Founders Brewing Co.

Mike Stevens and Dave Engbers both had steady jobs when they decided to chase their dreams and open a brewery–which meant writing a business plan, quitting their jobs, and taking out giant loans. They figured if you’re going to live life, you ought to live it hard, without regrets.

 

After some initial challenges, due to making well balanced but unremarkable beers, we were on the verge of bankruptcy. It was at this point that the original Founders team decided to brew the kind of beer that got them excited about brewing in the first place: complex, in-your-face ales, with huge aromatics, bigger body, and tons of flavor.

 

The Founders Family, a group of passionate beer enthusiasts, has grown around this simple philosophy: “We don’t brew beer for the masses. Instead, 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.”

 

We at Founders Brewing Co. have been lucky to evolve into one of the highest recognized breweries in the United States. We have been ranked in the top breweries in the world by Ratebeer.com for the last five years, and we have several beers listed in the top one hundred beers of the world on Beeradvocate.com. We’ve won six World Beer Cup medals, four European Beer Star medals and three Great American Beer Festival medals—thirteen medals total across eight different beers.

 

We are proud to be doing what we’re doing. We give credit to our staff for continuously working to reinvent what beer can be and thanks to our many customers for whom we work to provide world-class beers.

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Sat, Nov 26 • 9:00 AM

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Sat, Nov 26 • 9:00 AM

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Thu, Jul 8 • 7:30 PM

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Fri, Jun 25 • 3:00 PM

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Wed, May 12 • 1:00 PM

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Wed, Mar 3 • 11:00 AM

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Thu, Feb 4 • 11:00 AM

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Wed, Feb 3 • 3:00 PM

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Tue, Dec 1 • 3:00 PM

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Tue, Dec 1 • 12:00 PM

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Thu, Oct 15 • 1:00 PM

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Thu, Oct 15 • 12:00 PM

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Founders Taproom - GRAND RAPIDS 2022 Breakfast Stout Breakfast

Sat, Nov 26 • 9:00 AM

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Sat, Nov 26 • 9:00 AM

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Thu, Jul 8 • 7:30 PM

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Fri, Jun 25 • 3:00 PM

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Wed, May 12 • 1:00 PM

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Wed, Mar 3 • 11:00 AM

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Thu, Feb 4 • 11:00 AM

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Wed, Feb 3 • 3:00 PM

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Tue, Dec 1 • 3:00 PM

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Tue, Dec 1 • 12:00 PM

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Thu, Oct 15 • 1:00 PM

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Thu, Oct 15 • 12:00 PM

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Mike Stevens and Dave Engbers both had steady jobs when they decided to chase their dreams and open a brewery–which meant writing a business plan, quitting their jobs, and taking out giant loans. They figured if you’re going to live life, you ought to live it hard, without regrets.

 

After some initial challenges, due to making well balanced but unremarkable beers, we were on the verge of bankruptcy. It was at this point that the original Founders team decided to brew the kind of beer that got them excited about brewing in the first place: complex, in-your-face ales, with huge aromatics, bigger body, and tons of flavor.

 

The Founders Family, a group of passionate beer enthusiasts, has grown around this simple philosophy: “We don’t brew beer for the masses. Instead, 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.”

 

We at Founders Brewing Co. have been lucky to evolve into one of the highest recognized breweries in the United States. We have been ranked in the top breweries in the world by Ratebeer.com for the last five years, and we have several beers listed in the top one hundred beers of the world on Beeradvocate.com. We’ve won six World Beer Cup medals, four European Beer Star medals and three Great American Beer Festival medals—thirteen medals total across eight different beers.

 

We are proud to be doing what we’re doing. We give credit to our staff for continuously working to reinvent what beer can be and thanks to our many customers for whom we work to provide world-class beers.

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Sat, Nov 26 • 9:00 AM

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Founders Taproom - DETROIT 2022 Breakfast Stout Breakfast

Sat, Nov 26 • 9:00 AM

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Thu, Jul 8 • 7:30 PM

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Fri, Jun 25 • 3:00 PM

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Wed, May 12 • 1:00 PM

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Wed, Mar 3 • 11:00 AM

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Thu, Feb 4 • 11:00 AM

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Wed, Feb 3 • 3:00 PM

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Tue, Dec 1 • 3:00 PM

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Tue, Dec 1 • 12:00 PM

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Thu, Oct 15 • 1:00 PM

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Thu, Oct 15 • 12:00 PM

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Founders Taproom - GRAND RAPIDS 2022 Breakfast Stout Breakfast

Sat, Nov 26 • 9:00 AM

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Founders Taproom - DETROIT 2022 Breakfast Stout Breakfast

Sat, Nov 26 • 9:00 AM

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Thu, Jul 8 • 7:30 PM

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Fri, Jun 25 • 3:00 PM

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Wed, May 12 • 1:00 PM

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Wed, Mar 3 • 11:00 AM

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Thu, Feb 4 • 11:00 AM

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Wed, Feb 3 • 3:00 PM

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Tue, Dec 1 • 3:00 PM

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Tue, Dec 1 • 12:00 PM

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Thu, Oct 15 • 1:00 PM

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Founders Brewing Co. 2021 GRAND RAPIDS Mug Club Renewal

Thu, Oct 15 • 12:00 PM

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