Michael Jackson Books

[kevin58]

I got started in homebrewing before the internet was a thing and the liquor store that sold homebrew supplies didn't have a large selection of books for sale (The Joy Of Homebrewing was it). So by the time I learned of Michael Jackson he had passed and was already being shown to be wrong on several points that he wrote about. As a result I dismissed his work as being out of date with current information.

Lately however I would like to learn more about his work and my question is which of his books would be the one or two best to start with?

 

[MaxStout]

Great Beers of Belgium is a neat book, if you're interested in the stories behind many of the breweries there, including the Trappists.

 

[Wayne1]

The World Guide to Beer and The New World Guide to Beer were very influential, back in the day. Many believe The World Guide to Beer is what started the whole concept of beer styles.

He had a TV series: The Beer Hunter, that is very, very good, if you can find any copies of it.

 

[odie]

what would these wrong "points" be? To toss that out there and not provide specifics?

Beer is an art form, not a science. No 2 palates are the same.

So, you will simply dismiss him?

 

[MaxStout]

The World Guide to Beer and The New World Guide to Beer were very influential, back in the day. Many believe The World Guide to Beer is what started the whole concept of beer styles.

He had a TV series: The Beer Hunter, that is very, very good, if you can find any copies of it.

They're on YouTube.

 

[odie]

They're on YouTube.

ok...it's playing like really fast...like double speed. is that how it was actually broadcast?

 

[odie]

never mind...some how 2x speed got selected???

 

[MaxStout]

never mind...some how 2x speed got selected???

Just think how much time you'll save.

 

[Yesfan]

Loved The Beer Hunter. I discovered it on YouTube a few years ago. Ah, the 80s...........

 

[kevin58]

what would these wrong "points" be? To toss that out there and not provide specifics?

Beer is an art form, not a science. No 2 palates are the same.

So, you will simply dismiss him?

I intentionally did not mention specifics because of his sacred cow status among many brewers and beer aficionados and did not want to plow ground that has already been gone over. And I'm not going to name those writers who have pointed out Jackson's historical mistakes and miscategorizing of some styles to avoid this thread turning into a war of the authors. What is not being argued is that Michael Jackson was a pioneer. He discovered things much of the world had no knowledge of and attempted to make sense of it all for the rest of us. As is often the case with such pioneers is something called "creative destruction" where following generations unearth new information that changes the landscape.

I just want to know what books you recommend.

 

[PCABrewing]

Many believe The World Guide to Beer is what started the whole concept of beer styles.

Do you mean it may have started the whole concept of defining and cataloging beer styles?

 

[madscientist451]

what would these wrong "points" be? To toss that out there anot provide specifics?

Beer is an art form, not a science. No 2 palates are the same.

So, you will simply dismiss him?

This article has a few “wrong points” although they seem somewhat trivial from here:
https://www.beeradvocate.com/articl...nter-looking-back-on-michael-jacksons-legacy/
For books to recommend, I only have one, the Beer Companion, which I have used from time to time as a reference. The books are available used and are cheap enough, I’d say get them all and come back with your favorites.

 

[DuncB]

The World Guide to Beer and The New World Guide to Beer were very influential, back in the day. Many believe The World Guide to Beer is what started the whole concept of beer styles.

He had a TV series: The Beer Hunter, that is very, very good, if you can find any copies of it.

It's on YouTube, use a vpn to pretend you aren't in UK.

 

[Yesfan]

It's on YouTube, use a vpn to pretend you aren't in UK.

Why would you need a vpn to watch a beer video in the UK?

 

[DuncB]

Why would you need a vpn to watch a beer video in the UK?

Because it's not available on YouTube in UK, but if you use VPN to pretend you aren't in UK it will play. Probably ' licence/ rights issue. But I've no real idea, just offering a solution.