Michael Jackson's award-winning books, including The World Guide to Whisky, The World Guide to Beer, and Michael Jackson's Beer Companion have sold two million copies and established him as an expert on beer, whisky, and travel.

His documentary film series, The Beer Hunter, has been shown on television in ten countries, and his articles have appeared in newspapers and periodicals worldwide, including The Washington Post, Playboy, and Geo.

In the United States, he was the first winner of the achievement award of the Institute for Brewing Studies. He was elected the first chairman of the guild of Beer Writers in Britain, and has also been honored in France, Belgium, and Germany.

He has lectured widely, from Cornell University to the Suntory Food Business School in Tokyo.

The Beer Hunter website is a partnership between Jackson and Real Beer Inc.

Real Beer has exclusive rights to publish Michael Jackson's work on the world wide web in the Beer Hunter website. Additionally, Real Beer represents the Beer Hunter site for advertising placement and content licensing sales. Inquiries for participation in either model can be made by sending email to sales@beerhunter.com or by contacting Real Beer, Inc.: Real Beer, Inc., 2325 Third Street, Suite 426, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, Tel + 001 415 522-1516, Fax + 001 415 522-1535.

"This is the definitive and exclusive Beer Hunter website," said publisher and President of Real Beer, Pat Hagerman. "It's been a couple of years in the making and you'll see we're not just picking up where Discovery left off; this is a complete redesign. The Beer Hunter site represents an important milestone in the development of our all-beer Network."

Co-founder and CEO, Mark Silva stated, "This site will be the glossiest publication about beer on the web, in print or in any medium. The Beer Hunter will be the right combination of timely and timeless information. It's how people will be introduced to the great beers of the world and where they can start their own beer hunting pursuits."