The Beer Hunter dies

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Death of The Beer Hunter


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LONDON - Michael Jackson, a leading world beer critic who praised the brews of Belgium and acknowledged he would never be as famous as "that Michael Jackson," has died. He was 65.


Jackson, known as "the beer hunter," died Thursday of a heart attack at his home in west London...


"He was simply the best beer writer we've ever known," said Tim Hampson, chairman of the British Guild of Beer Writers. "He told wonderful stories about beer, breweries and far away places. He told the story of beer through people, and he was humorous and erudite at the same time," Hampson told The Associated Press.


Jackson especially loved Belgian brews. His books "The Great Beers of Belgium" and "World Guide to Beer" introduced them to many export markets, including the United States.


By identifying beers by their flavors and styles, and by pairing them with particular foods and dishes, Jackson helped give birth to a renaissance of interest in beer and breweries worldwide that began in the 1970s, including the North American microbrewery movement.


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Sad day for OOT'ers indeed. This guy helped revive the credibility of beer that wasn't just swill, and give much more attention to microbreweries.

[TheNoodleMan]

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"Hello, my name is Michael Jackson. No, not that Michael Jackson, but I am on a world tour. My tour is in pursuit of exceptional beer. That's why they call me the Beer Hunter,"

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[Lazy Meatball]

As long as The


is still out there doing God's work, I think I can live with the loss of the Beer Hunter.

[RunDownHouse]

Blarg,

Not sure where this thread could go other than LoL, but he was great. He was on Conan maybe 1-2 years ago and was hilarious, probably mostly due to Conan making fun of him.

I'd say that the US microbrew explosion helped him more than vice versa, but there's no arguing that he wrote insightfully about beer long before it was popular or profitable to do so.

[Anacardo]

Is it right to pour one out for this man? If so, what brew is the correct one?

[MrWookie]

I'd say the proper beer to pour out for him would certainly be a Belgian brew, probably a Westvleteran 10.

[cwsiggy]

That sucks - I was hoping to one day catch a lecture by him at a belgian pub in Philadelphia he's known to show up at. I have few of is books.

[Badger]

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I'd say the proper beer to pour out for him would certainly be a Belgian brew, probably a Westvleteran 10.

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I think he'd prefer you drink it with some sort of dessert instead of just pouring it out.

[CommanderCorm]

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Not sure where this thread could go other than LoL.

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Do you honestly feel the proper place to post a death note would be a forum named "LoL"? [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[jaydub]

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Is it right to pour one out for this man? If so, what brew is the correct one?

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Nahh, I think you just raise your glass in a silent toast to the man. Pouring out is for 40s, not belgians.

J