alcoholic beverage founded 1997 products beer production output 193 356 barrels as of 2014 owner dave engbers mike stevens mahou san miguel group 30 % website www.foundersbrewing.com canal street brewing co. l.l.c. 1 d b a founders brewing company 2 is a brewery in grand rapids michigan usa . contents 1 history 2 beers 3 taproom 4 founders fest 5 references 6 external links history edit canal street brewing company was organized in 1996 as john pannell brewing company by mike stevens and dave engbers 3 who began operation and changed the company s name to canal street brewing co. in 1997 . 4 5 stevens and engbers were homebrewing enthusiasts who had recently graduated from college . 6 the brewery got its name from a part of grand rapids where in the 19th century several breweries were located on canal street monroe avenue . the beer bottle s label originally included an old black and white photo of the original canal street breweries with the word founders above it . thus the company became known as founders brewing company . 5 since the mid 2000 s founders has become one of the most prominent breweries in michigan expanding its market to 37 states and its production capacity to 340 000 barrels per year 7 8 founders was the 30th largest us craft brewery by sales volume in 2012 and 41st largest us brewery by sales volume in 2012 . 9 by 2014 founders had climbed to the 17th largest craft brewery based on sales volume and the 23rd largest overall . 10 in 2014 founders announced another expansion this one 35 million to double the production capacity at its grand rapids facility . when the expansion is complete founder s says it will be able to produce 900 000 barrels per year . 11 as of 2013 two of its beers kentucky breakfast stout kbs and canadian breakfast stout cbs were ranked among beeradvocate s top 10 beers with cbs ranked as the 4th best beer in the world by user review . 12 in a 2013 poll ratebeer.com listed founders as the overall 3rd best brewery in the world ; 13 founders was 2nd place in 2011 and 2012 . 14 in april 2010 founders won four medals at the world beer cup in chicago illinois 15 and the brewery went on to win two more medals at denver s great american beer festival in september of that year . 16 the brewery also won an award at the 2012 world beer cup in san diego california 17 in december 2014 founders brewing company re released blushing monk an experimental belgian style raspberry ale which had not been brewed since 2011 . 18 that same month founders announced that mahou san miguel had purchased a 30 % minority stake in the business . 19 technically this makes founders no longer a craft brewery since the brewers association requires that craft breweries not be more than 25 % owned by a macro brewery . beers edit founders produces eight year round beers and several seasonal and limited production beers . 20 throughout the course of the year founder s produces a large number of other beers that can be had at their taproom and beer festivals . 21 founder s beers name style abv % ibu notes all day ipa india pale ale 4.7 42 year round dirty bastard scotch ale 8.5 50 year round centennial ipa india pale ale 7.2 65 year round pale ale american pale ale 5.4 35 year round rubaeus fruit beer 5.7 15 year round porter american porter 6.5 45 year round red s rye ipa rye 6.6 70 year round draft only nitro oatmeal stout oatmeal stout 4.5 38 year round draft only nitro pale ale american pale ale 5.4 35 year round draft only black rye rye 7.5 78 seasonal breakfast stout american imperial stout 8.3 60 seasonal dark penance american black ale 8.9 100 specialty imperial stout russian imperial stout 10.5 75 specialty curmudgeon old ale old ale 9.8 50 specialty double trouble american imperial ipa 9.4 86 specialty kentucky breakfast stout kbs american imperial stout 11.2 70 limited devil dancer american imperial ipa 12.0 112 limited harvest ale american ipa 7.6 70 limited backwoods bastard scotch ale 11.6 50 limited the kentucky breakfast stout kbs is the most sought after beer brewed by founders . kbs is an american imperial stout with a high abv 11.2 % . brewed with coffee and chocolate the beer is left to age in bourbon barrels under the city in old gypsum mines . each year founders celebrates the release during what has become known as kbs week . 22 23 24 the regular breakfast stout is a seasonal american imperial stout with wider availability . taproom edit overlooking the brewing facilities the founders taproom allows customers a look into where beer production occurs and offers many beers on draft that are only available at the tap room . the offering of specialty beers and live music four times a week has helped make the taproom a staple in the grand rapids community and a destination for travelers . the deli menu consists mainly of handcrafted sandwiches which are made using bread from a local bakery . 25 26 founders fest edit each june the company organizes a festival known as founders fest . the street in front of the brewery is closed down and blocked off for the event . national regional and local acts take the stage local food vendors and artists have booths . each year more than 5 000 people attend the festival . past acts have included nahko and medicine for the people soulive toubab krewe that 1 guy galactic chicago afrobeat project and the the crane wives 27 28 references edit limited liability company details canal street brewing co. l.l.c. . michigan department of licensing and regulatory affairs . assumed names canal street brewing co. l.l.c. . michigan department of licensing and regulatory affairs . articles of organization canal st. brewing co. l.l.c. . michigan department of licensing and regulatory affairs . certificate of amendment to the articles of organization . michigan department of licensing and regulatory affairs . retrieved 1 april 2014 . a b anders melissa april 28 2013 . what s in a name here are the stories behind biggby zingerman s founders faygo domino s . the flint journal . retrieved 28 april 2013 . garret ellison 2012 10 05 . how flirting with bankruptcy forged founders brewing co. into a craft beer industry titan . garret ellison 2014 09 30 . with 35 million expansion founders brewing targets national brand status . mlive.com . john serba 2015 09 16 . founders brewing adds california nevada to distribution map . mlive.com . brewers association 2013 04 10 . brewers association releases top 50 breweries of 2012 . retrieved 2013 05 15 . brewers association 2015 03 31 . brewers association lists top 50 breweries of 2014 . mlive.com 2014 09 30 . with 35 million expansion founders brewing targets national brand status . top 250 beers . beeradvocate . retrieved 2013 05 13 . ratebeer best 2010 . ratebeer.com . retrieved 2013 03 08 . ratebeer best 2011 . ratebeer.com . retrieved 2013 03 08 . grand rapids press file photo . founders brewing company wins four awards at the 2010 world beer cup in chicago . mlive.com . retrieved 2013 03 08 . gabf winners great american beer festival . greatamericanbeerfestival.com . retrieved 2013 03 08 . garret ellison 2012 05 02 . founders detroit area breweries take top honors at biennial world beer cup . mlive.com . retrieved 2013 05 15 . evans pat brewery re releases experimental beer . grand rapids business journal . december 12 2014 mahou trae founders a espa a mahou brings founders to spain in spanish . abc.es . 2015 11 16 . retrieved 2016 04 25 . founder s brewing our beer founder s brewing ratebeer . kbs week . retrieved october 23 2015 . garret ellison january 15th 2015 . founders brewing sets kbs week 2015 dates where to find a keg tapping mlive.com . retrieved october 23rd 2015 . garret ellison march 18th 2014 . the kbs story how a barrel aged stout became a craft beer phenomenon mlive.com . retrieved october 23rd 2015 . deli menu founders brewing co . foundersbrewing.com . retrieved 2013 03 08 . 1 archived october 16 2010 at the wayback machine . john serba 2015 04 15 . founders fest 2015 music lineup ticket details available . john gonzales 2012 06 18 . gonzo s top 5 founders fest 2012 the jacksons unity tour kalamazoo s irish festival and more . external links edit company website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title founders brewing company & oldid 742473047 categories companies based in grand rapids michiganbeer brewing companies based in michiganhidden categories cs1 spanish language sources es articles with wayback machine linkspages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite 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