He now writes a regular column for BrewingTechniques covering intermediate to advanced brewing topics, and provides occasional writes book reviews. He brewed and bottle-conditioned two barrels of the Esprit de Boire. It subsequently won first in the Spirit of Belgium II strong ale category. Jim's latest beer endeavor is promoting Victory Brewing Company, in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Victory uses exclusively German malt imported from Bamberg, a region of Franconia known for having the highest density of breweries in the world.
Victory is also one of the few microbreweries in the U.S. using only whole hops.
Jim, both an investor and a board member of Victory, also brews the occasional pilot batch. Victory is located 30 miles west of Philadelphia at 420 Acorn Lane in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.