Colonsay Island Micro Brewery2008-07-19T19:16:22ZColonsay Island Micro BreweryCopyright 2008, Colonsay Island Micro BrewerySPHPBLOGGet Lade InnSo there's going to have to be another brewery research evening. Its a bad as going to Peckhams. When we were going round the branches telling the key folk about the beer, and island, when they first started stocking it, it ended up costing us a fortune. Anyone living close to a Peckhams is pretty lucky. Anyone living close to the Lade Inn better like beer.]]>http://www.colonsaybrewery.co.uk/blog/index.php?entry=entry080717-2106262008-07-17T00:00:00Z2008-07-17T00:00:00ZThis Guy Gave Some IPA To This Other Guy...........So the guy who doesn't know Colonsay drank it with two friends and reported back along the chain in these terms:
Dear Adam, Just a short note to say how much I appreciated your gift of Hebridean IPA. I took it to friends and decided to taste, and assess it, with two experienced "brown" beer drinkers. The first was Iain (78 yrs), then Adrian (68 yrs) and of course, the baby, me at a very young 64 yrs. That of course is age, and not the number of years we had been drinking brown beer. At a suitable apres boating session I opened it, with a certain amount of temerity, but all went well, and by the time we finished it they were raving about it. Well, they certainly were raving, but I am not sure about what!. We collectively decided it was a very acceptable, palatable, and tasty beer. All I can say is thank you very much, and that three old men are thinking about moving to Colonsay. Kind regards, Derick.
Little things that make an Island brewer a happy brewer. ]]>http://www.colonsaybrewery.co.uk/blog/index.php?entry=entry080716-0949512008-07-16T00:00:00Z2008-07-16T00:00:00ZThe Bells Are Ringing For Me And My LagerAnyway. Cornelius - James in Easter Road first cold call success for the brewery - phoned with a large lager order for a chap getting married who loves the lager and wants it at his nuptuals --- good choice sir. Lager delivered tomorrow.]]>http://www.colonsaybrewery.co.uk/blog/index.php?entry=entry080716-0936242008-07-16T00:00:00Z2008-07-16T00:00:00ZLade Back Sales Approachhttp://www.colonsaybrewery.co.uk/blog/index.php?entry=entry080716-0931382008-07-16T00:00:00Z2008-07-16T00:00:00ZThe Things You Find On The Internet
I know I can here you say this is supposed to be a whisky blog and your blogging on about bloody beer again! Well who cares it's my blog and I will write what I want! Anyway had to tell you about this 80 Shilling from the Colonsay Brewery. This is one of the best beers I have had in a long time rich full flavoured with a creamish finish! Not sure if I can find the smoke they are talking about on there website but then again maybe it's there or maybe I am just looking for it - never feer I will be drinking this alot I imagine so no worries about me checking it out again in the future.
Also being on their site you see a lot of tongue in cheek humour coming through which I feel is there because the guys who put it there are funny and it's not just marketing bollocks. Make sure you look up their business plan under the brewery section. Priceless!
Anyway there is an IPA and a lager to try so there will be more on here.
A must try!
I still can't make it a click through link so you would have to cut and paste it to get to the right place. Incompetent or what. You can see it yourself at:
We are just slightly miffed the giy seems to think our businessplan is a joke. Must have been talking to our bank manager.
]]>http://www.colonsaybrewery.co.uk/blog/index.php?entry=entry080711-1545542008-07-11T00:00:00Z2008-07-11T00:00:00ZSplice the Mainbracehttp://www.colonsaybrewery.co.uk/blog/index.php?entry=entry080710-1541152008-07-10T00:00:00Z2008-07-10T00:00:00Z80 Bob runs dryBottling tomorrow - not a day too soon. It was interesting to see in Mike's shop a couple looking for 80/- being told there was none concluding they better stock up on IPA just in case. Clever marketing or what.]]>http://www.colonsaybrewery.co.uk/blog/index.php?entry=entry080707-1537292008-07-07T00:00:00Z2008-07-07T00:00:00ZHigh Street Slow Down Fails to Reach Colonsay
As, I think, 50 per cent of passengers to fly to colonsay so far on the new service have been part of the brewery I think we need a frequent flyer discount. Or the rights for on board sales.]]>http://www.colonsaybrewery.co.uk/blog/index.php?entry=entry080627-1536352008-06-27T00:00:00Z2008-06-27T00:00:00ZCuan no MorNo. More hesitation and then stumbling words to the effect of they had just signed a new supply deal with S and N which was giving them beer at a knock down price but it was exclusive and they could no longer stock anyone elses.
Hard one to guage a correct reaction to. They talked big but failed to deliver with us and we think it rather sneaky to get us onboard, at some costs to ourselves, and then drop us fairly soon afterwards, so rude words spring to mind. But there again they owe us nothing and if they get a better deal from S and N against Belhaven they would perhaps be daft not to take it, so slightly less rude words spring to mind. So we think they are twerps. ANyone know a good pub in Oban looking for Britain's most exclusive beers on tap?]]>http://www.colonsaybrewery.co.uk/blog/index.php?entry=entry080621-1240182008-06-21T00:00:00Z2008-06-21T00:00:00ZCalmac Blunder]]>http://www.colonsaybrewery.co.uk/blog/index.php?entry=entry080618-1929062008-06-18T00:00:00Z2008-06-18T00:00:00Z
