Founders Brewing Co.
Regional Brewery
in Grand Rapids,
Michigan,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Mahou San Miguel
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 1997
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.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can from Wegmans. Fruity, resinous nose. Grapefruit and tropical fruits, mango, pine. Honey malt. Clear golden with lace. Sweet malts and ripe tropical fruits with grapefruit and orange and some honey. Quite tasty.
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Oktoberfest from Founders Brewing Co. 4 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can. Deep golden orange with a low head. Malty, biscuit nose. With honey and lots of stone fruit. Malty, fruity flavor. Sweet and slightly strong. Definitely an American take on the new Munich style. Not much caramel, but a little. Full body. Fun stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Orange, honeycomb nose. Hazy amber, thin head. Grass, honeycomb, orange. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
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Opaque, Pitch-Black Color, Small Mocha Color Head, Short Retention, Thin Wide Drip Rings of Lacing. Strong Coffee Aroma With Softer Chocolate and Whiskey Notes. Sweet. Sugary, Coffee, Chocolate, Mellow Warming Smooth Booze. Sweet, Sugary, Chocolate, Lasting Coffee and Warming Booze Sting Aftertaste. Smooth And Easy Going. Not Sure What It Would Have Been Fresh... Bought It Without Realizing It Is Already 5 years Old. Aged Well. Good. Enjoyed It. Recommended...
blackflag321 (2817) ticked KBS Iced Latte from Founders Brewing Co. 5 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
ITFCfan (3577) ticked KBS from Founders Brewing Co. 5 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
caribou43 (2255) reviewed Barrel Runner from Founders Brewing Co. 5 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Interesting beer, warm alcool and sweet flavour of rhum and vanilla, toffee of bonne maman, not disgusting, good touch of hop, 21.06.19, at Epalinges, buying it at bootlegger or Sterk.
cuso (17193) reviewed Velvet Rush from Founders Brewing Co. 5 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Dark brown color with medium beige head. Aroma of dark chocolate, coffee, vanilla. Taste is coffee, coffee bitterness, milk chocolate, vanilla, nuts, bourbon. Bit boozy. Nice sipper.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 9
Attention, voici une brown ale qui envoie. Mais vu que celle-ci est brassée avec du café (de sumatra), je pense que nombreux sont ceux qui la confondrait ave un imperial stout. Mon exemplaire est de 2020. Le visuel est sur un brun très foncé sans effervescence et sans mousse. Le nez est sur une grosse dominante sur le café et le bourbon (notre bière étant vieillie en fut de bourbon) avec des arômes de chêne et un soupçon de caramel et choco. En bouche les arômes sont profonds, bien qu'un peu plat, et surtout ils jouissent d'une excellente intensité. Le caramel prend plus de place avec des épices qui relèvent l'ensemble et une pointe de noisette en plus. L'ensemble est chaleureux et puissant mais sans être agressif. L'alcool à 11,9 % est impeccable et le sucre pas trop poussé. Petit bémol pour ma part, la texture très fine. J'ai une petite préférence pour les textures plus denses. Mais c'est un détail pour une très belle bière.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Slightly hazy golden yellow with giant white head. Pineapple, guava, orange, biscuit malt, and grapefruit peel aroma. Moderately sweet pineapple, orange, biscuit malt, and moderately bitter grapefruit peel flavor. Good body.