Erin and I had the pleasure of visiting Colonsay, a small island of the west coast of Scotland, in August 2008. The island is proud of it’s 100 inhabitants, one hotel, a general store and a brewery. The island has a wonderful rustic beauty, as can be seen via my photos page, but it is quite a harsh environment – if the ferry doesn’t get in, you’ll struggle to get your milk at the shop!
Which makes a brewery, and such a sucessful microbrewery at that, a real feat of endurance! While the brewery does have a shop open most days for a few hours at least, Colonsay isn’t the easiest place to pop to in order to pick up your off-sales – so it’s just as well Peckhams source this fine beer for you. I picked this example up at the South Clark Street branch in Edinburgh. They had the full range there, with both the 80/- and Lager well stocked.
My favourite however is the IPA: it has a fine hop flavour and also a suprising citrus flavour – who would have thought to find citrus flavour in a beer from such a desolate (but in a good way) place as Colonsay? Truly amazing – and well worth the premium price tag as a treat after a hard day at the office!
As part of the aforementioned 
Holy Gr’ale is specifically brewed by Stewart Brewing for one of Edinburgh’s finest real ale hostelries, Cloisters. Set in a former manse, Cloister’s is renowned for an ever-changing selection of ales – and a wide range of whisky – but this beer is almost guaranteed to be available. I like all of Stewart’s stuff, and this is no exception. Very tasty – and yet another reason to visit this pub again!