LAKE PLACID, N.Y.  (September 18, 2017)--- Back for its sixth year, the Lake Placid Brewfest, Saturday, Sept. 23, has become a beer lover’s paradise for the one of the largest craft beer festivals in the region.

The premier brew fest in the Adirondacks features live music with Drunk & in the Woods and as many as 66 brewers and hundreds of different brews.  Ales, ciders, lagers, pilsners, porters and stouts will all be available to drink and sample, from 4-8 p.m. in the Olympic Center’s 1932 Rink.

Serious beer connoisseurs can enjoy the first samples of the frosty brews during the special VIP hour, which opens at 3 p.m., an hour earlier than general admission. VIP tickets also include Hors d’oeurvres, exclusive samples, a keepsake credential, special sampling glass and souvenir gift.

Both VIP & and general admission tickets can be purchased in advance by visiting http://www.whiteface.com/events/lake-placid-brewfest.  Open to everyone 21 years and older, tickets categories include: $75 VIP, with the hour of early tasting while the $45 online, or $55 general admission ticket, includes a four-hour sampling and souvenir glass. The cost is $10 for designated drivers. 

WHAT: 6^th Annual Lake Placid Brewfest

WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 23, 4-8 p.m.

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

Media who would like to cover and attend the 6^th 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.