Beer Hunter: The Movie

‘Beer Hunter’ is a documentary film about the beloved and influential beer and whiskey journalist Michael Jackson. His books on beer and whiskey have sold millions of copies, and his 1993 Discovery Channel television series, ‘The Beer Hunter’, inspired countless brewers and beer enthusiasts and literally helped shape the course of the craft brewing revolution sweeping the world. This is an intimate look into Michael’s life, through rare footage from his travels combined with current interviews with the world’s leading brewers and beer writers. This is the story of the ‘other’ Michael Jackson: his rise to fame, his numerous contributions to the world of beer, whiskey, and food journalism, and his secret struggle with Parkinson’s disease.