Beer with Dinner- Gauche?

[Boytjie]

I normally bring a few bottles of expensive wine and pay corkage, but there is plenty of food that is better matched to beer. Unfortunately, on the HAL cruises I've taken, the beer list has been lousy. A ship sailing out of a US port should have some Sam Adams or Brooklyn or Ommegang (Cooperstown, NY) and not just Bud and Miller in regular and lite. A good beer is often a better companion to a steak or a burger than a glass of wine. Bring on the good beer.

 

Since they had good Alasaka beer on our Alaskan cruise, I don't know why they could not add other regional beers.

 

I don't even recall what other beers they carried since I drank Alaskan beer when I felt like a beer. I remember noticing buckets of Corona :)

 

BTW, love the Ommegang! We visited the brewery a few years ago while in the Cooperstown area.

[papadave]

We're going to take a 14 day cruise in August 2008 on HAL. I'm counting on good beer. Frankly, I am tired of waiting for a port stop just so I can get a beer that is darker then lemonade.

[Krazy Kruizers]

If you are sailing on an Alaskan cruise, your chances of a getting a dark beer as good.

 

On these cruises, the Alaskan Brewery our of Juneau is on the ships. It is so popular that a couple of times - they ran out!!

[LAFFNVEGAS]

We're going to take a 14 day cruise in August 2008 on HAL. I'm counting on good beer. Frankly, I am tired of waiting for a port stop just so I can get a beer that is darker then lemonade.

As KK said in Alaska HAL offers both Alaskan Amber Ale and Alaskan Summer Ale. DH enjoys them both:)

[Krazy Kruizers]

As KK said in Alaska HAL offers both Alaskan Amber Ale and Alaskan Summer Ale. DH enjoys them both:)

 

My DH loves both as well - that is why I mentioned it.

[Taxguy77]

It's a Dutch ship. Are you kidding? Beer is perfectly fine at meals. You will have a nice selection. Try something new.

 

Glad to hear the beer selection is good. Last year I discovered a 'new to me' beer when the Brit I was drinking with (& his wife) kept ordering it. :D

[Taxguy77]

Velveta and Ripple!!!!!!! Someday I hope we are on the same cruise.

 

OP, "whatever floats your boat."

 

Me too:D but your cruises are before and after ours:mad:

[Taxguy77]

Since they had good Alasaka beer on our Alaskan cruise, I don't know why they could not add other regional beers.

 

I don't even recall what other beers they carried since I drank Alaskan beer when I felt like a beer. I remember noticing buckets of Corona :)

 

BTW, love the Ommegang! We visited the brewery a few years ago while in the Cooperstown area.

 

I live 6 miles from Mexico. The cheapest beer from that brewery is Corona.:mad:To Papadave; try Negro Modelo:)

[Cruiser809e8r09]

Some dinner ideas:

http://www.thestar.com/Life/Food/article/191398

 

This has to be my favorite microbrew ever:

http://www.thebeerguy.ca/shop/products/beer/brands/northern_red_maple.php

http://www.northernbreweries.com

 

It's a very sweet beer made with maple sugar, locally brewed in northern Ontario.

 

I am looking forward to trying Pitons beer in St. Lucia. Heard lots of good things about it.