# Michael Jackson (the beer guy) found dead in his London home **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [August 31, 2007, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595 "2007-08-31T07:03:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/1 "2007-08-31T07:03:44Z")
No-not the cute little black kid who sang with his brothers, and later morphed into something else. The Michael Jackson who was a [world renowned beer critic and author.](http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/whatsontap/archives/120913.asp?from=blog_last3) As one who read your “Pocket Guide to Beer”, I raise a glass in your honor. Thank you for helping to educate me on the better aspects of the hops and barley food group. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/2 "2007-08-31T07:25:54Z")
[QUOTE=danceswithcats] No-not the cute little black kid who sang with his brothers, and later morphed into something else. The Michael Jackson who was a [world renowned beer critic and author.](http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/whatsontap/archives/120913.asp?from=blog_last3) As one who read your “Pocket Guide to Beer”, I raise a glass in your honor. Thank you for helping to educate me on the better aspects of the hops and barley food group. [/QUOTE] Dude, where do you get your news? He was most famous for directing the Lord of the Rings trilogy. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/3 "2007-08-31T08:37:24Z")
I am actually sadder at this news than I’d have been if it were the Gloved One who had passed on. I credit Mr. Jackson with much of my appreciation of good brew. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/4 "2007-08-31T10:41:08Z")
[QUOTE=dnooman] Dude, where do you get your news? He was most famous for directing the Lord of the Rings trilogy. [/QUOTE] Really? I thought he was the big Australian guy who did commercials for Energizer battiers a few years back. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/5 "2007-08-31T10:53:49Z")
Damn, Michael Jackson was a great guy. Beer drinkers, brewers and afficinados everywhere will be raising some hops to his memory. Damn, I’m going to put a homebrew in the freezer till it hits the right temperature and toast him right. RIP ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/6 "2007-08-31T12:48:13Z")
I’ve taken the liberty of editing your thread title, so as not to be misleading to the vast majority of readers unfamiliar with the late lamented Michael Jackson. (I also fixed the spelling of Michael.) ---
**Author:** ![Autumn\_Almanac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@Autumn\_Almanac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autumn_Almanac)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/7 "2007-08-31T13:13:37Z")
Cheers Michael. May your books always continue to help people appreciate beer as an art form! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/8 "2007-08-31T13:58:19Z")
Damn. It is indeed a great loss for us all. Time to drink from the Angel’s Share, Mr. Jackson. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/9 "2007-08-31T14:17:04Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] Damn. It is indeed a great loss for us all. Time to drink from the Angel’s Share, Mr. Jackson. [/QUOTE] Ha, I’m sure he’s where I first heard the term Angel’s Share. Fitting. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/10 "2007-08-31T15:50:06Z")
Well, damn. Not that I really \*need \*an excuse to raise a pint, but at least now I’ve \*got \*one. Cheers, Michael! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/11 "2007-08-31T18:41:37Z")
[QUOTE=dnooman] Dude, where do you get your news? He was most famous for directing the Lord of the Rings trilogy. [/QUOTE] Was I whooshed or did \*\*dnooman \*\*mistake Michael and Peter there? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/12 "2007-08-31T19:21:46Z")
You got whooshed. ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/13 "2007-08-31T20:41:48Z")
I remember when a new brew pub opened upsome ten years or so ago. Everyone wanted to work there and everyone rushed to apply. The first question was “Who is Michael Jackson?” I think they immediatley weeded out 95% of the applicants, including me. I guess I’ll hafta get some proper beers on the way home in honor… ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/14 "2007-08-31T20:46:07Z")
Very sorry to hear it. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/15 "2007-08-31T20:53:27Z")
Definitely a great loss. I will toast his memory and legend tonight in proper fashion with a homebrew and then a Pliny. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/16 "2007-08-31T20:53:35Z")
Godspeed, Mr. Jackson, and a pint to aid you! ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/17 "2007-08-31T21:03:40Z")
[QUOTE=C K Dexter Haven] I’ve taken the liberty of editing your thread title, so as not to be misleading to the vast majority of readers unfamiliar with the late lamented Michael Jackson. (I also fixed the spelling of Michael.) [/QUOTE] Thanks, **Dex**. I’d figured the mouseover would dispell any confusion. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/18 "2007-08-31T21:41:19Z")
The problem with the original title was that too many people would start to celebrate without _doing_ the mouseover first. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/19 "2007-09-01T01:22:12Z")
Cheers, Mr Jackson. I’ll go hunt for something Belgian and obscure in your honor tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595/20 "2007-09-01T01:35:08Z")
Goddammit! That man was my hero. This is the worst news I’ve had all day. Shit [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-beer-guy-found-dead-in-his-london-home/417595.md?page=2)