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

  • Venezuelan Beer Shortage Polar

    Venezuelan Beer Shortage Leaves Drinkers Out in the Cold

    Few things are more devastating than an empty beer fridge, and the collective fridge of Venezuela is getting dangerously close. …

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  • Pints for Prostates Denver Rare Beer Tasting GABF

    Denver Rare Beer Tasting Brewery List Released by Pints for Prostates

    If you’re in the Denver area for the GABF, you may also be interested in the Denver Rare Beer Tasting…

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  • Belgian Beer Emojis

    Belgian Brewers Association Releases Beer Emoji Set

    Millenial drinkers rejoice, Luddites despair, for the Belgian Brewers Guild has released a full 60 emojis depicting its members’ beers in…

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  • Teavana Starbucks Anheuser Busch

    AB Partners with Starbucks to Produce Bottled Tea

    The ever-churning angles of big beer business have taken on a new facet – AB will now produce and distribute…

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  • Mortal Kombat X Beers

    Sound Brewery to Release Mortal Kombat-Inspired Beers

    Washington-based Sound Brewery has received license from Warner Bros. to produce three Mortal Kombat-inspired brews, based on characters from the…

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