Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest

Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest announces major partnership with Mill Street Brewery

Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest officials today confirmed an agreement
that will see Mill Street Brewery become the exclusive beer supplier
for the internationally acclaimed music festival, beginning July, 2010.


The Toronto-based brewers have achieved wide ...acclaim for their
outstanding product—winning the ‘Brewery of the Year Award’ for most
medals won at the Canadian Brewing Awards for three consecutive years. "Our
aim is to produce exceptional beers to suit every taste," says Steve
Abrams, co-founder of Mill Street Brewery. "It seems fitting that our
world-class product will be showcased at a world-class event."Mill
Street Brewery produces handcrafted lagers and ales. Officially opened
in December 2002, the brewery began in an original tank house in the
historic ‘Distillery District’. Their brew pub, which opened in 2006,
currently offers more than a dozen individually crafted beers including
their Original Organic Lager, Stock Ale, and Tankhouse Ale.

Now, music
fans will be able to tap into those varieties—and more—at the Cisco
Ottawa Bluesfest.“Every now and again a partnership opportunity
comes along that you know will add to the overall festival experience,”
says Bluesfest’s executive director, Mark Monahan. “We’re confident
that Bluesfest attendees will embrace the opportunity to enjoy the
variety of quality products Mill Street will offer on site.”Part
of the agreement involves the creation of a Mill Street Pub on site,
which will offer up to eight specialty beers in a pub-like atmosphere.


Mill Street Brewery and the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest have signed a
three-year deal. Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest is one of the largest
beer-selling events in Canada, making this one of the largest
pouring-rights deals ever done. The 2010 edition of the Cisco
Ottawa Bluesfest will take place from July 8 through 18, with the
line-up and on-sale announcement coming at the end of April, 2010. Fans
of the finer things in life should bookmark www.ottawabluesfest.ca for
updates or to become a ‘Bluesfest Insider’. For more on Mill Street
Brewery, please visit: http://www.millstreetbrewery.com/