Founders Brewing Company

Founders Brewing Company
LocationGrand Rapids, Michigan
Opened1997 (1997)
Key peopleDave Engbers
Mike Stevens
Annual production volume466,700 Barrels (as of 2017)[1]
ParentMahou-San Miguel Group
Websitewww.foundersbrewing.com
Active beers
Name Type
All Day IPA India Pale Ale
Backwoods Bastard Scotch ale
Centennial IPA India pale ale
Dirty Bastard Scotch ale
KBS Imperial stout
Nitro Oatmeal Stout Oatmeal stout
Nitro Pale Ale American pale ale
Pale Ale American pale ale
Porter Porter
Rubaeus Fruit beer
Red's Rye IPA Rye beer
Solid Gold Lager
Seasonal beers
Name Type
Black Rye Rye beer
Breakfast Stout Imperial stout
Other beers
Name Type
Curmudgeon Old Ale Old ale
Dark Penance Black IPA
Devil Dancer Imperial IPA
Double Trouble Imperial IPA
Harvest Ale American pale ale
Imperial Stout Russian imperial stout
Inactive beers
Name Type
CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout) Imperial stout

Canal Street Brewing Co., LLC,[2] doing business as Founders Brewing Company,[3] is a brewery in Grand Rapids, Michigan, known for producing several highly rated and award-winning craft-style ales, including KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout), Centennial IPA, Dirty Bastard, and Founders Porter.[4][5] Since its founding as a craft brewery in the mid-1990s, it has grown to become the 15th largest brewery in the United States,[6] and a prominent member of the West Michigan brewing industry. It is now majority-owned by Mahou San Miguel of Spain.

  1. ^ Allen, Robert. "Founders Surpasses Bell's as Largest Michigan Brewery". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Limited Liability Company Details-Canal Street Brewing Co., L.L.C." Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Assumed Names-Canal Street Brewing Co., L.L.C." Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  4. ^ "Founders Brewing Company wins four awards at the 2010 World Beer Cup in Chicago". mlive. April 17, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Stoller, Gary (March 20, 2018). "Craft Breweries Dominate The Top 50, But Guess Which Giants Rule The Beer Market". Forbes. Retrieved February 10, 2019.