Schenectady officialdom raised a glass to the area’s newest craft brewery Thursday, as Great Flats Brewing formally celebrated the opening of a Lafayette Street brewery converted from a garage earlier this year.

The first few months have been learning and growing experiences, as the owners and brewmaster learn what it means to run a beer-making operation.

“We opened with three beers, now we have eight, and we’re almost out of a couple of them up there,” co-owner Harry Whalen said.