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The Beer Hunter - R.I.P. - Michael Jackson - 2007/09/02 12:12
May I raise a glass in tribute and memory of to one of the greatest beer ambassadors of this era Michael Jackson aka the Beer Hunter Passed away in London. Michael Jackson was a pioneer in beer writing a revered critic, with a never-ending thirst for great beer that took him on journeys around the world many times over.
He published his first book about beer, The English Pub, in 1976, but it was his second, the World Guide to Beer (1977) that dovetailed with a quite young beer and brewing revolution in the United States. The book became a bible for both brewers and drinkers reconnecting with traditional beer.
In the 30 years since his books about beer and spirits - he was as authorative writer about Scotch as he was beer, but this is a beer publication - sold millions of copies. His television documentary called The Beer Hunter remains a cult classic almost 20 years after it was compiled.
I was fortunate to meet Michael Jackson a number of times as he was regular at a London Hotel where I was the cellar man and also fortunate to assist in some beer dinners he ran from the pub, to me he was an inspiration in beer. Previous to meeting Michael I picked up a copy one his many books on beer, the pocket guide to beer in a book shop in Olso. Having a love of beer and breweries I used this book on my travels through out Europe and it soon became the book I turned to visit for guidance instead of my Lonely Planet Guide to Europe. I regularly flick back through this book and try and decipher my drunken tasting notes along side his aliquant descriptions of a vast array of beers.
Michael Jackson legacy in the beer and brewing industry is enormous and I hope this magazine can follow his authoritive and unbiased appreciation of beer going forward.
Cheers To a Legend in Beer The Beer Hunter – Michael Jackson, may he rest in peace with a never ending pint of the finest amber nectar.
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