Annual Ironman Race Barbeque Sun July 28. Beer and barbeque outside of the brewery all day in celebration of the Lake Placid Ironman. Lake Placid Pub & Brewery, 813 Mirror Lake Drive, Lake Placid. ubuale.com. 518-523-3813.
Belgium Comes to Cooperstown Fri-Sat Aug 2-3. Brewery Ommegang's annual summer beer fest celebrating the best in Belgian and Belgian-style beers complete with weekend camping, live music, cooking competitions, a 500-person VIP dinner, receptions, and lectures. Brewery Ommegang, 656 Country Highway 33, Cooperstown. ommegang.com, 607-544-1800.
Blues Brunch Sundays, brunch 11:30 a.m.-2:30p.m, live music 12:30-2:30 p.m. Live blues on Sundays with special brunch menu. Empire Brewing Company, 120 Walton St. Syracuse. empirebrew.com, 315-475-2337.
Cask Night Wednesdays Every Wednesday 5 p.m. Join Ithaca Brewery in the Taproom for cask Ithaca beer every Wednesday night. Registration required. Ithaca Beer Co., 122 Ithaca Beer Dr., Ithaca. ithacabeer.com, 607-273-0766.
CB Brewing Company Tastings and Tours Tastings Mondays-Wednesdays noon-8 p.m., Thursdays-Fridays noon-9 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sundays noon-6 p.m. Tours Saturdays 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sundays noon- 5 p.m. Tasting cards are $4 for six 3.5 oz samples, or $6 for six 3.5 oz samples with a glass; free brewery tours about every 25 minutes. CB Brewing Company, 300 Village Square Blvd., Honeoye Falls. cbsbrewing.com, 624-4386.
Cortland Beer Company Tastings Mondays-Thursdays 2-8 p.m., Fridays-Saturdays noon-8 p.m. Beer samples at Cortland Beer Company's Tasting Room. Cortland Beer Company, 16 Court St., Cortland. cortlandbeer.com, 607-662-4389.
Genesee Brew House Tastings Mondays-Saturdays 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Sundays noon-8 p.m., all seasons, and tours every hour on the hour when guides available. Flight of four different beers for $2. Genesee Brew House, 25 Cataract St. geneseebeer.com, 263-9200.
Keuka Brewing Company Tastings Wednesdays-Sundays noon-5 p.m. Visit the tasting room for samples of new spring and summer ales, as well as others. Keuka Brewing Company, 8572 Briglin Road, Hammondsport. keukabrewingcompany.com, 607-868-4648.
Naked Dove Brewing Company Tastings Through Sunday, June 23, Tuesday-Thursday, noon-6 p.m., Friday noon-6 p.m., Saturday noon-6 p.m., Sunday noon-5 p.m. Tasting room specials at Naked Dove Brewing Company. Naked Dove Brewing Company, 4048 State Route 5 and 20, Canandaigua. nakeddovebrewing.com, 396-2537.
Rogues' Sunday Tasting Series: Wine, Beer & Spirits Every Sunday 5:30-7 p.m. Local distillers, wine makers, and brewers offer tastings along with information about whiskey, wine, aging, barrels, yeast, the fermentation process, and more. Rogues' Harbor Inn Brewery, 2079 East Shore Drive, Ithaca. roguesharbor.com, 607-533-3535.
Rohrbach's Tastings and Tours Saturdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on the hour, tastings Mondays-Fridays 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tours of the production brewery downtown include plenty of beers to sample and growlers available for purchase. Rohrbach's Railroad Street Brewery, 97 Railroad St. rohrbachs.com, 546-8020.
