Founders Brewing Co.

Nonetheless Golden

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Founders Nonetheless Golden 12 oz non-alcoholic beer can
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Research record Cataloged from sourced facts. Not tasted or scored.

Researched by Karl Hill ·

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Research record

Cataloged from sourced facts. Not tasted or scored.

The beer

Founders Nonetheless Golden is the brewery’s first non-alcoholic beer: a lager-inspired golden from Grand Rapids, sold at 0.5% ABV on the producer beer page.

Founders brews a full beer, then removes alcohol with concentration equipment that also takes water and reconstitutes the liquid — process described by the brewmaster, machine unnamed. Malt and hop lines on the beer page are pale, crystal, flaked corn, and Lemondrop. The Dry Standard has not tasted this can; producer sensory copy stays off the editorial tasting fields.

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Research notes

Parent: Mahou USA. Producer tasting notes are not a Dry Standard tasting.

Where to buy

Founders Brewing Co.

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Package

12 fl oz

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Availability

Year-round. Producer press release (10 Dec 2025): six-packs in select markets from December 2025, wider U.S. distribution through 2026. Beer finder on foundersbrewing.com. No DTC shelf price observed on the beer page as of 2026-10-29.

Prices and availability are independently observed and may change. Retailer listings do not imply endorsement. A different package is labeled as a different format. Reader-service exceptions and commercial links are identified above; neither affects scores, rankings, classification, verification, or editorial coverage.

Product facts

Producer
Founders Brewing Co.
Origin
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Base beverage
Lager-inspired golden beer; pale malt, crystal malt, flaked corn; Lemondrop hops (producer beer page)
Bottle / can
12 fl oz (355 ml) can

Ingredients & nutrition

Ingredients
Pale malt, crystal malt, flaked corn, Lemondrop hops (producer beer page; water and yeast not listed on that page)Verified from producer documentation · Oct 2026
Calories
30 calories per 12 oz can (producer beer page)
Per 100 ml
8.5 kcal

Cataloged from sourced facts. Not tasted or scored. Facts are printed only when a source supports them.

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Cite Karl Hill, “Founders Brewing Co. Nonetheless Golden,” The Dry Standard, October 29, 2026, https://drinkdrystandard.com/reviews/beer/founders-nonetheless-golden/.

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Sources & verification

Facts checked Oct 2026 2 primary sources Method: not disclosed Conflicts: 1 noted Show details Hide details

Where sources disagree

Sources disagree on the following points.

  • ABV: The producer beer page fact table prints ABV 0.5%. The 10 Dec 2025 Founders press release says Nonetheless Golden has less than 0.5% ABV. This record uses the product-page 0.5% figure and keeps the press ceiling claim unresolved.

Evidence at a glance

  • Producer documented10 facts
  • Press sourced2 facts

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