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

  • 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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  • Ballast Point Brewing Spirits Beer Connoisseur

    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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