Go to the Thirsty Monk in Asheville on Tuesday to celebrate a beer-lover

Jason Sandford

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The Asheville Beer Blog says that there will be a special moment Tuesday night to honor a true beer lover named Michael Jackson. Here’s more:

The festivities at the Thirsty Monk start at 6 p.m., and they will include Highland’s first ever cask conditioned ale to be sold to the public. Highland is bringing a Kashmir IPA that has been dry hopped with Cascade hops. All the taps upstairs will be from the area, in following with Michael Jackson’s preference for drinking beer that is locally made. At 7 p.m. will be the official toast by Asheville’s resident beer scribe, Tony Kiss. Proceeds from the event will go to National Parkinson Foundation.

Tomorrow evening (September 30th), the Thirsty Monk is hosting the second annual Michael Jackson Tribute Toast. Jackson succumbed to Parkinson’s Disease on August 30, 2007, and his legacy can be seen in places like the Thirsty Monk, which showcases many of the Belgian beers that Jackson introduced to beer lovers all over the world.