Clutch & Rye is simply a place for good cocktails, good food, good times with good friends.

classic cocktails, respectfully crafted

Maybe one day, Clutch & Rye will be the name of my craft cocktail lounge, but for now, it is the name of my home bar...(i.e. Man cave, game room, basement bar, etc...).  It's simply a space for enjoying good drink, games and time with great friends and family.

This whole site, while definitely a 'bit over the top' for a man cave, came about because friends wanted me to name the basement so they could check in on Facebook... Also, as a technologist, I like to play with new things and this site let me play around with Square Space.  So I used both those reasons and the spirit of just having fun to create this site.

The name is no doubt, disliked by some, liked by others, but it does have some meaning... My one hobby is creating big creations using LEGO bricks... the engineering term for the force that keeps two bricks together, is called "Clutch" or "Clutch Power".  The other main focus of the basement is craft cocktails, usually involving whiskey and bourbon. My favorite type of whiskey is rye whiskey.   

I also wanted a name in the sense of the old speakeasy days... not yelling 'bar' or 'pub'.  So in the spirit of some of the great speakeasy names... Blind Pig, PDT, Employees Only, PX... I call my home bar "Clutch & Rye"

Sam

Location

Lewes, Delaware

Facts

Built 2014, 1280 sq/ft
Seats 24

Access

By invitation only, or if you are already a friend, you can invite yourself.