Accurate list of beer/ale/stout/cider available on Equinox?

[jg51]

Hello, fellow cruisers!

 

Not long ago, a CruiseCritic member ("ottawapuppy"/Mike), who had cruised on the Solstice in 2010, did all of us huge favor by providing a link to a site where he has 37 pages full of photos of Solstice bar menus:

==> http://schplinky.smugmug.com/Solstice-2010/Bar-Menus/12454637_Aaaum#891894624_SCNbe

It took a while, but I manually copied (into a MS Word document) almost all of the beer/ale/stout/cider options listed as available at various bars aboard the Solstice. [The list is at the bottom of this message.]

 

I hope to be aboard -- not the Solstice, but the Equinox -- later this year. The purpose of this thread of mine, therefore, is to ask those of you who have sailed aboard the Equinox to let me know if all the Solstice-menus' beers/ales/stouts/ciders are also available on the Equinox.

 

Thanks, in advance, for your reply. Please add any other comments that you'd like to make! [Today, I hope to start several separate threads -- similar to this one, but for other categories of beverages -- instead of lumping everything into one thread. I think that lumping together everything would be overwhelming, and few people would want to look at it. Please help me on the other threads too, if you can!] :)

 

 

Here now is the list of beer/ale/stout/cider options on the Solstice's menus. Are all of these available on the Equinox? (By the way, the numbers after the items' names are the prices.)

 

__ [at least at OCEANVIEW/POOL Bars:]

Beck's [Germany] 5.0

Heineken [Holland] 5.0

Heineken Light [Holland] 5.0

Amstel Light [Holland] 5.0

Corona [Mexico] 5.0

Corona Light [Mexico] 5.0

Stella Artois [belgium] 6.0

Bohemia [Mexico] 6.0

Franziskaner [bavaria] 5.0

Dos Equis [Mexico] 5.0

Grolsch [Holland] 6.0

Red Stripe [Jamaica] 5.0

Murphy's Stout [ireland] 6.0

Hoegaaden [belgium] 6.0

Guinness Stout [ireland] 6.0

Newcastle Brown Ale [scotland] 6.0

Boddington's Ale [England] 6.0

Leffe Blonde [belgium] 5.0

Stella Artois [belgium] 6.0

Peroni [italy] 6.5

Coors Light 4.5

Samuel Adams 5.0

Miller Lite 4.5

Budweiser 4.5

Bud Light 4.5

Michelob Light 4.5

 

__ [PASSPORT BAR adds:]

Carlsberg [Denmark] 6.0

Sapporo Reserve [Japan] 6.0

Dogfish Head Brown Ale [india] 6.5

Dogfish Head 90 Minute Imperial [india] 6.5

Kingfisher 6.5 [india]

Singha [Thailand] 6.5

Warsteiner [Germany] 6.5

Smirnoff Ice Malt 5.0

Bacardi Ice Malt 5.0

 

__ [LAWN CLUB adds:]

Flying Dog Wheat Ale [uS] 6.5

Flying Dog Pale Ale [uS] 6.5

Magic Hat #9 Ale [uS] 6.5

Magic Hat Lucky Kat Ale [uS] 6.5

Brooklyn Brown Ale [uS] 6.5

Brooklyn Lager [uS] 6.5

Woodpecker Cider [English] 6.5

Strongbow Cider [English] 5.0

 

__ [ENSEMBLE LOUNGE adds:]

San Miguel [Philippines] 5.0

Tiger [singapore] 5.0

Tsingtao [China] 6.0

Kirin Ichiban [Japan] 6.0

Hitachino Red Rice [Japan] 8.0

Hitachino Classic Ale [Japan] 8.0

Hitachino Ginger Ale [Japan] 8.0

[jg51]

May I ask two other questions?

1. Which of the non-U.S. products have the highest alcohol content?

2. Which, if any, of the products should be avoided -- and why?

Thank you!

[screwcork]

This is supposed to be the Bar Menu for the hole fleet:

 

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[judie43]

This is supposed to be the Bar Menu for the hole fleet:

 

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Biz Doc recently posted a review of his recent cruise. He did say that the martinis were $10 so I am thinking that maybe the prices have gone up ?! I am hoping to look at a drink menu when we board and make my package decision then.

[harz99]

This is supposed to be the Bar Menu for the hole fleet:

 

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No disrespects to you, but if you're correct beer enthusiasts will not be spending much money at the bars!!

 

Frankly, the only ship I have sailed that has had any decent non mainstream beers was NCLs Pride of America around the Hawaiian Islands. :(

[Denny01]

What beers to avoid?? Considering its all based on individual 'taste' (I know, this is like a discussion on MDR entrees and how great and terrible they are!), I always wanted to meet the Quality Control person at the San Miguel Brewery in the Philippines - every bottle seem to have a different color, taste and clarity (from clear to milky!). You had to really want a beer to drink it at least in the late 60's early 70's. And of course at that stage of my life, I'd drink it!

 

Always fun to talk about what is the 'best' and 'worst' when it's based on taste - had an RAF friend introduce me to 'Brit beers' (using that term very loosely) and fell in love with many of them....all except Old Peculiar....aptly named.

 

Funny story - we were in an American beer bar with the 100's of beers listed. He ordered us a fine Brit Brew and reminded the woman to serve it 'room temp', not cold. She got this funny look on her face and I immediately told her Not to microwave the beer, but to get them out of their storage locker, not the cooler. She did and was very proud bringing these dusty bottles to us....and promply poured them into very frosty mugs! I told my RAF bud...'we are only Colonials, you know!'. Great laugh trying to drink our frosted bottles of pure foam.

 

Denny

[m1k3k]

Dogfish Head 90 probably is the highest ABV @ 9%. DRINK IT! It's amazing

[jg51]

Dogfish Head 90 probably is the highest ABV @ 9%. DRINK IT! It's amazing

Thanks, "m1k3k."

I will give it a try!

[screwcork]

No disrespects to you, but if you're correct beer enthusiasts will not be spending much money at the bars!!

 

Frankly, the only ship I have sailed that has had any decent non mainstream beers was NCLs Pride of America around the Hawaiian Islands. :(

 

Having lived in Brussels for 5 years, I'm thrilled to see that I can have a Leffe Blonde for $5! In Oslo where I live now I had to pay 15 last week!

 

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[jg51]

For those of you who have asked about this ...

Here is a set of links to all six threads in the series -- showing lists of the various kinds of beverages, from 2010 menus aboard the Solstice:

 

Coffees and Teas at Cafe al Bacio and the Lawn Club:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1225556

 

Non-Alcoholic Beverages (other than Coffee/Tee):

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1225616

 

Wines and Liqueurs served by the glass:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1225629

 

Beer/Ale/Stout/Cider:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1225642

 

Martinis at Martini Bar and Ensemble Lounge:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1225667

 

Miscellaneous Cocktails (Mixed Drinks):

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1225692