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The Cellar

Cool, dark, quiet. Mind the cobwebs, and pay your respects.

Michael Jackson, the Beer Hunter, raising a glass
Michael Jackson · The Beer Hunter · 1942–2007
"Even in great brewing countries, the most interesting beers are often a minority taste. They have to be hunted."
Michael Jackson, the Beer Hunter

Before apps, before ratings sites, before anyone said "craft beer," one bearded Englishman traveled the world writing beer up as something worth taking seriously, style by style, town by town. Modern beer writing, beer judging, and half the styles you know by name trace back through his notebooks.

You hunted your way down here, so you get it. Raise one to Michael.

No, not that Michael Jackson. This one could tell you the difference between a mild and an old ale blindfolded. Which, on the tasting exam, is rather the point.

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