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Cheers to Grand Rapids for being Americaโs โBeer Cityโ for 10 years
Read full article: Cheers to Grand Rapids for being Americaโs โBeer Cityโ for 10 yearsBeer lovers now have a chance to celebrate the anniversary every Wednesday from June 29 to August 31. Those interested can enter the Experience Grand Rapids 10 years of Beer City USA contest. Winnings include a Grand Rapids beer experience, an overnight stay in a Grand Rapids hotel, two culture passes and a visa gift card.
Founders Brewing Co.'s new take on KBS includes extra coffee kick
Read full article: Founders Brewing Co.'s new take on KBS includes extra coffee kickGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. โ Founders Brewing Co. announced a new take on its popular Kentucky Breakfast Stout. KBS Espresso will get an extra coffee kick by being aged on espresso beans after it is removed from the barrels. RELATED: Founders to donate profits from Detroit taproom to local charities for 3 yearsThe Michigan brewery is using coffee beans from Grand Rapids-based Ferris Coffee & Nut. โBut for our first ever โofficialโ variant of KBS, we decided to amplify a flavor thatโs already at the heart of this beer โ coffee." Use the Founders beer finder here.
Founders Brewing Co. to donate profits from Detroit taproom to local charities for 3 years
Read full article: Founders Brewing Co. to donate profits from Detroit taproom to local charities for 3 yearsDETROIT Founders Brewing Co. announced changes and future plans Thursday after heavy backlash and fallout over a racial discrimination lawsuit. The Grand Rapids-based brewery said it will reopen its Detroit taproom next year, but it didnt specify a date. The taproom closed after a former employee filed the lawsuit against Founders. Founders said all proceeds from the taproom through at least 2022 will be donated to Detroit charities. What were really striving to do here is to work with the community, said Mike Stevens, Founders co-owner and CEO.
Local 4 News at 5 -- Nov. 7, 2019
Read full article: Local 4 News at 5 -- Nov. 7, 2019Heres whats coming up on Local 4 News at 5:Founders Brewing Co. Founders Brewing Co. announced Thursday that its Detroit taproom will reopen in 2020 after it closed in the midst of a racial discrimination lawsuit against the brewery. A specific date for reopening has not been named. However, when the taproom does reopen in the new year, Founders leaders said the profits from the next three years will be donated to charities and community organizations.
Founders Brewing Co. says Detroit taproom will reopen in 2020
Read full article: Founders Brewing Co. says Detroit taproom will reopen in 2020DETROIT Founders Brewing Co. announced Thursday that its Detroit taproom will reopen in 2020 after it closed in the midst of a racial discrimination lawsuit against the brewery. However, when the taproom does reopen in the new year, Founders leaders said the profits from the next three years will be donated to charities and community organizations. Founders Brewing co-founders Dave Engbers and Mike Stevens held a news conference Thursday morning at the Detroit location. Meanwhile, Founders Detroit taproom employees will be paid. MORE: Founders, employee reach settlement in racial discrimination lawsuitPrevious report:Founders opened the Detroit taproom, at 456 Charlotte Street, just north of the historic Masonic Temple, in 2017.
Founders Brewing Co., employee reach settlement in racial discrimination lawsuit
Read full article: Founders Brewing Co., employee reach settlement in racial discrimination lawsuitDETROIT โ Founders Brewing Co. and an employee who filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the Michigan brewery have reached a settlement agreement. The terms of the agreement between Founders and Tracy Evans will not be discussed, according to a Facebook post from the brewery. READ MORE: Founders Brewing faces backlash amid lawsuit, closuresEvans filed a lawsuit against the brewery, alleging he was fired from the company because he was black, among other accusations of a racist culture. Statement from Founders co-founders Mike Stevens and Dave Engbers:"We are pleased to settle this case and focus on the future. I donโt know what happens from here within the doors of Founders Brewing Co.
ClickOnDetroit NIGHTSIDE report -- Friday, Oct. 25, 2019
Read full article: ClickOnDetroit NIGHTSIDE report -- Friday, Oct. 25, 2019The incident happened at 1:02 p.m. Friday at a job site on Taft Road just south of 11 Mile Road, officials said. Pulte Homes has a new development going up at the site, and a crew was working to level the land, officials said. Both directions of Maple Road will close this weekend under I-75 in Oakland County for bridge work, officials said. LEARN MOREMDOT road workersIn the wake of two road worker deaths in the past month, State Transportation Director Paul C. Ajegba wants to remind drivers of the importance of work zone safety. Tweets by Local4NewsCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Founders Brewing Co. announces Champagne-like Civilized Brut as first 2020 seasonal beer
Read full article: Founders Brewing Co. announces Champagne-like Civilized Brut as first 2020 seasonal beerFounders Brewing Co.'s Civilized Brut will be available this fall. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A bubbly, Champagne-like beer will be Founders Brewing Co.'s first seasonal brew next year. The Grand Rapids-based brewery compares the Civilized Brut IPA to a brut Champagne. The 6 percent ABV beer will be available in the Founders Grand Rapids and Detroit taprooms Oct. 30. The brew will precede Pilsner and Mosaic Promise in Founders' 2020 seasonal lineupCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Report: Founders Brewing selling majority stake to Spain-based group
Read full article: Report: Founders Brewing selling majority stake to Spain-based groupOne of Michigan's most popular craft beer brewers is reportedly selling a majority stake in the business to an international group. MiBiz.com reports Founders Brewing Co. is selling a majority stake in the business to the brewery's Spain-based minority shareholder, Mahou-San Miguel Group. Founders Brewing co-founder Mike Stevens told MiBiz the deal will allow Founders to think more strategically in the future. "It's going to give us the opportunity to take Founders to a whole other level," Stevens told MiBiz. Founders Brewing Co. was founded in Grand Rapids in 1997.
Founders Brewing Co. says this year will be last time it brews CBS
Read full article: Founders Brewing Co. says this year will be last time it brews CBSFounders Brewing Co. will no longer brew Canadian Breakfast Stout after 2019. (Photo: Founders)GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Founders Brewing Co.'s Canadian Breakfast Stout will no longer be available after this year, the Michigan-based brewery announced Wednesday. "This will be the last year I plan on making CBS, so get it while you can," said brewmaster Jeremy Kosmicki. The imperial coffee chocolate stout that is aged in maple bourbon barrels was named one of the best beers in America this year. The 11.3 percent ABV beer will return for the final time Nov. 1.
Michigan's Founders Brewing releasing Oktoberfest-style beer for first time
Read full article: Michigan's Founders Brewing releasing Oktoberfest-style beer for first timeFounders Brewing Co. is releasing its first Oktoberfest-style beer next month. (Photo: Founders)GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Founders Brewing Co.'s newest Mothership Series installment is a first for the Grand Rapids-based brewery. Founders announced Thursday it would be releasing its first Oktoberfest-style beer next month. The brewery used imported German malts and hops for the beer, which it describes as rich and malty with a slightly sweet backbone. The beer will be limited and will only be available for sale in the Grand Rapids and Detroit taprooms when it's released Sept. 27.
Music, food, beer on tap for first ever Founders Detroit: Outer Limits Party
Read full article: Music, food, beer on tap for first ever Founders Detroit: Outer Limits PartyThe Founders Brewing Co. Detroit taproom (Amber Ainsworth/WDIV)DETROIT - Founders Brewing Co. announced a party featuring beer, live music and food Sept. 28 at its Detroit Taproom. The brewery said the Founders Detroit: Outer Limits Party will include a major tap list of favorite brews. The full beer list, music lineup and more details will be revealed when tickets go on sale Aug. 23. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $15 for mug club members. Founders' corporate giving program, the Big Pitcher, partnered with Gleaners Community Food Bank for the party.