Monday, May 14th will officially kick off American Craft Beer Week (ACBW), a seven day celebration of all things craft beer.  Last year, all 50 states had official events throughout ACBW and this year should be no different.
You know The J. Clyde never passes up the chance to celebrate and promote craft beer in Birmingham, so we have a week’s worth of official ACBW events for you at the pub.  Check them out:

 
Monday, May 14th

We will have Back Forty Brewing Company’s Kudzu Porter on the Randall with a special treatment.
A …

Well, it is that time of year again to start making your plans for the beer drinkers partying holiday that is Saint Patrick’s Day.  This year, we at The J. Clyde will be participating in Shamrockin’ in Five Points South, a six day celebration where Five Points area retailers, restaurants and bars rock in St. Patty’s Day with amazing specials and events.
What this means for our loyal friends and patrons: you will get a week full of drink specials that will wrap up on Saint Patrick’s Day with Brews & …

We at The J. Clyde believe that great beer goes perfectly with any occasion, and that especially goes for Valentine’s Day.  On February 14th at 5 pm, we will be serving an indulgent three course menu (full menu below) that is sure to impress your sweetheart.
Each person attending the dinner will be able to choose one of two sensual beer options to pair with their meal.  We think Valentine’s should have an air of seduction and surprise, so those options will be kept secret until you sit down to your …

This week, Good People presents a Belgian IPA that should appeal to the hopheads and Belgafreaks.  The Belgian IPA is sort of a hybrid style that blends the malt and hops of a traditional IPA with a Belgian yeast that imparts a unique flavor to the ale.  The fourth ingredient – American water from Birmingham, Alabama!  We open early today at 12pm with a Father’s Day brunch (reservations only), but stop by early if you would like to try this unique beverage.  We’ll be open ’til 7pm for tornado relief.
Le …

This week’s firkin is from Rogue and will be tapped on Wednesday instead of Friday this week as we celebrate Mexican culture at The J. Clyde with a cask-conditioned Chipotle Ale.  On May 5th!  Cinco de Mayo for you folks who don’t speak Mexican!
Roasted chipotle peppers produce an eye opening chile flavor in this deep golden ale with a malty, smoky aroma and smooth, crisp flavor.

8 Ingredients: Malts: Harrington, Klages & Maier Munich.Hops: Cascade and Willamette.Specialty: Chipotle Peppers.Yeast & Water: Rogue’s Pacman Yeast & Free Range Coastal Water.

Dry hopped with Amarillo this beer …

Sorry, NO GREEN BEER at The J. Clyde!

 
 
 
However, we will have plenty of specials!  Guinness, Rogue Kell’s Irish Lager, Smithwick’s, and all the Moylan’s beers will be half price!  Plus, all kinds of other drink and food specials.
 
 
 
 
 
We’ll also be running Moylan’s Dragoon Dry Irish Stout on a Nitrogen stout tap for our first time.  So, if you want a “high gravity” Irish Stout, check this one out. 
 
If you’ve ever watched a bartender pour a pint of Guinness, you’ve probably noticed that a stout faucet is different from other faucets.   Sometimes …

Wishing all our wonderful friends a Happy New Year!  Come celebrate with beer – a superior bubbly!
Tonight we’ll have a special New Year’s Eve menu, drink specials all night, and a champagne toast at midnight – PLUS live music – Glenn and Libba – an excellent duo who’ve been playing on Cobb Lane since the days of the Back Alley.  Here’s the menu.  In addition, polish off your resolution with a complimentary half Imperial pint of Good People Fatso if you choose the special menu!

“What beer will you welcome in …

The J. Clyde is thankful to have such wonderful and loyal customers!
The image below is a little reminder that Thanksgiving is a truly American (and Canadian) holiday as officially stated by New Hampshire way back in 1782.  Beer has been brewed in this country since the earliest days Europeans set foot on the continent.  One of the first things the settlers looked for upon arriving were sources of water so they could brew beer.  However, Europeans were not accustomed to such bountiful supplies of fresh water like we had in …

One of my favorite holidays, the 4th of July sort of breaks up the summer for me.  I abhor hot weather…and…summers in Alabama are abusively LONG and HOT!  So, tomorrow, Friday July the 3rd by 5pm we will be tapping a very special cask of Good People Brewing Company’s Brown Ale.
Jason conditioned this beer with Hibiscus Flower and Centennial Hops.  This version of Good People’s Brown Ale will be a totally different beer than what you are accustomed to – a bit drier, hoppier.  It will have more fruit and …

If your mom is a hophead, we have a small amount of Good People IPA left today at $3 per pint.  We ran out of the cask-conditioned IPA firkin early Saturday, but we still have some on draught.
Hot moms cook!  Cook for your mom today! 
It’s interesting that as I looked around this morning for Mother’s Day ideas, I found very little about moms and beer.  Of course, there were MANY Father’s Day  connections.  There were even some folks apologizing to their wives and asking forgiveness in regards to their homebrewing …