[blackdog]

I first went to McSorley's in 1988 at the coaxing of a coworker. I loved it. We worked in Stamford and it was an hour's commute, but I really enjoyed the pub atmosphere and the civility of patrons and the unpretenciousness of the staff. That slimy fake demeanor at chain bars, restaraunts, sports bars, and the like is downright annoying.

Thanks for the post. I have a cold case of McSorley's Ale (now sold retail in bottles) out in my garage. Well it's close to a full case.......

[ken5050]

On Thursday nights, after our weekly fraternity chapter meetings...we'd all pile into cras..tear over the Brooklyn Brigde, and go down to Nathan's on Coney Island for dogs and fries..then, having heeded the twin maxims of "eat before drinking", and "don't drink and drive"..we'd head back to the Village..park the cars...and head to McSorley's, from which we could walk home....most of my fraternity brothers had no classes of Friday..me, poor slop, I had 8 am labs on Friday...inorganioc, then organic chem..oten wondered how I managed to avoid blowing up the place....