McSorley's Old Ale House Ale

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McSorley's Old Ale House in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸

  Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular Out of Production
Score
5.49
ABV: 3.9% IBU: - Ticks: 13
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5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

From the bar. Yellow orange. Foamy. Some grains. Nothing special here. Designed in bulk.

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 01:06


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

On tap. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has light sweet grains, a bit of bread and a slight creaminess. Flavor is similarly bready with some sweet grains and a hint of cookie coming through.

Tried from Draft on 18 Nov 2024 at 16:15


3.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5

On tap at McSorley's Ale House (Macau), pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma brings out syrupy caramel and bready malt, with a sort of malt liquor character. Flavour is weak and vegetal, with bready malt, some syrupy notes, and boiled vegetables. Not too pleasant at all, but I gotta tick something in this beer wasteland, don't I?

Tried from Draft on 28 Aug 2019 at 09:07


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

From old tasting notes. Labeled as "McSorley’s Cream Ale". Clear amber gold colorwith a whitish, yellow head and a few bubbles. Spicy malt/hop aroma has a touch of fragrance. Foretaste is a fine balance of sweet and spicy malt and bitter hops. Middle is sweet and complex. Finish is of medium dry hops and reminiscent of ginger ale. Light dry aftertaste is brief.

Tried on 21 May 2017 at 00:02


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at McSorley’s NYC on 29th July 2011. Quite mild-flavoured, light hoppy and slightly caramelly in aroma and in mouth, refreshing zingy texture but shortlived bittersweet end. A quencher on a day when it was 32C in the shade.

Tried from Draft on 02 Aug 2011 at 18:34


4.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at Anchor Bar in Buffalo, NY. This bar suppossedly invented buffalo wings and let me say they were delicious but why not have a better tap list? Anyways this was slightly sweet amber with a little metallic taste and was watery.

Tried from Draft on 14 Jul 2010 at 09:26


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

12 oz bottle-pours a foamy off white head and amber color. Aroma is sweet grain/medium malt. Slight sharpness. Taste is sweet caramel/woody/grain/medium malt, slight sharpness. Medium body. OK carbonation. Thanks to jwc215 for picking this out.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2008 at 20:52


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Virginia Beer Festival. Dark golden color with a thickish head. Aroma was almost non-existant. Not bad, but nothing at all to call home about.

Tried on 20 May 2007 at 02:36


2.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2

Va BF 07 Draft: No aroma. Moderatelky dark golden color. Medium bubbly head, no lacing. Weak metallic flavor with some hops.. No finish. Disappointing.

Tried from Draft on 19 May 2007 at 19:33


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Courtesy of a Porter swilling third party. Thanks man. Poured a very deep clear amber color with weak light brown head. Sweet aroma of sugar candy, sweet sugary malts and hints of molasses. Tastes a little blander than it smells with hints of roasted malts, caramelized malts, sugar (table sugar), molasses and hints of dates and raisins.

Tried from Can on 03 Apr 2007 at 21:50