At McSorleyÆs ale is well. McSorleyÆs Irish Pale Ale is from the old house at home. Established in 1854 in NYC and brewed by McSorleyÆs Brewery in Wilks-Barre, PA. Brewed in the tradition of the historic walls of McSorleyÆs Old Ale House. It took 116 years, the pressure of public opinion and ultimately the authority of a court order for McSorleyÆs to surrender. By the mid 1970s, McSorleyÆs allowed woman inside the bar at 15 E. 7th St for the very first time. Ah, but the owners did not completely forgo tradition, women would wait until 1986 to get their own restroom.