Lake Placid Pub & Brewery

Address:

813 Mirror Lake Dr, Lake Placid, NY 12946

Phone:

(518) 523-3813

Hours:

Mon: 11:30am-2am
Tue: 11:30am-2am
Wed: 11:30am-2am
Thu: 11:30am-2am

Fri: 11:30am-2am
Sat: 11:30am-2am
Sun: 12pm-2am

Payment:

Nice to Know:

Good For Kids Yes
Noise Level Average
Parking Street
Wifi No
Accepts Credit Cards Yes

Good For Groups Yes
Recommended Meal Lunch, Dinner
Outdoor Seating Yes
Wheelchair Accessible Yes

Other Details:

Untitled Document It began, like many microbreweries, with a homebrew kit and a love of beer. Not just a love of drinking beer but a real respect for the craft, the history, the art, and the industry, as well as a love for the brewing process itself. Today, Lake Placid Pub & Brewery has been brewing award-winning ales for 14 years and has expanded rapidly due to its popularity and quality, earning the respect of the brewing community. In 1996, Christopher Ericson and a college friend purchased P.J. O'Neill's, a pub in the small, Adirondack village of Lake Placid. They renovated the upstairs into a pub and restaurant, installed a seven barrel brewery, and began brewing. Chris' brewing experience included Federal Jack's / Shipyard Brewing in Kennebunkport, ME and The Shed Restaurant and Brewery in Stowe, VT. The Lake Placid Pub & Brewery soon became a popular spot both for locals and visitors to the Lake Placid area. In 2000, the Pub was a stop for some White House interns accompanying Hillary Clinton on a trip through the area as she contemplated running for the Senate. The interns enjoyed the atmosphere and especially enjoyed Ubu Ale, the brewery's flagship beer. After hearing the story of Ubu's namesake, the friendly chocolate lab with a nose for great beer, the interns decided to bring some of the deep garnet English Strong Ale to President Clinton as a gift. Once he tried the brew, the President had the White House aides call the Pub to get more Ubu Ale for a party at the White House! The demand for the beer both inside the town and outside of Lake Placid increased to the point that the original seven barrel brewpub could not keep up. One expansion at the Pub had used up all available space, and it was time for expansion. Chris and his wife Catherine traveled to Plattsburgh, NY to the site of a brewery which had been closed for four years. Brewing operations were expanded into this 13, 000 sq. ft. facility, and a new company was formed - Lake Placid Craft Brewing Company. After adding tanks and expanding to a capacity of over 5000 barrels per year, the demand for the beer was still greater than the capacity of that brewery, and it was closed in January of 2010. Thankfully, in April 2007, Lake Placid Craft Brewing Company had entered into a supply and distribution agreement with Matt Brewing Company of of Utica NY, brewers of the Saranac line of beers. This partnership has allowed Craft Brewing Company to continue to grow and expand distribution into regional areas as well as extend the availability into new states. With the closure of the Plattsburgh brewery, all beer produced for Lake Placid Craft Brewing Company will be brewed and packaged at Matt Brewing. Brewing operations at the original brewpub in Lake Placid continue at nearly full capacity. In 2003, 2005, and 2007, at the TAP-NY Brewery Festival, the largest brewers festival in New York held each year in April at Hunter Mountain, the Lake Placid Pub & Brewery was awarded the Matthew Vassar Cup as the Best Brewery in the Hudson Valley ( region ranges from Plattsburgh to NYC ) as well as other awards for individual beers. In addition, the Pub & Brewery has been selected as The Best Brewery in New York State twice, in 2005 and in 2007. Other awards include a Gold Medal for Ubu Ale at the World Beer Championships in in Chicago IL, a Silver Medal for Ubu Ale at the 2009 Great International Brewers Festival in in Providence RI, and a Silver Medal for the IPA.

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