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Jack McAuliffe, who started the craft beer revolution in the U.S., has died at age 80

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Published July 28, 2025 at 5:04 AM EDT

In the mid-'70s, Jack McAuliffe co-founded the first microbrewery in the U.S. since Prohibition. He died earlier this month at the age of 80.

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