About
Our beers are crafted for a chosen few, a small cadre of renegades and rebels who enjoy a beer that pushes the limits of what is commonly accepted as taste. In short, we make beer for people like us.
Our taproom experience was born in 1997 in downtown Grand Rapids, MI, when our Co-Founders decided to start a brewery and realized immediately that the only way they could earn some cash (the brewery was losing money during those first years) was through bartending. With its super-casual vibe, gritty feel and amazing beer, the taproom quickly became a haven for many misfits, artists, musicians and more in Grand Rapids, outgrowing its tiny space quickly. The good news was, so did the brewery. Our entire operation moved to its current downtown Grand Rapids location 10 years ago to accommodate this growth and has since maintained the relaxed atmosphere and “all are welcome” approach to those who walk through the door. What’s next for our taproom? A second one, of course! We’re headed to Motown and hope to bring our Founders feel to the heart of the Cass Corridor in downtown Detroit.
Our taproom experience was born in 1997 in downtown Grand Rapids, MI, when our Co-Founders decided to start a brewery and realized immediately that the only way they could earn some cash (the brewery was losing money during those first years) was through bartending. With its super-casual vibe, gritty feel and amazing beer, the taproom quickly became a haven for many misfits, artists, musicians and more in Grand Rapids, outgrowing its tiny space quickly. The good news was, so did the brewery. Our entire operation moved to its current downtown Grand Rapids location 10 years ago to accommodate this growth and has since maintained the relaxed atmosphere and “all are welcome” approach to those who walk through the door. What’s next for our taproom? A second one, of course! We’re headed to Motown and hope to bring our Founders feel to the heart of the Cass Corridor in downtown Detroit.
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Delt med LeifLong og Rune.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Cafe Sånn
on 19 Dec 2025
at 19:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Pale amber gold with a frothy white head and a pine hop aroma. Moderately fizzy, resinous pine and citrus bitterness on top of slightly chewy biscuit malt, finishes dry and bitter.
The Temple of Convenience, Manchester
The Temple of Convenience, Manchester
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Dec 2025
at 18:00
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
0.355l bottle from Beer Republic. Aroma of chocolate, cinnamon, roasted malt, nuts and coffee. Pours pitch black color with thin creamy light brown head and average sparkling appearance. Taste starts with light sweet and rich roasted malt, cinnamon and liquor, following is earthy, ashy and woody, mouthfeel is warm and spicy, while finish is average bitter. Full body, thick texture and lively carbonation in palate. Better to have KBS than KFC…
Tried
from Bottle
from Beer Republic
on 15 Dec 2025
at 19:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Bottle
from
Horrocks Farm Market
on 13 Dec 2025
at 23:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can. Pours faintlu cloudy golden yellow with a foamy whitish head, sweet malt aroma, adequate carbonation, initially sweet citrus peel taste, faint piney flabor, turns medium bitter with alcohol undertones, thin body, long finish with some throat burn. Boozy DIPA.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Dec 2025
at 00:43
5.6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 7
Overall 5.5
Bottle at home. Brownish color, murky, medium sized off-white head. Aroma is malts, grapefruit, wood, vinous. Flavor is vinous, grapefruit I guess, sweetish, wood-tart-ish, liquor. Very weird flavor. Don't think I've ever had a combination like this. Odd. Very odd.
Tried
on 11 Dec 2025
at 21:05
6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
flowery hoppy, aritficial citrus, almost more flowery than fruity. strong hoppy aroma overall, slighly sweet malty base.
hazy dark yellow to golden, fluffy white head
flavor is herbal hoppy, flowery hoppy, grapefruity and exotic fruity bitter.
hazy dark yellow to golden, fluffy white head
flavor is herbal hoppy, flowery hoppy, grapefruity and exotic fruity bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Dec 2025
at 17:18
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2025
at 00:10
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Deep copper body, medium to thin cream head. Crisp resinous nose with light toasted malts. Firm and sharp body with citrus peel and pine and just enough nutty, sweetish malt to provide flavor but not weigh the body down. Really nice job by Founders on this new seasonal offering.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Dec 2025
at 22:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a clear gold with a copper hue and a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has sweet bread and light toffee with some caramel and a touch of light fruits. Flavor has sweet grains and bread with a bit of toffee and caramel underlying.
Tried
from Draft
from
Plum Market - Ann Arbor West
on 30 Nov 2025
at 01:15