7th Annual Beer and Wine Festival

November 12-13, 2010

Holiday Valley Resort, the Ellicottville Brewing Company and Southern Tier Brewery will hosting the 7th Annual Beer and Wine Festival at Holiday Valley’s Yodeler Lodge on Saturday, November 13 from 3:30 to 7:30 PM. Guests will be able to sample a variety of hand-crafted beers from over 30 of the best US and Imported beers and wines from New York vintners.

Brewers include: Sierra Nevada, Magic Hat, Great Lakes, Erie Brewing, Saranac, Southern Tier, Ellicottville Brewing, Ithaca, Roerhbac, Flying Bison, Custom Beer Crafters, Butter Nutts, Original Sin Cider, Harpoon, Voodoo, Smutty Nose, Long Trail, Hebrew and Otter Creek...plus many more!

The ever popular 5 course tappas style Beer Tasting Dinner will take place on Friday, Nov. 12 upstairs in the Clubhouse Chalet. Cost of the dinner and the menu to be announced. Reservations can be made by calling 716-699-2010.

Presale tickets for the Beer and Wine Festival will be available at the Inn at Holiday Valley, the Ellicottville Brewing Company, Consumers Beverages and Wegmans in mid-September. Tickets will also be available at the door, but it is wise to pre-purchase because ticket sales are limited. The ticket includes a $5 food voucher.

Beer & Wine Festival Lodging Packages

Make it a weekend vacation with a stay at the Inn, a Holiday Valley Rental Condominium or the Tamarack Club. Packages at the Inn will include continental breakfast daily and use of the pool and hot tub. Packages including teh Beer Tasting Dinner on Friday night will also be available.

For all the brewery memorabilia fans, a "Breweryana" auction will be held at 6:45 PM at the Yodeler Lodge.

A  shuttle service is available for Holiday Valley lodging guests from the Inn and Holiday Valley condos to the Festival, into the Village of Ellicottville and from the Village of Ellicottville back to the lodging. Please be advised that there is a zero tolerance policy for open containers in the Village. (Empty your glass before you get on the bus!)