Saison beers were an early form of “fuel” in pre-industrialized Belgian farms, a crucial component for the success of the harvest season in the old farmhouses of the country.
Michael Jackson was far more than perhaps the greatest beer writer who ever lived. He was an educator and ambassador who revived interest in beer at its lowest point in quality, variety, and appreciation.
About 40 years ago, Saison Dupont was the beer with the lowest sales figures at Brasserie Dupont, less than 2%, so it was destined to disappear from the catalog, until Michael Jackson stepped in
“The Beer Hunter” is a late-1980s series featuring journalist and writer Michael Jackson as he travels the world in search of the finest beers.
Today it is very common to wonder what the real difference is between beer types and beer styles, whether industrial or craft, because while the original idea is shared, it is the latter that has clearly begun to impose itself in recent decades among brewers and the market in general.
Michael Jackson was an English journalist and writer whom Garrett Oliver once called: “The most influential person in the development of the brewing industry since Louis Pasteur.”
With issue No. 100 of All About Beer magazine, Daniel Bradford had the opportunity to explore the world of fine beers with two of the most influential individuals in the modern history of beer.
