transatlantic fan Posted June 26, 2012 #1 Share Posted June 26, 2012 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transatlantic fan Posted June 26, 2012 Author #2 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Just to confirm i am on the Qm2 but the bar staff have confirmed its been taken off all the 3 Queens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted June 26, 2012 #3 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Uh-oh, Bass is part of the Guinness group. Please, please, PLEASE tell me they haven't dropped Guinness, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transatlantic fan Posted June 26, 2012 Author #4 Share Posted June 26, 2012 No thats still available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted June 26, 2012 #5 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Oh, good. If they stop serving Guiness, DH will never let me book Cunard again. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transatlantic fan Posted June 26, 2012 Author #6 Share Posted June 26, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauer-kraut Posted June 26, 2012 #7 Share Posted June 26, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomuk Posted June 26, 2012 #8 Share Posted June 26, 2012 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". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovccruiser Posted June 26, 2012 #9 Share Posted June 26, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnpugwash Posted June 26, 2012 #10 Share Posted June 26, 2012 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.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Vic Posted June 26, 2012 #11 Share Posted June 26, 2012 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzaw Posted June 26, 2012 #12 Share Posted June 26, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitus_katus Posted June 26, 2012 #13 Share Posted June 26, 2012 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underwatr Posted June 26, 2012 #14 Share Posted June 26, 2012 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 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitus_katus Posted June 26, 2012 #15 Share Posted June 26, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted June 26, 2012 #16 Share Posted June 26, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted June 27, 2012 #17 Share Posted June 27, 2012 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky2219 Posted June 27, 2012 #18 Share Posted June 27, 2012 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. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsilverfox Posted June 27, 2012 #19 Share Posted June 27, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted June 27, 2012 #20 Share Posted June 27, 2012 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanky Lad Posted June 27, 2012 #21 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Boddingtons is not what it was since the moved out of Manchester. I will have to stick to ginger cosmo's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovccruiser Posted June 28, 2012 #22 Share Posted June 28, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusin Kelly Posted June 29, 2012 #23 Share Posted June 29, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BklynBoy8 Posted June 30, 2012 #24 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I prefer Boddington's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssgr8britain Posted June 30, 2012 #25 Share Posted June 30, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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