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.
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.
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
I had a good moment with this beer, really malty, toffee, sugar, bready, some hop,the taste is well balanced, nothing to say, good, at Prélaz, 02.09.18
Tried
from Bottle
from
Bootlegger
on 07 Apr 2026
at 12:04
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle. Aroma is chocolaty, gun metal, raisin, stale cookies. Pours dark brown to black with a thin beige collar of foam. Taste is bittersweet and oxidized with mild pepper heat. Chocolaty, past its prime.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Pilgrim's Market
on 04 Apr 2026
at 03:03
5.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Pour is a clear gold with a large white head. Aroma is a neutral grain with some fruity pebbles. Flavor is more neutral grain with some fruit stripe gum. Finish is gone quickly. Easy to drink but not much beyond that.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Mar 2026
at 19:26
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A generous beer, boozy and warm to drink quietly at home, not a pils that you can drink liters with a barbecue during the summer. Ineresting notes of malt, toffee, vanilla, smooth at the palate, regular hop at the final, 30.11.20, at Epalinges.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Sterk Avondverkoop
on 27 Mar 2026
at 16:43
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
355ml bottle. Hazy, dark brown colour with small, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Relatively cautious, sweet-ish, minimally nutty, caramel malty and minimally piney, hoppy aroma, some treacle, BA induced Bourbon overtones, some oak as well. Taste is sweet-ish, slightly nutty, caramel malty, notes of caramel, nougat, BA notes of Bourbon, some oak; minimally warming, alcoholic finish, well hidden alcohol overall.
Minimally creamy, dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying palate, fine, dense, creamy, mildly prickly carbonation.
Very homogeneous, harmonious - nice, simple sipper.
Minimally creamy, dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying palate, fine, dense, creamy, mildly prickly carbonation.
Very homogeneous, harmonious - nice, simple sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2026
at 21:01
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 24 Mar 2026
at 14:51
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
from Can
from
Horrocks Farm Market
on 24 Mar 2026
at 01:06
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Gold pour. Thin foam around the rim. Sweet tropical fruits with citrus notes on the palate. Light bodied and light carbonation
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2026
at 22:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Guava, pineapple nose. Hazy gold, thin head. Guava, overripe pineapple. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from
Wegmans - Charlottesville
on 17 Mar 2026
at 21:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy gold pour. Thin foam around the rim. Scattered lace. Grapefruit flavor with floral and other fruit palate. Light bodied and light carbonation
Tried
from Can
on 15 Mar 2026
at 23:03