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Founders Brewing Company

456 Charlotte St., Detroit, MI

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Brian Jones-Chance wears a black hooded sweatshirt with a cartoon of the Ypsilanti water tower on it and smiles behind the bar at 734 Brewing with colorful taps and a foamy, amber beer.

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Drinks

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By Imani Mixon March 23, 2022

A man walks up the path to Founders Brewing Company’s Detroit brew pub on a sunny afternoon.

Founders Brewing to Reopen Detroit Taproom Following Lawsuit Controversy

By Brenna Houck February 4, 2020

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By Brenna Houck January 22, 2020

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Rows of eclairs and other French pastries inside the Cannelle pastry case.

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By Brenna Houck December 19, 2019

Four glasses of different colored beer in a row on a wooden table.

2019 Was a Big, Complicated Year For Beer in Metro Detroit

By Brenna Houck December 17, 2019

A man walks up the path to Founders Brewing Company’s Detroit brew pub on a sunny afternoon.

Founders Brewing Plans to Reopen Detroit Taproom in 2020

By Brenna Houck November 7, 2019

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A man walks up the path to Founders Brewing Company’s Detroit brew pub on a sunny afternoon.

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Tracking the Fallout From Founders Brewing Company’s Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

By Brenna Houck October 31, 2019

A man walks up the path to Founders Brewing Company’s Detroit brew pub on a sunny afternoon.

Founders Settles Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Filed by Former Employee

By Brenna Houck October 31, 2019

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A diverse group of staff in sweatshirts and hats gathers near the Founders Detroit taproom in Cass Corridor for a peaceful gathering.

Founders Employees Gather in Cass Corridor to Meet With Community Amid Lawsuit Controversy

By Brenna Houck October 28, 2019

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Customers mill around a lit fire pit on the patio at Founders in Detroit.

Founders Brewing Owner Says He Was ‘Disheartened’ That Lawsuit Deposition Leaked to Press

By Brenna Houck October 25, 2019

A man walks up the path to Founders Brewing Company’s Detroit brew pub on a sunny afternoon.

Founders Tells CBS Beer Release Ticket Holders It’s Closing the Detroit Taproom ‘Until Further Notice’

By Brenna Houck October 25, 2019

A series of beers in a metal tasting display shown from light to dark surrounded by two people sitting at a table.

Eastern Market Brewing Co. Still Plans to Skip This Weekend’s Detroit Fall Beer Festival

By Brenna Houck October 24, 2019

Employees in black shirts walk past the bar area at Founders in Detroit.

Local Bars and Restaurants Remove Founders Beers From Menus in Response to Backlash

By Brenna Houck October 23, 2019

Founders Brewing Bails on Detroit Fall Beer Fest Amid Criticism Over Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

By Brenna Houck October 23, 2019

A man walks up the path to Founders Brewing Company’s Detroit brew pub on a sunny afternoon.

Founders Manager Claims in Discrimination Lawsuit Deposition He Didn’t Know Employee He Fired Was Black

By Brenna Houck October 22, 2019

The exterior of Roak on a cloudy day. The building looks like a warehouse with black corrugated metal and wood planking around the entrance.

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By Brenna Houck September 12, 2019

The exterior of Detroit Shipping Company is made up of black modified shipping containers with white stenciled signage.

Developers Want to Put Another Brewery Next to Detroit Shipping Company

By Brenna Houck August 30, 2019

A man walks up the path to Founders Brewing Company’s Detroit brew pub on a sunny afternoon.

A Spanish Brewer Will Soon Own Founders Brewing Company

By Brenna Houck August 29, 2019

Customers sit in a dining room with weird black and gold wallpaper and a painting of a woman in a white bird-like masquerade mask. They’re framed by a rounded doorway.

Ferndale Restaurant Recruits Chef From The Root to Take Over Its Kitchen

By Brenna Houck April 12, 2019

Cass Corridor’s Shipping Container Food Hall Is On the Hunt for a New Vendor

By Brenna Houck October 17, 2018

A man walks up the path to Founders Brewing Company’s Detroit brew pub on a sunny afternoon.

Former Founders Brewing Co. Employee Files Lawsuit Alleging Racial Discrimination

By Brenna Houck October 4, 2018

a white cup with a chocolate vanilla swirl of soft serve. It has two green matcha flavored Pocky sticks poking out of the top as well as a chocolate covered potato chip

Detroit’s Reilly Craft Creamery Shutters Following Recall for Listeria Contamination

By Brenna Houck October 2, 2018

Howell-Based Italian Restaurant Eyes Royal Oak Expansion

By Brenna Houck September 20, 2018

A man walks up the path to Founders Brewing Company’s Detroit brew pub on a sunny afternoon.

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Look Around Founders Brewing Company’s Detroit Taproom

Garage doors, a fire pit-filled patio, and barrel aging-inspired private dining space

By Brenna Houck December 5, 2017

Founders Brewing Company Swings Open Next Week in Detroit

By Brenna Houck November 28, 2017

Founders Brewing Company’s Detroit Taproom Gains Signage

By Brenna Houck November 16, 2017

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