Michael Jackson (the Beer Hunter) Passed Away?

I just got word that Michael Jackson (The beer Hunter) passed away.
Anyone else hear this news yet?


EDIT

Which one? The beer guy or the singer/pedophile guy?

This one?
Or this One?

The beer hunter.

Bummer, he was an interesting fella...

http://www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com/



http://beeradvocate.com/forum/read/1082764

Wow, that truly sucks.



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Stan Hieronymus also mentions it in his blog this morning.

If true, this is a very sad day for the beer community. He will be greatly missed. Let us all hoist a pint in honor of the man who devoted his life to the promotion of great beer. Here's to Michael Jackson.

That's too bad... a man who had a huge influence on the beer community.

Glib, I edited your title to make it clear which MJ passed away.

Wow, what a sad day. I still remember reading his books 15+ years ago and falling in love w/ beer.

Salud beer hunter

The beer world has lost one of the best. Truly a sad day.

My next pint is to MJ.

A good read about Michael Jackson by Lew Bryson.

I first met Michael in 1990 at the Farmhouse in Emmaus, PA. Truly an extraordinary beer pioneer.

Sad news - will hoist a pint in his honor later this everning

All About Beer just placed this memorial on their website.

Cheers to a truly inspirational beer genius.
Tis a sad day in the brewing community & I will be hoisting a pint in your honor kind sir.



Cheers

Cheers to one of the greats, who educated many many brewers (myself included) on the great and wonderous world of good beer.

He will be missed

Here's to you Michael

I just heard this:


Top beer expert Michael Jackson died this morning.


Jackson dedicated more than three decades to the pursuit and documentation of the world’s finest beers, and wrote many books on the subject.
He became known as the most widely-published and influential author on beer. He developed a cult television series known as “The Beer Hunter”, and contributed articles to countless magazines and newspapers.
Jackson was especially well-known for his particular passion for the specialty brews of Belgium, and his bestseller The Great Beers of Belgium.
Morning Advertiser beer writer Roger Protz said: “I’m in Germany at a beer conference and when I announced he was dead people were totally shocked - he was just so well-known.
“He was the best - and always will be the best. His knowledge of beer is unsurpassable. His genius was to to be able to write simply and beautifully about beer.
“He was a very private person but I enjoyed his company - he always had a really amusing story to tell about his travels.”

It is a sad sad day. Here's to Michael

We should all raise a glass to him, though it might be a bit early for some.... when ever you get to it...

I met him once, right when I started brewing. Didn't make the connection until several days later, while I was reading one of his books in a used book store. Only 10 a.m., but I'll have to raise a pint.

Damn, that sucks.

This really bummed me out. He was the first person I can ever recall writing about and extolling the virtues of better beer. I watched every episode of his Discovery Channel series. Wish it were out on DVD.

I'll definitely raise a glass tonight in his honor. I have a bottle of Samichlaus that I've been keeping for special occasions. This is one.

I have some Russian River brews I've been saving. Tonight.

It is indeed a sad day for everyone involved in the world of beer.

I had the honor to have met Michael Jackson on a few occasions. On one of those occasions in particular, he asked me what kind of beer i liked to brew. I told him that the latest beer I brewed was a Framboise. He asked me how it turned out and I told him that it tasted like soap. I'll never forget his response. He said, ''Perhaps you can bathe in it''. He was truly an extraordinary fellow.

He will truely be missed. I looked forward to meeting him at UofPenn next year. We have lost a great one in our community. A pint will be raised tonight in his honor.

Here we will all toast his many times today.

Oh man... First the Crocodile Hunter. Then the Beer Hunter. Who's Next? The ***** Hunter?

My first thought when I heard of his passing was, "Oh damn... I feel sorry for his pall-bearers!" Do you have any idea how many bottles of homebrew are gonna be in that casket??!!!!!

Damn Squirrels said:

Oh man... First the Crocodile Hunter. Then the Beer Hunter. Who's Next? The ***** Hunter?

My first thought when I heard of his passing was, "Oh damn... I feel sorry for his pall-bearers!" Do you have any idea how many bottles of homebrew are gonna be in that casket??!!!!!

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no bottles, just a AG rig.

Definately too bad. This Fat Tire Trippel is for him.

Looked in Wikipedia when I first saw this thread. I thought it was a mistake. Looked again and it has a born and died date.

It sucks.

Brewing for 5+ years and never read any of his work. Need to get that on my to do list (the real one).

What a bummer. I just found out after driving all day from Dallas.

Here's to you MJ! May You Rest in Peace.

Prost!

This is the first I heard of his passing. I have several of his books and loved his Beer Hunter series (many of which are available online.)

It's strange, but I really am saddened by this. He was certainly the greatest, and his words in TCJOHB inspired me in brewing my own great beer.

Mr. Jackson, this one is for you!

That's too bad. Jackson was quite an interesting character. A huge loss for the beer world.

RIP Michael

Some good posts to be read about MJ here.

RIP

http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/08/31/beer.hunter.ap/index.html

Wow, that is sad news. He was a hard living man. I had the pleasure of driving around in a big rented Lincoln C with him, visiting New Mexico Breweries. He also came to the RGBC once and drank beer and hooch with us. He didn't have much to say about the beer, but loved the hooch. He will be missed.

Rest in Peace MJ.

Will he now be critiquing beer in Heaven?

National toast to Michael Jackson tentatively set for September 30th.
http://www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com/raise-a-glass-to-michael-jackson-september-30/