This is a tricky question. Even looking at the bottle is deceptive. McSorley's Ale is brewed for McSorley's Ale House in NYC. Perhaps they brewed their own a hundred years ago (it's one of those historic places) but not anytime recently. Instead it has been contract brewed. In 2007 it was reportedly by Pabst but the latest seems to by Lions Brewery in Pennsylvania. The Lions web site does not mention their contract brews, only their own labels. This sort of thing is not all that rare when a restaurant or pub has a custom brew done by a contract brewer. And, by the way, such places have been known to change brewers without notice to customers. If you are drinking a bottle, look closely at the label and if it still says Wilkes Barre PA that will be Lions. If you thought it was Irish or perhaps brewed at the Ale House, sorry but nope. Lions is a respectable regional brewer.
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McSorley's_Old_Ale_House
http://www.lionbrewery.com/products.html
http://www.beeridiot.com/2007/07/mistaken-identity-mcsorleys-ale-review.htm...
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/150/47166


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