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

  • Sebastian Priller-Riegele

    Sebastian Priller-Riegele of Brauhaus Riegele

    Germany’s Brauhaus Riegele holds the distinction as one of the world’s oldest businesses, tracing its operations back to 1386. At…

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  • In just a few short years

    Jekyll Brewing Makes Historically Good Beer (Issue 32)

    Jekyll Brewing founder and president Michael Lundmark drew upon local Southern history to build Alpharetta, Georgia’s first brewery. Just four…

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  • Product Review: Original Grain Watches | The Brewmaster Collection

    Product Review: Original Grain Watches | The Brewmaster Collection

    Brewers must keep a tight schedule, and thus, must be aware of time at all times. The folks at Original Grain…

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  • Metal icon and beer connoisseur Bruce Dickinson eyes a TROOPER ale.

    Real Ale In Rock & Metal

    Rock music has been associated with excess since its inception. Along with its companion activities, sex and drugs, the genre’s…

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  • Elgood's Brewery

    Sterling Tradition and Rebirth at Elgood’s Brewery (Issue 31)

    As big, bold and experimental has become the norm, the rare brewer which crafts with subtlety acts a beacon of…

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