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

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…