The Beer Hunter: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This 6 part series made by Channel 4 UK and Discovery Channel in the late 80's shows him traveling the globe in search for good beers and educating the viewer about beer styles. My Name really is Michael Jackson, but I Don't Sing, and I Don't Drink Pepsi This is how this series starts and you will immediately know this is not the "Thriller" guy. This Michael Jackson (1942-2007) became famous in beer circles in 1977 when his book The World Guide To Beer was published. This was later translated into more than ten languages and is still considered to be one of the most fundamental books on the subject. He wrote many more books about beer - and whiskey - so it came as no surprise that he would make the jump to television.

Series details

• Title: The Beer Hunter
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1989-12-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 1989-12-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 57521
• TVDB ID: 81001

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1989-12-27; final listed air date 1989-12-27; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Beer Hunter on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.