Jim Dykstra, Author at The Beer Connoisseur®

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

Bell’s Announces Details for Homebrew Competition

Bell’s has released details on its 2016 Homebrew Competition, and is set to tap the 2015 winner – a farmhouse…
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BrewDog Announces $50 Million Crowdfunding Campaign for Ohio Brewery

Brewdog, one of Europe’s largest craft outfits, is looking to fund its leap into the American market with an unprecedented…
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New Belgium to Donate $4.3 Million to Colorado State University Stadium

Longtime partners New Belgium and Colorado State University have again teamed up, with the brewer donating $4.3 million to Colorado…
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Budweiser Truck Overturns in Brooklyn

A Budweiser truck laden with the company’s “America”-branded beers toppled early Monday morning, showering New York’s Brooklyn-Queens expressway and streets below with…
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Maine Beer Company, Sebago Brewing to Expand

Two Maine breweries have announced plans for expansion – the heralded Maine Beer Company and Gorham-based Sebago Brewing. Maine Beer…
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Karl Strauss to Open Satellite Brewery

Karl Strauss, the 46th largest craft brewery in the U.S. in 2015 according to the Brewers Association, will open a…
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Denver Rare Beer Tasting Beer List Released by Pints for Prostates

Last month, the Denver Rare Beer Fest announced its brewery list. Now, we’ve got the whales as well. “The 54…
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Smithsonian Hiring for Craft Beer Historian

The Smithsonian is hiring a full-time beer historian as part of its American Brewing History Initiative. The pay? $64,450 plus…
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Florida Beer Company Sells

Cape Canaveral-based Florida Beer Company has been sold to Trinidad and Tobago’s ANSA McAL Group. The group also owns Trinidad-based Carib Brewery,…
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Miller Coors Acquires Hop Valley Brewing Company

Shortly after acquiring Georgia’s Terrapin Beer Co., Miller Coors has announced that it has purchased Oregon-based Hop Valley Brewing Company…
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Ballast Point Executive Team Steps Down

In the past week, the majority of Ballast Point’s executive team, including Yusuff Cherney, who was co-founder, COO and head…
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US Sees Double-Digit Hop Acreage Increase

2016 has been another good year for hops in the US – according to the Hop Growers of America, total…
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