Michael Jackson (2) (1942–2007)
Autor(a) de Malt Whisky Companion
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About the Author
Author and journalist Michael Jackson was born in Yorkshire, England on March 27, 1942. He wrote numerous books about beer and whiskey and was considered an authority in the area. He suffered from Parkinson's disease and died on August 30, 2007. (Bowker Author Biography)
Image credit: Crop from bigger picture. Taken by Päivi Kuusjärvi, Helsinki Beer Festival, April 2004.
Séries
Obras de Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson's Beer Companion: The World's Great Beer Styles, Gastronomy, and Traditions (1993) 246 cópias
The Running Press Pocket Guide to Beer : The Connoisseur's Companion to More than 2,000 Beers of the World (2000) 30 cópias
The beer hunter 4 cópias
De grote Belgische bieren een volledige gids en een hulde aan een unieke cultuur (1991) — Autor — 3 cópias
Los cócteles 1 exemplar(es)
Whisky Atlas 1 exemplar(es)
Whisky O Melhor Guia Mundial 1 exemplar(es)
LES GRANDES BIERES DE BELGIQUE 1 exemplar(es)
Londres (1) Historia - Arte - Cultura - Agendas - Mapas 1 exemplar(es)
Sainsbury's pocket beer guide 1 exemplar(es)
Les Grandes Bières de Belgique 1 exemplar(es)
Les Bières (Guide mondial) 1 exemplar(es)
The Scotch, The Story of Ballantine's 17 Year Old 1 exemplar(es)
Guías La Vanguardia - Los Cócteles 1 exemplar(es)
Guías La Vanguardia - Las Bebidas 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Radical Brewing: Recipes, Tales and World-Altering Meditations in a Glass (2004) — Prefácio, algumas edições — 250 cópias
Zymurgy for the Homebrewer and Beer Lover: The Best Articles and Advice (1998) — Contribuinte — 22 cópias
The Beer Lover's Guide to the USA: Brewpubs, Taverns, and Good Beer Bars (2000) — Prefácio, algumas edições — 9 cópias
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome padrão
- Jackson, Michael
- Nome de batismo
- Jackson, Michael James
- Data de nascimento
- 1942-03-27
- Data de falecimento
- 2007-08-30
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- País (para mapa)
- England, UK
- Local de nascimento
- Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England, UK
- Local de falecimento
- London, England, UK
- Causa da morte
- heart attack
- Locais de residência
- London, England, UK
- Ocupação
- writer
beer critic - Relacionamentos
- Gunningham, Paddy (partner)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 64
- Also by
- 7
- Membros
- 2,727
- Popularidade
- #9,416
- Avaliação
- 4.1
- Resenhas
- 27
- ISBNs
- 482
- Idiomas
- 19
- Favorito
- 2
I can see why it is such a classic of the field. It's beautifully made, and must have been trying comprehensive for its day. It goes without saying, of course, that the whisky world has changed immensely over the last 15 or so years. That is no fault of the book.
The intense reverence for Scotland is inevitable, I suppose, but there are clear factual errors and exaggerations that are simply eye roll inducing. No, Scotland is not the world's biggest barley producer...
The rest of the world is treated largely as a footnote, or as an exercise in tired cliche (American pioneer spirit, or "losing face, a fate worse than death" in Japan).
There may not be more beautiful whisky books, but there are plenty of ones with all the same information, without the outdated attitudes.… (mais)