Not the pop music guy, the beer guru. Died in London August 30.
He was largely responsible for the craft-beer movement in the US. I thank him for the availability of real beer in brewpubs and packies (can’t buy beer in grocery stores where I live).
the beer hunter- a bottle of Chimay for him
For all the good he’s done for people who like real beer - there’ll be a place set for him in heaven’s pub for eternity.
RIP indeed.
OH, what sad news!
Michael Jackson was a wonderfully eloquent writer who was right up there with the very best of the people who wrote about wine. He had a way of putting each beer into the context of the culture that produced it that really helped the reader appreciate the uniqueness (or lack thereof!) of the brew.
Mr. Jackson’s outstanding “The New World Guide To Beer” is a gorgeous coffee table book laden with pictures of hundreds of beers, their breweries, the countrysides and cities that produce them etc. I’d highly recommend this book to any lover of good beer. From this book, a brief passage on one of our favorite brews here at C&F:
“Amid the mahogany and marble of a Dublin pub, a pint of Guinness has a reflective quality to ease the passage of wisdom and wit…Guinness clearly tastes best at a natural temperature, but on draft it is often served lightly cooled. Like a new Beaujolais, it is sufficiently robust to survive this. Warm and cool Draught Guinness are almost like two separate drinks; the same, of course, is true of Beaujolais.
The purist… prefers the bottled version, Guinness Extra, as sold in its naturally conditioned form in the pubs of Ireland and parts of Britain. Quite right too. In this version, the fresh character unmasks all the complexities of palate, especially the hop notes. All good Stouts are roasty, but the complex of that character of the hoppiness of Guinness makes for something more. The palate, and the texture, also gain from Guinness’s use of a proportion of roasted unmalted barley.”
Next time you enjoy a good quality beer, raise your glass in a toast to this remarkable beer raconteur whose writing is largely responsible for the increased popularity and availability of excellent beers.
Is he the same guy who wrote that book about whiskey?
this is all the excuse i need today! ill drink afew to this fellow today!
slainte!
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cheers.
Yes. He wrote quite a few books about various sorts of spirits. Check out: