Beer Question

Any recent Royal cruisers notice or actually consumed the wheat beer brewed exclusively for Royal ships? It was supposed to be a "limited time" kind of thing but I last heard it was going to be available indefinately. I'll be sailing on the Enchantment in a couple weeks and wondered if I'll be able to try some.

Thanks

They had it on the Grandeur..very tasty be careful it sneaks up on you at 7.5 percent alcohol

Royal beer. They had it on Splendour, I liked it. :)

I thought it was good. Tasted like a heavier Tucher, i had mine with an orange. They had it on Soveriegn and I was surprised to see it since i thought it was a limited time thing as well.

Had it on the Jewel last October...but wasn't offered on the Empress last week.

Heard it was still being offered on the other ships....it is quite tasty......

We had it on the Rhapsody in Feb. Planning to get it again in April. It is very good. We get the bucket of assorted foreign beers.

Thanks all--Hopefully I'll be sipping a glass or 2 (or 3) in a couple weeks.

papermans--What ship are you on in April?

Gary

It was good, didn't have it w/an orange - I bet that was good.

It was a hair cheaper then Bud/Bud light ;)

This sounds good. I hope this beer is on the AOS when I sail on April 8th.

Bells Oberon and Blue Moon are very popular wheat style beers around my area and are served with an orange slice. It is a very nice summer beer so the Royal beer should be especially refreshing....

Was it draft, can or bottle? How much was it?

Mike in Tulsa

It's bottled beer (don't remember the cost). DH and I found it quite tasty on our Splendour cruise in January.

What's Brewing Over at Royal Caribbean?

From the above-linked article dated January 19, 2007:

Royal Legendary Belgian Ale is a limited-time offering on all ships -- but a spokeswoman tells us that due to its popularity there's no end date in mind and that the line will continue production in the immediate future.

Bells Oberon and Blue Moon are very popular wheat style beers around my area and are served with an orange slice. It is a very nice summer beer so the Royal beer should be especially refreshing....

I like Blue Moon a lot so I'm looking forward to trying this on the AOS in June. I don't like oranges so I always put a lemon in my Blue Moon (similar to my hefeweisen's). My FI will be happy about this as well.

UMMMM...lemon. I'll give that a try in 16 days on The Enchantment!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lemon is traditional for wheat beers, haven't done the orange. I tell you servers often give me odd looks when I request lemon. They all pretty much know about the lime in Mexican pilsners tho.

My buddies and I drank a few while on the Majesty and to be honest, we can handle a fair amount of beer, but this beer got us very relaxed very fast (AKA drunk)

We will be steering clear of it when we sail on the Liberty for sure!!!

Lemon is traditional for wheat beers, haven't done the orange. I tell you servers often give me odd looks when I request lemon. They all pretty much know about the lime in Mexican pilsners tho.

You are correct that lemons go well with Hefes and many other wheat beers.

Belgian white ales however are traditionally served with an orange. Belgian whites are a wheat cousin of the hefe'.

Belgian white ales however are traditionally served with an orange. Belgian whites are a wheat cousin of the hefe'.

Is Royal beer a Belgian white?

Quote from Royal website:

Quote:

Royal Legendary Belgian Ale is a limited-time offering on all ships -- but a spokeswoman tells us that due to its popularity there's no end date in mind and that the line will continue production in the immediate future.

Royal wheat beer? I can't wait to try it - wheat beers are my favorite!!

sprite,

So do you have an upcoming cruise? We're sailing Enchantment March 31st. I'll have to post a beer update.

Gary

sprite,

So do you have an upcoming cruise? We're sailing Enchantment March 31st. I'll have to post a beer update.

 

Gary

Yes - just a short 25 days away. I'll look for your update.

Anybody have it on the Rhapsody recently?

We just returned from the Explorer and tried Royal Beer based on reading this thread before we went. It was a wonderful beer although difficult to come by. Only a few bars had it. At the meet and mingle one of the staff said she had been with RCI for 4 years and hadn't heard of it.

7.5% alcohol content. $3.95 plus gratuity.