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

Twisted Pine Ceases Distribution

Boulder-based Twisted Pine Brewing Company, which has been in business for 21 years, has decided to discontinue its wholesale production to…
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Russian River, Firestone Announce Collaboration Beer

Russian River and Firestone Walker have combined their pilsners to form a super-pils known as STiVO, to be debuted at…
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Ballast Point to Open Virginia Brewery

Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits, which was ranked the 11th largest craft brewer in the Brewer’s Association’s 2015 list of…
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5,000 Year-Old Beer Recipe Unearthed in China

Archaeologists from Stanford University have discovered a recipe for beer more than 5,000 years old, which marks the earliest recorded use…
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Brooklyn Brewery to Open New Brewery, Taproom

New York’s Brooklyn Brewery, home of famed head brewer and renaissance man Garrett Oliver, has announced plans to occupy a…
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Flying Dog to Establish Freedom of Speech Organization with Raging Bitch Lawsuit Damages

Last year the Frederick, Maryland-based Flying Dog Brewery, America’s 37th-largest craft brewery, resolved a six-year legal battle with the Michigan Liquor…
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AB Busted in Seattle Pay-to-Play Sting

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the company behind “America”, has run afoul of American liquor law. AB has been slapped with a $150,000 fine and…
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American Craft Beer Exports Top $116 Million

The Brewer’s Association has reported that in 2015, American craft beer exports grew by 16.3 percent, for a total of…
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Florida Brewery Creates Edible Six-Pack Rings

The Delray Beach, Florida-based Saltwater Brewery has pioneered a novel way to help protect the environment – edible six-pack rings. …
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Summit Launches 30th Anniversary Keller Pils

Minnesota stalwart Summit Brewing Co. has announced the release of its 30th Anniversary Keller Pils, a 5.1% ABV unfiltered pilsner…
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Wicked Weed Coolcumber to be Bottled

Wicked Weed, known for its Pernicious IPA and Angel series, amongst others, will be bottling its Coolcumber, a 5.5% ABV…
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Stone to Open Napa Taproom and Pilot Brewery

Stone Brewing, which ranked 10th in the Brewer’s Association’s 2015 list of Top 50 Craft Breweries, will build a new…
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