McSorley's Ale
Pabst Brewing Company

McSorley's AleMcSorley's Ale
Beer Geek Stats | Print Shelf Talker
From:
Pabst Brewing Company
 
Texas, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
5.93%
Score:
73
Avg:
3.12 | pDev: 17.63%
Reviews:
58
Ratings:
108
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 16, 2021
Added:
Jan 17, 2002
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  4
No description / notes.
View: More Beers
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Ratings by Gambrinus1184:
Photo of Gambrinus1184
Reviewed by Gambrinus1184 from Connecticut

3.4/5  rDev +9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured on-tap at McFairlawn's, Waterbury, Conn.

A: Poured a clean looking amber brown with a one-finger head of loose white foam. Left no real lacing, but I wasn't expecting any.

S: Smells a little sweet, hoppy and bitter. The aroma isn't strong enough to really bring out any noticeable fruits or grains.

T: Sweet malt character up front, and a faint drying hop finish. Very clean, a little creamy and slightly buttery. Kinda light a watery Werther's Original.

M: Pretty clean and light bodied. The carbonation was pretty tame, so the lack of a complete flavor was compensated by smoothness.

D: Nice flavor, great drinkability and good balance make it very drinkable. Not overwhealming in the taste department, however.

Split a pitcher and wound up drinking most of it myself, because my glass always seemed to be empty. It's not spectacular, but my other option would have been Bud Light, so I think I Made the right decision. I probably wouldn't but a six-pack, but it's not bad for pitcher or cheap pint drinking.
Jan 06, 2008
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.03 by Eman17 from Illinois

Jul 16, 2021
 
Rated: 2.88 by smi69 from New York

May 25, 2020
Photo of rodbeermunch
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

2.52/5  rDev -19.2%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
Whooo! my first retired review! Fizzy yellow beer, quickly vanishing head. Good blue collar industrialized grain and warehouse floor aroma.

Taste is much the same, mild, thin, heavily carbonated. 6 row? You could play some industrial funk to this. High alpha acid hop take on this one. Long boil. I think this had a slight following from NHL fans and Marty McSorley ones as weird as that is to say. Otherwise, it was pretty standard ale trying to be an AAL stuff at the end of the day. The Irish imagery and whatnot seems like a bunch of marketing, like is this supposed to try and capture the white guy MIckey's angle? Jump out your seat and adopt a dog from the pound, from the pound, get up donate and get down!!

The problem with this over carbonation was when you would let it calm down, you were left with a feeling of getting better informed with a corn syrup, corn filler, not very good malt character kind of beer. If you were looking for a brassy bitter kick with nothing underneath it, this might have been your beer.
Dec 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.25 by Gkruszewski from New York

Jul 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.01 by Squire from Mississippi

May 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.18 by chicagoish from Pennsylvania

Sep 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by Iamjeff6 from Virginia

Jul 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.02 by DaveMiller from Minnesota

Mar 30, 2015
 
Rated: 2.67 by bluehende from Delaware

Dec 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by BK2084 from Pennsylvania

Nov 26, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by spycow from Illinois

Nov 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by joltinmatt from Ohio

Oct 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Loco_Joe from New York

Sep 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Sep 04, 2014
 
Rated: 1.92 by misternebbie from Pennsylvania

Aug 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by evergreen_machine from Washington

Jul 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Sellen from Connecticut

Jul 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by buzzy from Pennsylvania

Mar 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Noelito76 from New York

Feb 22, 2014
McSorley's Ale from Pabst Brewing Company
Beer rating: 73 out of 100 with 108 ratings