Good news: fans of legendary beer writer Michael Jackson will gather in Chicago to toast the anniversary of his birth, on March 27, and celebrate the launch of a new book of essays entitled BEER HUNTER, WHISKY CHASER. The party begins at Delilah’s, 2771 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, at 4 PM, and the toast to Michael Jackson will be at 7 PM CST. The event is *free* and includes pairings of artisan cheeses from Wisconsin, based on the chapter devoted to beer and cheese pairings in The Best of American Beer and Food – as well as a few brew surprises TBA. Julie Johnson, editor of ALL ABOUT BEER, is also one of the contributors and will be there. We’ll sign the books,  sold by Jennifer Faulk of the Beerables Co. Proceeds from the sale of the book go to Parkinson’s disease research – a worthy cause. Hope to see you there – and you can read the full press release from Louis Glunz here and from Ian Buxton of Classic Expressions, and Neil Wilson of NWP, the UK publishers of BEER HUNTER, WHISKY CHASER here.