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

  • New Belgium Pumped to Kick-off Asheville Tasting Room

    Fort Collins-based New Belgium’s new Asheville Brewery is set to open to the public May 2. The 6,000 square foot “Liquid…

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  • Back to Port: Founders Curmudgeon Old Ale

    You’ve got the rest of March and April to seek out this classic, seldom-seen style of beer from Founders, oak-aged and…

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  • Most Interesting Man in the World to be “XX-ed” out

    After nearly a decade of fascinating exploits as the face of Dos Equis, Jonathan Goldsmith, or “The Most Interesting Man…

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  • Beer Here: Dogfish Head / Victory / Stone Saison du BUFF

    Keep an eye out for this collab from some of America’s top brewers – Saison du BUFF, which stands for…

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  • Bert van Hecke of B.O.M. Brewery

    In the tiny city of Bree, in the upper right-hand corner of Belgium, Bert van Hecke is meticulously crafting B.O.M.,…

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