Jack McAuliffe, Who Started a Craft Beer Revolution, Dies at 80

Craft Beer Pioneer Jack McAuliffe Passes Away at 80

Jack McAuliffe, a seminal figure in the craft beer industry, has died. At age 80, co-founder of New Albion Brewing Jack McAuliffe, passed in Arkansas, leaving a profound impact on craft brewing, Brewbound reported. Famed for pioneering the modern craft beer movement, Jack McAuliffe founded New Albion Brewing in 1976 in Sonoma, California. After experiencing richer, fuller-flavored beers during his time in Scotland with the U.S. Navy, McAuliffe w…

Jack McAuliffe, Who Started a Craft Beer Revolution, Dies at 80

Jack McAuliffe, who in 1976 drew on his experience as a Navy engineer and an avid home brewer to start the New Albion Brewing Co., the first new brewery in America since Prohibition and the inspiration for thousands of craft brewers who followed in his footsteps, died on July 15 at his home in Siloam Springs, in northwest Arkansas. He was 80. His daughter, Renee DeLuca, said he had been in declining health for several years. Today, with more tha…