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

What’s the Meaning of IBU?

Craft beer enthusiasts relish the depths of uncharted pints, but even explorers need a guide map. One of the most…
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Book Review: Mountain Brew

Check out this beer book review for your beer-related reading adventures! This time it’s Mountain Brew by by Tim Matson…
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America in Barrels: The Jameson Drinking Buddies Program

Barrel-aged is a phrase that can bring a twinkle of intrigue to the most banal of brews. When done right,…
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Brauerei Gebr. Maisel Makes Beer with History in Mind

Brauerei Gebr. Maisel has always been built around family. The brewery has been crafting quality ales and lagers since 1887,…
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Macrophobia: AB InBev, MillerCoors and Craft Breweries

The age of Romanticism was defined by an emphasis on passion, individuality, and spontaneous creation over rote Industrialism. We’re in…
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Beer Here: Sudwerk Rye Of The Lager

After a year of experimentation, Cali-based Sudwerk Brewing Company is rising up/back on the street with its Rye Of The Lager,…
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Left Hand, De Proef Breweries Collaborate on Wekken Sour Beer

Every year Dirk Naudts invites an American brewer to visit Lochristi – a small town in East Flanders and the…
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Featured European Beers (Issue 19)

La Grande Blanche De Proef Brouwerij Lochristi, Belgium www.proefbrowerij.com Floral and tropical fruit aromas are followed by soft wheat present…
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What Makes Nelson Sauvin Hops Special?

In terms of age, New Zealand’s Nelson Sauvin hops shouldn’t even be allowed into bars. Bred from the indigenous Smooth Cone…
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Pursuing Hoppiness at Alpine Beer

One way or another, founder and owner of Alpine Beer Company Pat McIlhenney has spent most of his life fighting…
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Father’s Day: Memories Make the Beer Good

There was a time when the legal drinking age was 18, and for the layman, beer was more for function…
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NFL Punter Gets Kicks With Pints

Brandon Fields may be the National Football League’s number one zythophile. He was drafted in 2007 by the Miami Dolphins,…
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