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

  • Wekken Sour by Left Hand and De Proef

    Left Hand, De Proef Breweries Collaborate on Wekken Sour Beer

    Every year Dirk Naudts invites an American brewer to visit Lochristi – a small town in East Flanders and the…

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  • La Grande Blanche - De Proef Brouwerij

    Featured European Beers (Issue 19)

    La Grande Blanche De Proef Brouwerij Lochristi, Belgium www.proefbrowerij.com Floral and tropical fruit aromas are followed by soft wheat present…

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  • What Makes Nelson Sauvin Hops Special?

    What Makes Nelson Sauvin Hops Special?

    In terms of age, New Zealand’s Nelson Sauvin hops shouldn’t even be allowed into bars. Bred from the indigenous Smooth Cone…

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  • Alpine and Green Flash Beer Connoisseur

    Pursuing Hoppiness at Alpine Beer

    One way or another, founder and owner of Alpine Beer Company Pat McIlhenney has spent most of his life fighting…

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  • Brickskeller Beer Can Wall

    Father’s Day: Memories Make the Beer Good

    There was a time when the legal drinking age was 18, and for the layman, beer was more for function…

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