LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (September 30, 2014)--- Beer enthusiasts unite! Don’t miss out on the second annual Lake Placid Brewfest, Saturday, Oct. 11, from 3-7 p.m., being held in the Olympic Center’s 1932 Rink.  Open to everyone 21 years and older, the Lake Placid Brewfest is sponsored by Lake Placid Pub & brewery, Great Adirondack Brewing Company, Saratoga Eagle and Craft Beer Guild Distributors of New York. 

Over 50 micro-brew companies and more than 100 different kinds of beer from around the country will be featured Ausable Brewing Company, Keeseville, N.Y.; Blue Line Brewery, Saranac Lake, N.Y.; Blue Point Brewing Company Patchogue, N.Y.; Empire Brewing Syracuse, N.Y.; Good Nature Brewing, Hamilton, N.Y.; Great Adirondack Brewing Company, Lake Placid, N.Y.; Ithaca Beer Company, Ithaca, N.Y.; Lake Placid Pub & Brewery, Lake Placid, N.Y.; Old Saratoga Brewing Company, East Saratoga, N.Y.; Otter Creek Brewing Company, Middlebury, Vt.; Plattsburgh Brewing Company, Plattsburgh, N.Y.; Sierra Nevada Brewing, Company, Chico, Calif.; Some Brewing Company, York, Maine; Switchback Brewing Company, Burlington, Vt.; The Shed Brewery, Stowe, Vt. and many more.  For a complete list of breweries, visit http://www.whiteface.com/events/lake-placid-brewfest.

WHAT: 3^rd Annual Lake Placid Brewfest

WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 11, 3-7 p.m.

WHERE: Olympic Center 1932 Rink, 2634 Main St., Lake Placid, N.Y. 12946

Media who would like to cover and attend the 3^rd Annual Lake Placid BrewFest, please return this e-mail to Jon Lundin, ORDA public relations, jlundin@orda.org, with the name of the news outlet and the name of the reporter covering the event. Media covering the event will be issued two beer tokens, which can be used to sample the more than 100 varieties of beer, and a sample glass.

-- ORDA --

Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. ORDA operates Whiteface, Belleayre and Gore Mountain ski areas; the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg; the Olympic speed skating oval, Olympic jumping complex and Olympic arena. As host to international and national championships, the Authority has brought millions of athletes, spectator and participants to the region, resulting in significant economic development.