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Founders Brewing Co.

🌍 United States · Regional · Known for Imperial Stout
Known for Imperial Stout

Founded in 1997 in Grand Rapids, Founders nearly went bankrupt before reinventing itself as a bold, uncompromising craft brewery. Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) — a barrel-aged imperial stout with coffee and chocolate — became one of the most sought-after beers in America. All Day IPA transformed the session IPA category.

6Beers
3Styles
8.6%Avg ABV
1997Founded
Consistency· share of beers above catalogue avg
17%
catalogue avg 43%

Beers by Founders Brewing Co.

6 beers

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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 6 beers in the catalogue.

Brewery signature · based on 6 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
roasted
4 of 6 beers
coffee
3 of 6 beers
caramel
3 of 6 beers
dark fruit
4 of 6 beers

Four notes carry across the range. That's a tight house style — most breweries in the catalogue share just one.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied6 beers · 3 style families
Stout 3IPA 2Strong 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 318 other breweries making Imperial Stout, Session IPA and American IPA.

Across 6 beers in 3 style families, none of Founders Brewing Co.'s characters carry through the whole range — the mix of styles they brew is the signature here.

typical for Imperial Stout, Session IPA and American IPAFounders Brewing Co.
in no beersin every beer
boozy
in 4 of 6 · typical Imperial Stout, Session IPA and American IPA brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
bitter
in 4 of 6 · typical Imperial Stout, Session IPA and American IPA brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
dark fruit
in 4 of 6 · typical Imperial Stout, Session IPA and American IPA brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
roasted
in 4 of 6 · typical Imperial Stout, Session IPA and American IPA brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
malty
in 4 of 6 · typical Imperial Stout, Session IPA and American IPA brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 73%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
1 / 6
beers above the median
#1174
best ranked beer
Founders All Day IPA

Their beers place in the Top 73% of the catalogue on average, across 6 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Founders Brewing Co.

Founded in 1997 in Grand Rapids, Founders nearly went bankrupt before reinventing itself as a bold, uncompromising craft brewery. Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) — a barrel-aged imperial stout with coffee and chocolate — became one of the most sought-after beers in America. All Day IPA transformed the session IPA category.

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