Founders Brewing Co.

Regional Brewery in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Mahou San Miguel
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1997

Contact
235 Grandville Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
Description
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.

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6.9
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
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
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.

Tried from Can on 11 Dec 2025 at 17:18


8

Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2025 at 00:10


7.3
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
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


7.5

Tried from Bottle from Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine on 29 Nov 2025 at 04:35


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Crowler c/o Ryan. Heavy, thick chocolate tone. A little undercarbed. Mellow and heavy, full bodied but not overbearing.

Tried on 29 Nov 2025 at 01:02


6.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can from Busch's. Pours a deep chestnut to dark amber with a full finger of beige head that lingers. Caramel, pine resin and toasted malt aromas. Soft mouthfeel on the palate with a finish that leans malty. Toasted malt and caramel on the finish.

Tried from Can on 24 Nov 2025 at 01:54


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tried from Bottle from Horrocks Farm Market on 23 Nov 2025 at 19:29