Splice the Mainbrace 
Thursday, July 10, 2008, 03:41 PM
At long last we have got the beer on board the boat that is the mainstay of our summer ferry service. Calmac ordered yesterday and the beer was duly pout on board at lunchtime meaning you can now have a pint of the island's finest while travelling to the island. And what better way to ease into island life for visitors and locals alike than a Calmac Chicken Curry, it needs caps, washed down with a bottle of Colonsay Lager.

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80 Bob runs dry 
Monday, July 7, 2008, 03:37 PM
It is now official - we have run out of bottled 80/- ale. Having concluded that seasonality means the warm weather sees a drop in 80/- sales and an increase in IPA we fine tuned production accordingly only to be thwarted by ongoing and bouyant dark ale sales.
Bottling 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.

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High Street Slow Down Fails to Reach Colonsay 
Friday, June 27, 2008, 03:36 PM
You've heard of blood on the high street, DSG's dire predicitions of a consumer strike. Well we've had just about the best week ever in the brewery shop with beer flying out of the door. So much so the head brewer had to abandon his break in Edinburgh and train and plane home to get some extra production in. Just goes to show what they say about air services not meeting a need but creating one.




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.

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Cuan no Mor 
Saturday, June 21, 2008, 12:40 PM
Made a breezy call to the Cuan Mor for the beer order to be met with a hesitant response from Skinny the bar manager. "Oh didn't Paul phone you," he said.
No.
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?

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Calmac Blunder 
Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 07:29 PM
He thought I had and I thought he had and in the end no one gave Calmac the details they need to be able to place an order. So we will do it TOMORROW.


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