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

  • Wicked Weed Coolcumber Asheville Beer

    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 Borreo Napa Beer Brewery Taproom

    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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  • Breckenridge Brewery Alan Rickman Snape-ricot Beer Denver Comic Con

    Denver Comic Con and Breckenridge Honor Alan Rickman with Beer

    Breckenridge Brewery has hosted a “Name the Comic Con Beer” contest for the Denver Comic Con every since 2012. This…

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  • National Beer Mile

    National Beer Mile World Record Holder Becomes Spokesman

    Lewis Kent, current beer mile world record holder has stepped into the role of spokesman for the National Beer Mile circuit,…

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  • Lulu's On Main Innovation Brewing Sylva North Carolina

    Finding Brew Gold in Sylva

    Not far from Asheville, NC there’s a small town called Sylva. It feels like it was plucked right from the vine…

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