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Jim Dykstra
Associate Editor
Jim joined The Beer Connoisseur® in 2014 as an editorial assistant, fresh off of Kennesaw State University's journalism canning line. As editorial responsibilities grew, so too did an interest in new flavors and cultures.
Now mellowed with age, his interests have developed into a full blown love of "Blue Highway" travel and the expanded palate of experience it brings.
When not contributing to The Beer Connoisseur®, Jim writes and edits for video game publisher thatgamecompany, balancing his time at the desk with walking, biking, teaching drums and coaching ultimate frisbee.
You may reach Jim by email at:
jim (at) beerconnoisseuur (dot) com
My articles
It’s hard work opening a brewery, and even harder work keeping it open. There are more breweries in the U.S. now than ever before. As of 2015, there...
Brandon Fields may be the National Football League’s number one zythophile.
He was drafted in 2007 by the Miami Dolphins, around the same time he...
In another landmark deal for the increasingly contentious world of craft beer, Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits has agreed to sell to...
The age of Romanticism was defined by an emphasis on passion, individuality, and spontaneous creation over rote Industrialism. We’re in the Romantic...
Brauerei Gebr. Maisel has always been built around family. The brewery has been crafting quality ales and lagers since 1887, when it was founded in...
The craft beer industry, generally, is a no bullshit zone – people place a premium on sincerity, and can sniff out BS in a conversation as easily as...
Barrel-aged is a phrase that can bring a twinkle of intrigue to the most banal of brews. When done right, the elixir within can summon flavors...
Mountain Brew:
A High Spirited Guide to Country-Style Beer Making
by Tim Matson and Lee Anne Dorr
The Countryman Press, Softcover, $10.95, 123 pp....
After a year of experimentation, Cali-based Sudwerk Brewing Company is rising up/back on the street with its Rye Of The Lager, a 7% ABV Imperial...