ALE YEA: McSorley's Ale House on E. 7th Street, which is everybody's favorite old-school Irish bar in New York, celebrated its 150th birthday yesterday, marking one and a half centuries of only serving two varieties of ale ("light" and "dark"), while recommending four beers at a time.
The Post account of the anniversary points out that the tavern was a popular spot for post-funeral gatherings in the post-9/11 period; LilB and I happened to close the bar there two nights prior to 9/11.