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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7.4
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.

Tried on 06 Sep 2025 at 02:06


7.3
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.

Tried on 06 Sep 2025 at 01:42


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Orange, honeycomb nose. Hazy amber, thin head. Grass, honeycomb, orange. Medium body, easy carbonation.

Tried from Can on 30 Aug 2025 at 00:15


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8.8
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...

Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2025 at 17:00


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

Tried from Bottle from Horrocks Farm Market on 25 Aug 2025 at 22:25


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tried on 25 Aug 2025 at 15:41


8.4
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.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2025 at 10:15

gave a cheers!

7.9
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.

Tried from Bottle from Beer Republic on 18 Aug 2025 at 19:02


9.1
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.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2025 at 21:24

gave a cheers!

8
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.

Tried from Can on 16 Aug 2025 at 19:24