Big news:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Blues ... story.html
Mill Street will have exclusive rights to Bluesfest in Ottawa next year. They will pour 2 beers around the festival and set up a central pub with "up to 8 taps". This is a pretty big moment for craft brewing in Ontario. For Bluesfest to make an effort to seek out a craftbrewer, there must have been a lot of requests.
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Mill Street Buys Rights for Bluesfest!
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As I understand it Mill Street products will be the only beer available at the festival. That tells me that the price for at least some of the beers will be similar to when Molson's provided the beer. I don't know what the price has been in the past because I've never thought there was any beer worth buying at the festival (at least in the last 8 years I've been going).Bytowner wrote:My one worry is the cost of beer. I wonder how quickly people will rethink their requests for craft beer if they're paying $8 a cup.
I'm sure the Bluesfest staff are also aware that the majority of the beer drinkers are just looking for something cold, wet, with minimal flavour, and at an acceptable price. I expect to see a lot of Organic Lager and Stock Ale being drunk by the usual Labatt/Molson drinkers.
I'm just glad that it looks like I should be able to get some Tankhouse, and hopefully some IPA and ESB, at the festival.