We recently brought you news that the Strange Brew Tavern was opening soon at the former Jelly Bean’s Southside Jam Spot at 1996 S 5th Street in Allentown. Last night they opened their doors for the first time with a menu filled with craft beer and pub fare. It’s definitely cleaned up since the former bar closed. The space is very open and includes many TVs and a pool table.
The menu includes the regular pub fare. For appetizers: wings, chicken fingers, quesadillas, onion rings, potato skins, mozzarella sticks, french fried, nachos, and pierogies, ranging from $4.50-$7.50. Soups include chili, french onion, brew stew, and soup du jour for $3.50-$4.75. The salads section featuresgarden, caesar, and chef’s varieties. Burgers, and sandwiches featured are cheesesteaks, grilled chickn sandwich, Brewben sandwich, cordon brew sandwich, chicken caesar wrap, grilled veggie wrap, london broil sandwich, portabella mushroom sandwich, brew burger, brew cheeseburger, build your own burger, and veggie burger ranging from $6.50-$8.50. Entrees offered are fish & chips, spicy IPA chicken, penne vodka, beer braised pork chops, london broil, and NY strip steak ranging from $11,75 to $13.75.
The beer list is fairly extensive for a just-opened bar. Scott Anderson, the manager, stated that they’ll be expanding their craft selection once the bar has been up-and-running for a bit. The on-draft list and the bottle lists are currently as follows:
Drafts
Abita Purple Haze
Anchor Christmas Ale
Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout
Blue Moon Belgian White
Bud Light
Budweiser
Coors Light
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA
Founders Pale Ale
Guinness
Hoegaarden
Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat
Miller Light
Prism Love is Evol
Sam Adams Winter Lager
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
Stone Arrogant Bastard
Stoudt’s Revel Red
Tommyknocker Golden Saison
Troegs Mad Elf
Victory Prima Pils
Weyerbacher Winter Ale
Woodchuck Cider
Yuengling Lager
Bottles
Abby DeLeffe Blonde
Amstel Light
Anchor Steam
Anderson Valley Hop otter IPA
Avery Ellie’s Brown Ale
Bass
Bell’s Double Cream Stout
Blue Point Toasted Lager
Boddington’s
Brew Farm Matacabras Ale
Brooklyn Lager
Budweiser
Bud Light
Carlsberg
Chimay Blue
Coors Light
Corona
Delerium Tremens
Flying Dog Raging Bitch IPA
Founders Breakfast Stout
Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van Blue
Grolsch
Hair of the Dog Adam
Harvieston Old Engine Oil
Hitachino White Ale
Koningshoven La Trappe
Quadruppel
Labatt Blue
Left Hand Sawtooth Ale
Lindemans Framboise
Michelob Ultra
Mike’s Black Cherry
Miller Lite
New Holland Imperial Hatter IPA
Newcastle Brown Ale
O’Douls
Ommegang Rare Vos
Otter Creek Stone Pipe Porter
Peroni
Red Stripe
Rogue Dead Guy
Sam Adams Boston Lager
Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout
Sapporo
Smuttynose Pumpkin
Southern Tier Phinn and Matt’s
Stella Artois
Terrapin Hop Kharma
Thirsty Dog 12 Dogs of Christmas Ale
Unibroue Maudite
Weihenstephaner Hefe Weiss
Wychwood Hobgoblin
Xingu
Yuengling Lager
