Red Clay Brewing Company
Opelika, Alabama, USA · Est. 2015
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Alabama Pass 17. Lee County. Founder: Kerry McGinnis; Stephen Harle; John Corbin. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. Downtown Opelika brewery founded by McGinnis, Harle and Corbin. Announced plans to close at the beginning of 2026, but Chris Hutchison purchased the brewery and kept the Red Clay name and beer program alive; current brewery site remains active in 2026.
The Beer Library
Beers
Skinny Dippin' Sour
CURRENT / PACKAGED 2026Sour Ale
Alabama Pass 17. Arnold Palmer-inspired sour infused with Earl Grey tea and lemon character; on taplist updated June 27, 2026.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →2020 La Royale Lambic
CURRENT CELLAR / PACKAGED 2026Lambic / Barrel-Aged Fruit Beer
Alabama Pass 17. Collaboration with Emmanuel Kemiji; one year in Pinot Noir barrels with wine-associated wild yeast and black currants.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Big Swamp Stout
FOUNDING / HISTORICAL-TO-CURRENT LINEAGEStout
Alabama Pass 17. One of Red Clay's early beers; name inspired by Opelika's Muskogee-derived 'Big Swamp' place-name story.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hop Jubilee
FOUNDING / HISTORICAL-TO-CURRENT LINEAGEAlabama Pass 17. Early Red Clay beer inspired by eastern Mobile Bay jubilee events experienced by the founders.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Show your working
Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record compiled in Tally's Alabama master, Pass 17 — Blount and outer north-east reconciliation (research workbook), which cited https://www.redclaybrewingcompany.com/about-us for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Alabama master, Pass 17 — Blount and outer north-east reconciliation (research workbook) · Compiled with ChatGPT web search under the Tally's workbook protocol · 2026-08
CommercialMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19
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