Beer cognoscenti Lew Bryson has another tribute to the life and work of Michael Jackson.

Portfolio.com: First Draft: A Post-Jacksonian World

The attention—and sales—Jackson generated helped keep open many of the tiny breweries that made these beers. He was recognized for that work in 1994, when Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium presented him with the Mercurius Award for service to Belgian breweries, one of many awards Jackson received. His influence on the American craft-brewing industry was no less significant.

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