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 …

We just want to drop a quick post to say that our fifth anniversary celebrations were amazing, and it was all thanks to our great friends and patrons!
We had a blast pouring up some amazing beers and serving great food for all of you the entire week of the anniversary.  Each night got better and better with all the tasty treats that got added to the tap wall as the week went on.  By far the greatest moment for the pub on anniversary week was that the back bar, where …

On Sunday, April 29th at 2pm, we will be finishing up a year of tornado relief cask events with not one, but two special casks from Good People Brewing Company.
It is difficult to believe a year has almost passed since those devastating storms hit our great state on April 27th, 2011.  Just as you all, we sat there trying to figure out something we could do that would have an impact in supporting our neighbors who had been affected by these storms.  As we were brainstorming, it did not take …

As we embark on another great year at The J. Clyde, we have decided it is time to shake things up a bit with our weekly specials. So, effective on Tuesday, April 10th, we will now feature new specials on Tuesdays and Thursdays!
Up until this point, we have always done half price beers under 6% ABV on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  It has always been wildly successful, but recently it seems that with the new and ever expanding selection of amazing high gravity beers now available in our state that there …

Join us on Sunday, April 15th at 5pm as we celebrate our fifth anniversary with a very special beer dinner, A Fifth of Clyde.
This dinner will feature five courses with each representing one of our five amazing years.  The beer pairings will either be symbolic of a specific memory of that year or simply our favorite beer that was made available to us at that time.  Chef Adam Joiner has prepared a stunning menu, showing careful attention to the beer pairings in order to allow the meal to bring out …

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 have been in a constant state of excitement ever since the news broke that San Diego’s award winning brewery, Green Flash Brewing Company, would begin distributing in our great state.  We are even more excited to inform you that we will be holding our pub’s largest brewery launch and tap takeover in honor of Green Flash’s arrival on Tuesday, February 22nd at 5pm!
This will be a massive event featuring the following eight kegs and three casks:
 
DRAFT

West Coast IPA
Hop Head Red
Le Freak Ale …

Back in December, we had a friendly Kill the Cask competition with The Nook Tavern in Huntsville.  The rules were simple:  the first bar that finished off a cask of Heavy Seas beer would be rewarded a very special keg from the brewery.  The race was incredibly close, but our guests came out with the win by less than a minute! Now it is time to reward your valiant efforts.
On Wednesday, February 8th, we will be tapping the reward keg of Heavy Seas Bourbon Oak Below Decks Barleywine.   This is …

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 …

First, we at The J. Clyde would like to say that we are incredibly happy and humbled to learn that we have made DRAFT Magazine’s list of America’s 100 Best Beer Bars for the third year in a row.  We know that this would not be possible without our fantastic friends and guests, and we thank you greatly.  We would also like to extend congratulations to The Nook and Stem & Stein who also made this year’s list to represent Alabama with us.
A celebration is in order for this honor, so …