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Founders Brewing Co.
Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, founded in 1997, is Michigan's largest brewery, surpassing Bell's Brewery in 2017, the Detroit Free Press reports.
"If that's the case, it's definitely quite an honor, and a pat on the back to our team," Founders co-founder Mike Stevens tells the Freep. "To be honest, Larry Bell and Bell's Brewery is the brewery I've looked up to for years."
Robert Allen of the Freep writes:
Stevens said Founders produced about 466,700 barrels (a beer barrel is 31 gallons) last year. Bell said Bell's Brewery, based in the Kalamazoo area, produced 464,000 barrels. Both breweries grew substantially last year: Founders by 34% and Bell's by 9%. . . .
Last year, Founders was the 16th-largest beer company in the United States, and Bell's was 14th-largest, according to the Brewers Association.
