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Founders Brewing Co. to Introduce Imperial IPA, Add to Backstage Series

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Founders Brewing Co. will introduce Doom, a bourbon-barrel-aged Imperial IPA, this April to mark the sixth installment in the brewery’s popular Backstage Series. Like all Backstage Series beers, Doom will be sold in 750mL bottles. It has a suggested retail price of $12.99 per bottle.

Founders Brewing Co. and Kisscross Events Host Annual Bicycle Race

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Founders Brewing Co. will partner with Kisscross Events once again to host the annual Barry-Roubaix bicycle race, an event pitting thousands of bikers against gravel, rocks, sand and mud, and possible snow and ice in a kickoff to the racing season in Michigan. The fifth annual Barry-Roubaix, named after the classic Paris-Roubaix race in France, will begin and end in Hastings, Mich., on March 23.

Founders Breakfast Stout Arrives September 21st (video)

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Say goodbye to sunburns and uninspired citrus-soaked summer pilsners; Founders Brewing Co. (www.foundersbrewing.com) offers bold flavor for the craft beer palate this month with the arrival of this year’s Breakfast Stout, available on tap and in bottles across the 23-state Founders footprint beginning September 21. Breakfast Stout carries a suggested retail… Read more »

Green Flash and Founders Collaborate on White IPA

SAN DIEGO, CA – Green Flash Brewing Co. announces that they have partnered with like-minded Michigan brewer, Founders Brewing Co. to produce a first-time, limited release called Linchpin White IPA.

Founders Brewing Company to Release All Day IPA Session Ale

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Founders Brewing Co.’s Co-Founder and Vice President of Marketing, Dave Engbers, announced today that All Day IPA would be the next addition to the brewery’s year-round lineup, with availability limited to Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina, and the greater Chicago area beginning on February 6, 2012.

Curmudgeon’s Better Half is Next in Backstage Series for Founders

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Founders Brewing Co.’s Co-Founder and Vice President of Marketing, Dave Engbers, announced today that Curmudgeon’s Better Half would be the next release in the brewery’s 750mL Backstage Series, with availability beginning on February 13, 2012, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Founder’s Brewing President Responds To Customer Complaints

Founder’s Company President and CEO, Mike Stevens, posted this letter on the company blog today regarding availibility issues of the Canadian Breakfast Stout. Many customers were upset at the amount the company brewed and how distribution was handled. In the note, Stevens explains the reasoning behind their distribution choices as well as their limited control… Read more »

Founders Brewing Announces Canadian Breakfast Stout Release Date

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Founders Brewing Co. Vice President/Director of Marketing Dave Engbers announced last month that the highly anticipated Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS) will be the second release in the company’s 750mL “Backstage Series”. It will be released to the market on October 3, 2011, with a taproom release party on October 1.