October 08, 2005
Lake Placid Brewing Company (with photos)
I'm on a weekend trip in Lake Placid with my wife and daughter. The weather is miserable (40 degrees and raining) but the beer and atmosphere at Lake Placid Pub & Brewery were great. Located just off the main drag at the very southern end of Mirror Lake, the brewpub is a great example of the genre - relaxed, eclectic, homey, and well-worn. In an unassuming wood building with a cool (and huge) stained glass window in front, the brewpub is on the second floor - the first floor is a 21-and-over bar called P.J. O'Neill's.
The beers were very good - I had a sampler of their beers. The "Ecto"berfest was representative of the Oktoberfest genre - a malty, medium-bodied brew. Also included were a very light summer lager, a Frostbite Ale, a 46'R ale, and an Ubu ale. For lunch we shared pretzels with Frostbite Ale cheese sauce; I had a tasty grilled sourdough club sandwich, my wife had mediocre onion-and-mushroom soup and decent chicken wings, and my daughter had the kids' standby of chicken tenders.
The highlights were definitely the high-quality beer and the very relaxed North Country ambience - I recommend a visit!
The exterior of the Lake Placid Pub & Brewery. One odd thing that I noticed about the Adirondacks both in-town and while driving is that any photo taken from the street/road will inevitably contain at least one obtrusive government sign. October 8, 2005.
The stained-glass window in the entry staircase of the Lake Placid Pub & Brewery in Lake Placid, NY. October 8, 2005.
A sampler tray at the Lake Placid Pub & Brewery contains four-ounce glasses full of (clockwise from metal peg): "Ecto"berfest, a seasonal summer ale, Moose Island Ale, 46'R IPA, Frostbite Ale, and Ubu Ale. October 8, 2005.
I raise a sample of Lake Placid Pub & Brewery's product. October 8, 2005.
The dining room and bar at the Lake Placid Pub & Brewery in Lake Placid, NY. October 8, 2005.
A now-empty tray of 4-oz. sampler glasses at the Lake Placid Pub & Brewery. October 8, 2005.