LAKE PLACID, N.Y. --- Back for its fifth year, the Lake Placid Brewfest, Saturday, Oct. 15, has become a beer lover’s paradise for the one of the largest craft beer festivals in the region.

Plato is credited with saying that “He was a wise man who invented beer.” Well, there will be a lot of wise men, with as many as 70 micro brewers on hand, serving up more than 100 different selections of suds from around the country.

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

Presented by Paul Smith’s College, Ales, lagers, pilsners, porter and stouts will all be available to drink and sample, from 3-7 p.m. in the Olympic Center’s 1932 Rink. Music by Annie in the Water will take the stage throughout the event which opens to VIP ticket holders at 2 p.m., an hour earlier than general admission.

Open to everyone 21 years and older, tickets categories include: $75 VIP, with an hour of early tasting to include exclusive samples, keepsake credential, special sampling glass and souvenir gift, while the $45 online, or $55 general admission ticket, includes a four-hour sampling and souvenir glass.

Both VIP & and general admission tickets can be purchased in advance by visiting http://www.whiteface.com/events/lake-placid-brewfest. The cost is $10 for designated drivers. 

This year’s festival features Ausable Brewing Company, Keeseville, N.Y.; Big Slide Brewery & Public House, Lake Placid, N.Y; Blue Line Brewery, Saranac Lake, N.Y.; Blue Point Brewing Company Patchogue, N.Y.; Browns Brewery, Troy, N.Y.; Dogfish Head Brewery, Milton, Del.;Empire Farmstead Brewing, Syracuse, N.Y.; Good Nature Farm 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.; Livingood’s Restaurant & Brewery, Peru, N.Y.; Plattsburgh Brewing Company, Plattsburgh, N.Y.; 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. 

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 2015 4^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.