Our cask of Colonsay Porter went on at the Nethers in North Berwick and was votd a success by their discerning drinkers.
They reckon that Porter is a bit of a niche product, which we agree with, best suited to a bar, probably in Edinburgh, with a reputation ofr said beer style.
However they liked the product, liked the brewery and have bought a keg of Colonsay Lager to try. Now on sale at the Nether Abby.
It should work well there -- they have an excellent restaurant and our low gas high taste lager is great with food - isn't it.
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Just received our first order from Royal Mile Whiskies, the definition of a malt specialist based -- - - on the Royal Mile.
They're currently opening up some wine/whisky and beer shops called Drinkmonger.
We dropped off samples at one the other day -- they are really smart and have an interesting range of wine displayed by variety.
Skiver claims it was a tough job getting the beer in then requiring multiple meetings and his selling skills tested to the fore.
Almost believed him until discovering the top man is the son of Mike the Colonsay Shop - so perhaps not such a hard sell after all.
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We need new valves for the conditioning tanks. They are late already -- but they are promised faithfully for tomorrow.
Then an email pings in from the pier - Ferry cancelled - adverse weather.
So now it will be saturday. Two days lost. That's islands for you.
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Ok . . Sorry . . .slightly late . .. . . But we can now reveal the identity of our famous visitor. He was in the brewery earlier this year, apparently. We say apparently because we did not see him.
However his newly published book seems to reveal all.
Pa Broon was here.
Indeed not only was the patriarch of Glebe Street in our shop he bought IPA and wrote extensively, and in a most complimentary fashion, in his new guide to Scotland.
Ta Pa
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We laugh at the skiver. There's always an excuse, a pressing appointment, a job needing done - not in the brewery of course. Then every now and then he leaps into life and shows us why it has been so unfair to saddle him with that moniker for all these years.
A cask of the brand new Colonsay Porter was en-route to a beer festival in Englandshire that got cancelled -- so, we challenged him, sell it to a pub.
Not only, within 24 hours, was the deal done but the pub in question is one of the very best - the Nether Abby in North Berwick, East Lothian, haunt of the yuppie classes of that county and a favourite with visiting golfers.
They hope to get it on over the weekend - so pop into the Nethers and have a pint of Colonsay Porter. Better still have four.
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