"The Beer Hunter" would have been 66.

From an email received tonight from The Brickskeller in Washington, DC:

I'm sure most of you know who Michael Jackson, the BeerHunter, is. Perhaps you may not know today, March 27, 2008, would have been his 66th birthday. Michael was a great friend of the Brickskeller and one Diane and I are honored to have considered a good friend personally for 25 years.

I respectfully suggest you go to your favorite pub tonight and raise a glass of good beer to his honored memory. Understanding the short notice, if this is not possible I suggest you respect this as a special enough occasion to warrant the popping of a favorite top you've been stashing in your vault. I Emailed this to DCbeer this afternoon but for some reason it has not as yet been posted.

While Michael may have passed, his contributions to the world of beer and the foundation his writings laid for all writers to build upon and all brewers to aspire to will live and grow forever.

Happy Birthday Michael you are still dearly missed.

Dave and Diane Alexander, Brickskeller / RFD

The news of his death from last year can be found online here. Methinks a fine Trappistes Rochefort-10 will do nicely tonight in his honor; or, as he would say, his "honour". Cheers!