Five by Five will be a fun and educational classroom taking place at the pub on ten straight Mondays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.  The curriculum (available below) will alternate between five weeks of studying off flavors and their causes, and five weeks of exploring some of the tastiest and most popular beer styles the world has to offer.  There will also be two bonus weeks at the end of the course featuring a few unusual beer styles and a guest speaker or two.  The overall goal of the course is to arm you with a better understanding of contaminated beer while broadening your overall beer knowledge at the same time.

The cost to attend Five by Five is $20 per class or $175 for all 10 (paid in advance).  Each classroom will also feature a series of palate-cleansing hors d’oeuvres included in the cost of attendance.  Those that attend and complete the entire course will receive a special, commemorative keepsake to mark the achievement.  Due to the limited number of seats available, advanced booking is required and can be arranged by calling 205.939.1312 or by emailing us at news@jclyde.com.

Sure, this will be educational, but we promise Five by Five will be nothing but good times.  Make sure to book your seats soon, and we cannot wait for you to join us to learn about the world’s greatest beverage!

Five by Five

Beer Education Course Curriculum 

Week 1 – Monday, May 20

Off Flavor: Sour

Week 2 – Wednesday, May 29 (moved to accommodate Memorial Day)

Style Exploration: Wheat Beers

Week 3 – Monday, June 3

Off Flavor: Sulphur

Week 4 – Monday, June 10

Style Exploration: Pale Ales & IPAs

Week 5 – Monday, June 17

Off Flavor: Stale/Paper

Week 6 – Monday, June 24

Style Exploration: Brown Ales

Week 7 – Monday, July 1

Off Flavor: Diacetyl 

Week 8 – Monday, July 8

Style Exploration: The Dark Side, Porters & Stouts

Week 9 – Monday, July 15

Off Flavor: Skunk

Week 10 – Monday, July 22

Style Exploration: The Goats, Doppelbocks

Bonus Week 1

Smoke Beer

Bonus Week 2 

Belgian Sours & Flanders Reds 

Each year, The J. Clyde has enjoyed being a part of the national celebration that is American Craft Beer Week (ACBW), and we are confident that this year will be the best yet.  ACBW will be recognized May 13-19, 2013 and offers an exciting opportunity for small and independent craft brewers and the community of better beer retailers to celebrate the ever advancing beer culture here in the U.S. Plus, tens of thousands of today’s beer beginners, beer enthusiasts, and hard core beer geeks make time to toast the week.  Make sure to keep an eye on our website and Facebook page for details on the events we have planned for each day of ACBW at the pub.

On ACBW Saturday at 9 p.m., Good People Brewing Company (GPBC) will be in-house to raffle off seven, 3′x2′ GPBC posters (pictured below) that have been signed by Michael and Jason from the brewery.  For what cause you may ask?  Well, that would be the amazing organization known as Two by Two, a 501 C (3) not-for-profit, all volunteer, no-kill animal rescue.  Swing by to support the raffle, but stay to enjoy the GPBC brews that will be pouring and hang out with the folks from the brewery.

Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the pub each day of ACBW.  Tickets are $2 each or $1 each with the purchase of a GPBC beer.  All proceeds raised through the raffle will go to benefit Two by Two Animal Rescue.  Due to the size and fragile nature of the posters, we ask that participants be present to win.

We hope to see you all on Saturday to help us raise some funds for Two by Two, and to also raise a glass to Good People Brewing Company for living up to their name by constantly supporting amazing organizations such as this one!

Each year, The J. Clyde has enjoyed being a part of the national celebration that is American Craft Beer Week (ACBW), and we are confident that this year will be the best yet.  ACBW will be recognized May 13-19, 2013 and offers an exciting opportunity for small and independent craft brewers and the community of better beer retailers to celebrate the ever advancing beer culture here in the U.S. Plus, tens of thousands of today’s beer beginners, beer enthusiasts, and hard core beer geeks make time to toast the week.  Make sure to keep an eye on our website and Facebook page for details on the events we have planned for each day of ACBW at the pub.

There just so happens to be an area at the heart of our beautiful state that makes a perfect triangle.  At each point, you can find one of our state’s newest breweries: Patriot Joe’s Ale of Anniston, Railyard Brewing Company of Montgomery, and Druid City Brewing Company of Tuscaloosa.  Since the offerings of these breweries do not leave their area too often, we will feature a handful of them at this event on Friday (taplist available below) in hopes of wetting your curiosity enough to maybe inspire an Alabama beer pilgrimage to visit them on their home turf.  Also, each brewery will have representatives available to discuss with you their beers and what you can expect from them in the future.

This is the perfect opportunity for you to experience a few of our breweries that are tucked away a bit in our Beermuda Triangle.  We hope that you all join us on Friday to spread some love to these great brewers and raise a glass with them at the pub!

• Druid City Lamplighter IPA
• Druid City Riverside Saison on the Randall with brewer’s choice of fresh, local fruit

• Patriot Joe’s Huey Hefeweizen

• Railyard Brewing Oatmeal Stout

Join us on Sunday, May 19th at 2 p.m. when we wrap up an amazing American Craft Beer Week by pitting Beer vs. Wine at a very special brunch featuring the beers of Terrapin Beer Company and the wines of Hop City Birmingham!

Each year, The J. Clyde has enjoyed being a part of the national celebration that is American Craft Beer Week (ACBW), and we are confident that this year will be the best yet.  ACBW will be recognized May 13-19, 2013 and offers an exciting opportunity for small and independent craft brewers and the community of better beer retailers to celebrate the ever advancing beer culture here in the U.S. Plus, tens of thousands of today’s beer beginners, beer enthusiasts, and hard core beer geeks make time to toast the week.  Make sure to keep an eye on our website and Facebook page for details on the events we have planned for each day of ACBW at the pub.

ACBW’s Sunday Beer vs. Wine Brunch will consist of a five course menu (available below) that will spotlight both beer and wine pairings selected by our guest experts.  To take up the cause of beer, we have Steve Hayes joining us with the brews of Terrapin Beer Company.  His challenger and wine champion will be Chris Reid from Hop City Birmingham.  Not only will these two educate attendees about the beverages they have chosen for each course, but they will also let us in on the finer points of pairing beer and wine with food.

Cost of the brunch is $55 per person before tax and gratuity.  Seating for this event is limited, so reservations are required.   You can arrange your reservations by calling 205.939.1312, emailing us at info@jclyde.com, or by simply letting your server or bartender know the next time you are at the pub.

This is sure to be a fun and educational event, and we hope to see you all then to help us closeout another fantastic American Craft Beer Week!

American Craft Beer Week

Beer vs. Wine Brunch

with Terrapin Beer Co. & Hop City

Sunday, May 19th at 2 p.m.

Reception

Mimosa vs. Terrapin Maggie’s Peach Farmhouse Ale Beerlini

First Course

Canapé Trio

Fresh melon wrapped in prosciutto with a drizzle of aged balsamic vinegar, homemade pimento cheese canapé, and in-house smoked salmon spread on toast point

Match-up: Terrapin Mosaic Single Hopped Red Rye Ale vs. Aria Pinot Noir Sparkling

Second Course

Chilled Cucumber Soup

A chilled cucumber soup garnished with crème fraîche and dill

Match-up: Terrapin Twilight Road Warrior Kolsch vs. Lustau Fino Sherry

Thirds Course

Roasted Golden Beet Salad

Fresh spring mix tossed in honey balsamic vinaigrette with roasted beets, toasted walnuts, dried cranberries, and warm Stone Hollow goat cheese crouton

Match-up: Terrapin Tree Hugger Ale vs. Primarius Pinot Noir Oregon 

Fourth Course

Spinach and Roasted Tomato Strata

Whole wheat sourdough bread baked en casserole with local tomatoes, Gruyère cheese, and farm fresh citrus hollandaise

Match-up: Terrapin Rye Pale Ale vs. Reginato Rose Malbec

Fifth Course

Chocolate Bread Pudding

A rich bread pudding with Belgian chocolate, sauced with a vanilla bean crème anglaise infused with Irish cream

Match-up: Terrapin Wake-n- Bake Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout vs. Carichioli Lambrousco

Each year, The J. Clyde has enjoyed being a part of the national celebration that is American Craft Beer Week (ACBW), and we are confident that this year will be the best yet.  ACBW will be recognized May 13-19, 2013 and offers an exciting opportunity for small and independent craft brewers and the community of better beer retailers to celebrate the ever advancing beer culture here in the U.S. Plus, tens of thousands of today’s beer beginners, beer enthusiasts, and hard core beer geeks make time to toast the week.  Make sure to keep an eye on our website and Facebook page for details on the events we have planned for each day of ACBW at the pub.

Thursday of ACBW will be our chance to rock this party hometown-style by celebrating the amazing craft breweries we are so incredibly lucky to have here in Birmingham.  Avondale Brewing Company, Beer Engineers, Cahaba Brewing Company, and Good People Brewing Company will all be in house boasting one of the most impressive lists of local beers we have ever seen at one of our tap takeovers.  Each brewery will also have representatives in attendance to discuss with you the beer in your glass and raise one with you in the process.  If that were not enough, a little birdie has told us that the swag giveaways might be something to get excited about.  Believe us when we say you are going to want to be here for this one.

Whenever all of the Birmingham brewers get together, a great time is guaranteed.  Throw in all these amazing beers and you should be hard pressed to find an excuse worthy of missing Craft Birmingham.  We’ll see you on ACBW Thursday!

• Avondale Flanders Oud Bruin
• Avondale Ms. Fancy’s Tripel
• Avondale Sour Saison
• Avondale Vanillaphant Porter

• Beer Engineers Peanut Butter Porter
• Beer Engineers Velocity Imperial Ale

• Cahaba American Blonde
• Cahaba Liquidambar Amber Ale
• Cahaba Oka Uba IPA
• Cahaba Single Hop #2: Cascade

• Good People Brown Ale
• Good People Coffee Oatmeal Stout
• Good People Fatso Russian Imperial Stout
• Good People Hitchhiker West Coast Style IPA
• Good People Pale Ale

Each year, The J. Clyde has enjoyed being a part of the national celebration that is American Craft Beer Week (ACBW), and we are confident that this year will be the best yet.  ACBW will be recognized May 13-19, 2013 and offers an exciting opportunity for small and independent craft brewers and the community of better beer retailers to celebrate the ever advancing beer culture here in the U.S. Plus, tens of thousands of today’s beer beginners, beer enthusiasts, and hard core beer geeks make time to toast the week.  Make sure to keep an eye on our website and Facebook page for details on the events we have planned for each day of ACBW at the pub.

You are now clearly warned.  The brewers of North Alabama will invade Birmingham for our Wednesday installment of ACBW events.  We are talking Back Forty Beer Company, Blue Pants Brewery, Straight to Ale, and Yellowhammer Brewing all in the same place with some of North Alabama’s best beers locked and loaded on the tap wall.  Representatives from each brewery will be hanging out during the event to talk beer with attendees and to also break out some mind blowing swag for giveaways.  This blitz from the brewers of the North cannot be resisted, so you might as well enjoy it.

In all seriousness, our North Alabama brewers are some of the greatest folks around, and we cannot wait for you to join us on Wednesday to experience their kindness and craft for yourself.  Oh, and to drink all of this amazing beer of course:

**Old Black Bear could also make an appearance if any of their beers survive our ACBW Tuesday event**

• Back Forty Chilton County Peach Wheat
• Back Forty Freckle Belly IPA on the Randall (details to come)
• Back Forty Truck Stop Honey Brown on the Randall (details to come)
• Cask: Back Forty Naked Pig (details to come)

• Blue Pants Cream Ale
• Blue Pants Spare Pair Pale Ale
• Blue Pants Weedy’s Double IPA

• Straight to Ale He Ain’t Hefe
• Straight to Ale Monkeynaut IPA
• Straight to Ale Saison Du Roquette
• Straight to Ale Stop Work 689 Kolsch

• Yellowhammer Double Lost Highway Schwarzbier
• Yellowhammer Frankenhammer Belgian Strong Dark Ale
• Yellowhammer Hop Revival Imperial IPA
• Yellowhammer Rebellion Red Ale

Each year, The J. Clyde has enjoyed being a part of the national celebration that is American Craft Beer Week (ACBW), and we are confident that this year will be the best yet.  ACBW will be recognized May 13-19, 2013 and offers an exciting opportunity for small and independent craft brewers and the community of better beer retailers to celebrate the ever advancing beer culture here in the U.S. Plus, tens of thousands of today’s beer beginners, beer enthusiasts, and hard core beer geeks make time to toast the week.  Make sure to keep an eye on our website and Facebook page for details on the events we have planned for each day of ACBW at the pub.

For the Tuesday edition of our ACBW event extravaganza, we will welcome Old Black Bear Brewing Company (OBB) to take over the pub for the night.    For this event, we will be featuring a half dozen OBB offerings, and that includes a very special cask and a couple limited brews in the mix (full list below).  Also, representatives from OBB will be present for a meet & greet throughout the event and there might even be some swag giveaways!  Doing the math that comes to tasty beer + great company + cool stuff = one amazing Tuesday night.

This is going to be an awesome event, and we hope that you all can join us on Tuesday, May 14th to hang out with the folks of OBB and keep this American Craft Beer Week party going.  See you all then!

• Black Bear’s Delight Coffee Porter Nitro
• Barrel Aged Roaming Bear Porter
• Cave City Lager
• Milepost 652 ESB
• Speckled Trout American Wheat
• Special Cask: Milepost 652 ESB with Citra Hops

Each year, The J. Clyde has enjoyed being a part of the national celebration that is American Craft Beer Week (ACBW), and we are confident that this year will be the best yet.  ACBW will be recognized May 13-19, 2013 and offers an exciting opportunity for small and independent craft brewers and the community of better beer retailers to celebrate the ever advancing beer culture here in the U.S. Plus, tens of thousands of today’s beer beginners, beer enthusiasts, and hard core beer geeks make time to toast the week.  Make sure to keep an eye on our website and Facebook page for details on the events we have planned for each day of ACBW at the pub.

For Colorado Night on Monday, May 13th, our tap wall will be taken over by some of the finest beers and breweries the state of Colorado has to offer.  You will be treated to over a dozen brews from Avery Brewing Company, Great Divide Brewing Company, Left Hand Brewing Company, and Oskar Blues Brewery (full list below).  The beers will range from these breweries’ flagship beers to seasonal and limited offerings.  This wide variety will most assuredly prove to all in attendance why the Colorado craft beer scene is one of the most respected in the country.  Representatives from each brewery will be on-site during the event, and word is that the swag giveaways are going to be ridiculous.  You do not want to miss this.

We cannot wait to see you all on Monday to help us raise a glass to these fantastic breweries and to toast the start of American Craft Beer Week!

• Avery Nineteen Belgian Style Tripel
• Avery IPA
• Avery Maharaja Imperial IPA
• Avery The Reverend Belgian Style Quadrupel Ale

• Great Divide 19th Anniversary Ale (ale brewed with birch syrup and aged on birch wood chips)
• Great Divide Titan IPA

• Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout
• Left Hand Twin Sisters Double IPA

• Oskar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale
• Oskar Blues Deviant Dale’s IPA
• Oskar Blues Mama’s Little Yella Pils
• Oskar Blues Old Chub Scotch Ale on the Randall with smoked wood chips
• Oskar Blues Sandy Saison

Dining Out For Life is an annual campaign that takes place at restaurants nationwide to raise funds and awareness for local AIDS organizations.  The idea is simple.  All you have to do is dine at your favorite participating restaurant, and they will donate a portion of your bill to contribute in the local fight against HIV/AIDS.

The Birmingham leg of Dining Out For Life will benefit the fantastic organization AIDS Alabama.  AIDS Alabama devotes its energy and resources statewide to helping people with HIV/AIDS live healthy, independent lives and works to prevent the spread of HIV.  We are very proud to announce that when you dine with us on April 25th, we will donate 50% of the cost of your meal to AIDS Alabama to help them in their mission!  

We humbly ask that you please consider The J. Clyde as your dining destination on April 25th.  Together we can be a part of and support a cause that will make a great impact on people’s lives, and we will achieve that by simply having dinner at the pub.  It truly is a wonderful cause, and we cannot wait to see you then!

As you all know, our Birmingham Barons celebrated their regular season home opener yesterday in the beautiful, brand new Regions Field.  What you may not know is that The J. Clyde is a part of the action this season, and we are running a special promo for our baseball loving, craft beer fans out there!

In order to enjoy a brew at Barons home games this season, you are going to have to swing by a J. Clyde sponsored I.D. Checkpoint to pick up an alcohol wristband.  These checkpoints (pictured on the right) are located throughout the stadium, and the wristbands will streamline the ordering process so you won’t have to worry about spending more time in lines than in your seat enjoying the game.  With that said, these wristbands have another perk.

Before you head home from the game, swing by Good People Brewing Company (located on the 14th Street South side of the stadium) for a post-game pint.  Once you order your tasty brew in the taproom, hand over your I.D. wristband from the stadium and you will receive a $5 J. Clyde gift certificate in return!  It’s just that easy!  Your day at the ballpark not only allows you to enjoy the perfect pairing that is baseball and beer, but it also gets you a discount on your check the next time you visit us at the pub.

We could not be more excited about this year’s Barons season, and all of the great things it is going to do for our city.  We hope that everyone takes advantage of this promo and accepts these gift certificates as a way for us to say thank you for supporting your Birmingham Barons, local breweries, and our wonderful craft beer scene here in the city.  It is going to be an amazing season at Regions Field!  Go Barons!