Please observe a moment of silence for the man whose good works and writings brought a greater appreciation for beer. Michael Jackson, the Beer Hunter, has passed on to the great beer haus in the sky, may he rest in a giant vat of IPA.
Mr. Jackson, aside from having the unfortunate luck of sharing his name with a pedophile pop star, did more to increase people’s awareness of beer, showed the world how complex and varied beer really is, and helped expose Americans to the richness of flavor and styles within beer beyond that crap Anheuser-Busch, Miller, and Coors peddles.
I have a strong desire to go to Prague precisely because of his Beer Hunter show on Czechoslovakia and the origin of pilsner beer. Thank you, Mr. Jackson.
So hie thee to the nearest brewpub or public house and raise a pint, or three, in his memory.
Slanche’