Jack McAuliffe, who started the craft beer revolution in the U.S., has died at age 80 By Hosts Published July 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM CDT Facebook Twitter Email Listen • 2:43 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. Copyright 2025 NPR