Jim Dykstra

Jim Dykstra

Jim joined The Beer Connoisseur® in 2014 as an Editorial Assistant, holding varying editorial roles since. In 2025, he returned to a Managing Editor role for The Beer Connoisseur Magazine. Exploring the world of beer became a gateway to exploring the world, and story research has led him to five of the seven continents. He sees beer as a tool to break down barriers between cultures, and within oneself. Jim graduated from Kennesaw State University in 2013, with a bachelor’s degree in Communications with a Journalism focus. When not behind the editor’s desk, Jim can be found drumming, biking, or hiking wherever the next story leads. Scroll down for a full list of Jim’s stories. Contact Jim: Email Us

AUTHOR’S CONTENT

  • Brewery Ommegang Rare Vos can outside on a pedestal.

    World Class Beer Highlight: Brewery Ommegang Rare Vos

    Brewery Ommegang Rare Vos is not the easiest beer to pin down, which is part of its appeal. Ommegang calls…

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  • Can of Firestone Walker Wookey Jack Black IPA on wooden shelf.

    World Class Beer Highlight: Firestone Walker Wookey Jack

    Firestone Walker Wookey Jack is the kind of beer that makes a once-niche style feel essential. The Black IPA earned…

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  • BC managing editor Jim Dykstra

    From the Editor: Winter 2025, Issue 82

    With another year down to the trub, welcome to our annual, year-end edi-tion of The Beer Connoisseur magazine! Within these…

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  • 2026 Beer & Beverage Trends

    2026 Beer and Beverage Trends

    In the beer land, the only constant is change. Things undoubtedly changed in 2025. The ranks of craft beer brands…

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  • Jim Dykstra Managing Editor The Beer Connoisseur magazine

    From the Editor (Issue 81)

    As days cool and the calendar’s end approaches, brewers scramble to bottle autumn so that we may drink in the…

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