of just pottering down a canal , i often watch youtube on narrow boats . its amazing some of the history of the rivers and how these boats get around the canals and the winding channels if i was a single i reckon i would head over and do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted April 17, 2023 #19 Share Posted April 17, 2023 4 hours ago, lyndarra said: One of the highlight of narrowboating on UK canals was the variety of beers available. You could guarantee there would be something different at every pub, and there are plenty of them along the canals. I have enjoyed a variety of "real ales". One craft brew I liked a lot was a dark beer called Hobgoblin. So, if you feel the need for craft beers, try canal cruising in UK. 🙂 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_ale We will be spending a bit of time in the UK in 2025, but a narrowboat pub crawl isn't on the agenda. Yes, always nice to drink somewhere where it isn't death by 50 IPA's. Locally, I like a couple of the Murray's drops, and go there for lunch once in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbiter Posted April 17, 2023 #20 Share Posted April 17, 2023 17 hours ago, lyndarra said: One of the highlight of narrowboating on UK canals was the variety of beers available. You could guarantee there would be something different at every pub, and there are plenty of them along the canals. I have enjoyed a variety of "real ales". One craft brew I liked a lot was a dark beer called Hobgoblin. So, if you feel the need for craft beers, try canal cruising in UK. 🙂 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_ale Hobgoblin is good stuff, whether on draft or in bottles. Wychwood Brewery have a great range of very drinkable beers. https://hobgoblinbeer.co.uk/?cbgAge=1961121&cbgC=true 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted April 17, 2023 #21 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) 19 hours ago, ozdevil said: you would be much better finding the bottle versions and to be honest with you some of these styles are better bottled conditioned then the draught pulled version. yes it it would be expensive owning a narrowboat but the fun of just pottering down a canal , i often watch youtube on narrow boats . its amazing some of the history of the rivers and how these boats get around the canals and the winding channels if i was a single i reckon i would head over and do it There's almost always a convenient pub to eat at if you don't feel like cooking. This one was at Wolverhampton. Edited April 17, 2023 by lyndarra add location 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted April 19, 2023 #22 Share Posted April 19, 2023 On 4/17/2023 at 8:35 AM, ozdevil said: you can get the hobgoblin in Australia just did a quick search but beer cartel has some of Wychwood Hobgoblins beers. Wouldnt mind Trying the Ruby beer Also i reckon Narrowboating would be fun way to travel and Live , I have often thought of heading to the UK buying a Narrowboat to live on and brewing a craft beer on some of the canals however i cant see my lady who must be obeyed wanting to to do that as a permenant way of life but she would do it for a holiday Love to get to some of the old English style Pubs Narrowboating would be a wonderful way to see England, but it would be a working holiday. One March, we walked alongside two guys in a narrowboat (yes it is that slow). Their wives stayed home because they thought it would be too wet. It was so warm and sunny, both guys were sunburnt as you can spend a lot of time outside with a small narrowboat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ozdevil Posted April 19, 2023 Author #23 Share Posted April 19, 2023 1 hour ago, MMDown Under said: Narrowboating would be a wonderful way to see England, but it would be a working holiday. One March, we walked alongside two guys in a narrowboat (yes it is that slow). Their wives stayed home because they thought it would be too wet. It was so warm and sunny, both guys were sunburnt as you can spend a lot of time outside with a small narrowboat. There is alot of charm to these boats and cruising along a small canal or waterway . They look cosy and warm and the view can change every morning . i could easily live on one of these boats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted April 19, 2023 #24 Share Posted April 19, 2023 26 minutes ago, ozdevil said: There is alot of charm to these boats and cruising along a small canal or waterway . They look cosy and warm and the view can change every morning . i could easily live on one of these boats Many people do. I can spend hours watching the narrowboats go through locks, tying the boat up in a new location for the night etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted April 19, 2023 #25 Share Posted April 19, 2023 20 hours ago, MMDown Under said: Narrowboating would be a wonderful way to see England, but it would be a working holiday. One March, we walked alongside two guys in a narrowboat (yes it is that slow). Their wives stayed home because they thought it would be too wet. It was so warm and sunny, both guys were sunburnt as you can spend a lot of time outside with a small narrowboat. My wife loved the social interaction with other boats' ladies, usually at the locks. They would all pitch in to get boats through and have a good old chat as well. The boats travel at, and some times less than, walking speed depending on how fast one walks. My wife was an avid walker and this suited her. I would arrive at a lock to find she had it already set up up. The boats we hired (from Black Prince Holidays) are fully self contained, even central heating. All you need to take on board is food, as there is a proper kitchen, if you don't want pub grub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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