Michael Jackson is Dead.
Yes it’s Michael Jackson (not the Michael Jackson in your mind), known as the leading world beer critic or “the beer hunter,” died Thursday of a heart attack at his home in west London. He was 65.
His TV documentary series, “The Beer Hunter” — which popularized his nickname — was filmed around the world and shown in 15 countries. He worked as a beer critic for more than 30 years, writing in newspapers and gastronomic magazines, holding seminars and giving speeches, appearing on U.S. talk shows and writing books about beer and whiskeys published in 18 languages.
Jackson had kept writing and traveling, despite suffering from Parkinson’s disease, and he planned to write a book about his ailment.
“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. He was simply the best beer writer we’ve ever known,” quoted Tim Hampson, chair of the British Guild of Beer Writers.
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