Michael James Jackson was an English writer and journalist. He was the author of many influential books about beer and whisky. He was a regular contributor to a number of broadsheets, particularly The Independent and The Observer.
Michael Jackson's beer glassware (from left to right): summer glass, tasting glass, snifter, session glass
Beer styles differentiate and categorise beers by colour, flavour, strength, ingredients, production method, recipe, history, or origin.
Rauchbier, a smokey style of beer
Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast, used in brewing ale