Colonsay PO takes on Clydesdale Bank and Wins 
Tuesday, February 26, 2008, 06:35 PM
We forgot to order more mini kegs. Easter is approaching and these kegs went down a storm last year and so we needed them in a hurry. Phoned that agent guy in deepest darkest England - no problem he says just transfer cash to the German manufacturers and that'll be fine. That's easy, thought the boss, being members of the multinational Clydesdale Bank lot it will be a whizz.

Then we had a computer says no moment. Despite the fact the Clydesdale is a bank owned by the Aussies and is as high tech as it gets - it takes a week to send money to Germany electronically.
No problem says Keith the posite - £4.20 at the post office guarantees your cheque will be with the Germans by Friday. Good old Post Office.


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Calmaclamity 
Monday, February 25, 2008, 03:48 PM
No boat on Friday - No boat today - the island may be running low on supplies but at least we will not run out of beer. Lots of cunning beer reciupies being sought online to make the best of a bad situation. There may be a boat on Wednesday but Friday is looking bad again according to metcheck.

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Rose comes up smelling of Beer 
Sunday, February 17, 2008, 03:44 PM
Scotland's top wine writer Rose Murray Brown


put down her well polished glass and picked up a tankard to devote her entirely weekly Scotsman Column to Colonsay Brewery.
I can't lik it because it does not appear to be online - but the article was very favourable (Thanks Rose) and prompted a phone call from a top hotel on a neighbouring island wanting to explore the possibility of selling our draught beer.
HOW CAN WE GET IT THERE - WE NEED A BREWERY BOAT

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Headless Chickens Reunited with Head 
Saturday, February 16, 2008, 03:38 PM
The boss is back. Our beloved managing director returned from New Zealand to a pile of paperwork and unpaid bills and other demanding administrative stuff beyond the abilities of his colleagues. He also brought news of tastings of many Kiwi wee brewery beers and declared not one to be a rival to Colonsay's finest.
We are just worried that this is just a softening up exercise prior to wapping in the expenses claim for 97 pints of kiwi beer.


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Cock of the North 
Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 01:01 PM
We have a new Northern Outpost - just about the poshest whisky shop in Scotland. Duncan Taylor specialise in cask strength, single cask, and rare malts - and now they also stock the entire range of Britain's most exclusive beer.
They have a great website too for whisky enthusiasts:
http://www.dtcscotch.com/

Just be carefull - its a dangerous place for a man with a credit card to go.
Those of you with a good knowledge of Scottish History will have worked out from the headline that the shop is in Huntly.

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