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Who owns this brewery?

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John Lyle and Rosanne Lyle (since 2017)

VERIFIEDYESEvidence BChecked 2026-09-08
Since
2017
Direct owner
John Lyle and Rosanne Lyle

How Tally knows

The archive holds 2 dated, evidenced ownership events for Bad Dog Brewing Company: Bad Dog Brewing Company is owned by John Lyle (2017); Bad Dog Brewing Company is owned by Rosanne Lyle (2017). Each event cites its source, listed below; the current owner is read from the most recent event, and Tally does not restate it as the ultimate parent — that is a separate question.

Evidence

2 sources
  • On The Island Beat — What's Brewing Magazine (2018-07) Proves: John and Rosie Lyle started Bad Dog Brewing in 2017 on their Sooke property.
  • Bad Dog Brewing — Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce (accessed 2026-09-08) Proves: Rosanne Lyle is the listed contact for the Sooke micro-brewery.

The chain

  1. 2017John Lyleowned_by — Resolves held claim HOC-0136 ("Founder/owner-brewer family relationship"). Co-owner.
  2. 2017Rosanne Lyleowned_by — Resolves held claim HOC-0138 ("Founder/owner-brewer family relationship"). Co-owner and the brewery's listed contact.

Connections

  • Bad Dog Brewing Companyowned byJohn Lyle2017–present · B
  • Bad Dog Brewing Companyowned byRosanne Lyle2017–present · B

What we still don’t know

No open research gaps recorded for this answer.

Tally Answer ID: TBU-ANSWER-00000232

Revision 1

The direct controlling owner. The ultimate parent is reported separately and is never collapsed into this answer.

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