Enough to Bring a Tear to a Glass Eye 
Thursday, January 17, 2008, 04:01 PM
We're going round mainland outlets just now with a bit of chat and samples for the staff. Lillian the boss of one of the Peckhams Branches said the beer has really taken off. As soon as she puts it out - away it goes. Peckhams and the Colonsay brewery - it was always going to be a good fit.
Glasgow next week.



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Sad People 
Thursday, January 17, 2008, 09:27 AM
The Google Alert rattles into life sending us a link. Its primed to wake us up at every new mention of the word Colonsay on the world wide web.
So what could it be this time. More airport nonsense, news from the Canadian Colonsay - now some guy (we presume) is elling Colonsay Brewery Beer labels on Ebay.
Good on you mate.
I think you are better off buying a bottle or two and admiring the label whilst recalling the great taste, but I would wouldn't I.
Anyway if you want to bid here's the link

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-Colonsay-Brewer ... dZViewItem

Happy bidding

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On a Roll 
Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 09:27 PM
All people who know Colonsay will know the Kitchen Garden in Oban - top deli on the main street going up to the Ferry - great outlet for beer. We've called in wearing our best salesman's suit a few times but failed to meet the boss. A new approach was taken - we tried Mr Bell's invention and it worked.




Order placed - delivered tomorrow by Bob the Brewer and we have our first retail outlet in Oban. It will also be our last as its a great shop and just where we ought to be.Soon the Colonsay Range will be gracing those selves.

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Oliver Twist Situation 
Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 09:22 PM
Its hard making a new sale. Its perhaps harder still making the call to find out how the new slae went.

Well we emailled the nice lady at Peckhams in a sort of happy new year fancy some beer kind of a way and she didn't reply. She's form for this, just holding out for more roses we concluded but our budget is rather tight (MD off on holiday with key's to petty cash tin in pocket) so we decided to call her bluff.

She emailled back tonight beer selling well - may she have some more please. Fantastic. Music to our ears. What does she want most of IP bloody A - still a week away from being bottled. Biut of island chat, winter storms - cold brew house and she seems quite happy. It won't happen again. If she wants IPA she'll get IPA.

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Cheap Food 
Saturday, January 12, 2008, 04:46 PM
The great things about the market is there is lots of chat from the other stall holders. Our neighbours Jim and Anne from Ayrshire sell fantastic eggs and the queue snakes past our stall meaning folk buying eggs often buy beer by accident.
Anyway Jim was telling us he recently visited a producer rearing chickens for the supermarket trade and was stunned to be told they received only 3p a bird.

One can only hope the new campaigns by celebrity chefs to wean the nation off cheap chicken works.
Perhaps we could get Jamie Oliver to rant against Tennents in favour of island lager lovingly produced in small batches in remote communities.

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