Colonsay IPA
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!
Posted: January 10th, 2009 under Beer, Colonsay.
Tags: bottle