LAKE PLACID, N.Y. --- The Lake Placid Brewfest returns for its sixth year, bringing back dozens of breweries, hundreds of beers, great food and much more, Saturday, Sept. 23.

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. 

While you’re enjoying all the great brews, tag your favorite Brewfest photos with #WFLPFallFests and #LPBrewFest. Favorite tagged photos will be selected and featured as our “Fall Festival Photo of the Day” on www.WhitefaceLakePlacid.com.

This year’s festival will feature ADK Cider, Plattsburgh, N.Y.; Ausable Brewing Company, Keeseville, N.Y.; Big Tupper Brewing, Tupper Lake, N.Y.; Big Slide Brewery & Public House, Lake Placid, N.Y; Blue Point Brewing Company Patchogue, N.Y.; Common Roots Brewing Company, So. Glens Falls, N.Y, Empire Farmstead Brewing, Cazenovia, N.Y.; Good Nature Farm Brewing, Hamilton, N.Y.; Great Adirondack Brewing Company, Lake Placid, N.Y.; Ithaca Beer Company, Ithaca, N.Y.; KelSo Beer Co., Brooklyn, N.Y; Lake Placid Pub & Brewery, Lake Placid, N.Y.; Livingood’s Restaurant & Brewery, Peru, N.Y.; Paradox Brewery, Schroon Lake, N.Y.; Shmaltz Brewing Co., Clifton Park, N.Y.; Plattsburgh Brewing Company, Plattsburgh, N.Y.; Raquette River Brewing, Tupper Lake N.Y, SoMe Brewing Company, York, Maine; Troeggs Brewing Co., Hershey P.A., Victory Brewing Co., Downingtown, P.A. and many more.  

For a complete list of breweries, visit http://www.whiteface.com/events/lake-placid-brewfest. 

For more information about the Brewfest and all of the activities taking place on ORDA’s Olympic venues, log onto www.whitefacelakeplacid.com.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Media planning on attending and covering Brewfest, contact Jon Lundin, ORDA public relations, Tel: 518-523-1655 ext. 5313, or Email: JLundin@orda.org.

PHOTO: From the 2016 5^th annual Lake Placid Brewfest can be found HERE. Photos courtesy of ORDA/ Whiteface Lake Placid.

-- 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.