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

  • Karl Strauss Beer Connoisseur

    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 Festival Pints for Prostates Beer Connoisseur

    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 Beer Connoisseur

    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 Connoisseur

    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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  • Hop Valley Beer Connoisseur

    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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