Archive record · Brewery
Marda Loop Brewing Company
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2018
- Archive ID
- TB-3QWF7JX4
- Last checked
- 2026-09-17
Who owns this brewery?
Named in dated ownership records. No parent company is held, and each owner's sources are shown below.
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- Who owns this brewery?
- Mike de Jonge and Lolly de Jonge (since 2018)Verified
From the record
Summary
Founder: UNKNOWN. Current Calgary brewery at 3523 18 Street SW with active first-party beer shop/menu. Official About page identifies owners Mike and Lolly de Jonge and traces the brewery from basement homebrewing; current site and local BIA state fresh craft beer is brewed in Marda Loop. Production evidence: PRODUCTION Owner-founded community brewery. Owner as recorded: Mike de Jonge; Lolly de Jonge. Status as recorded: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Mike de Jonge2018
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0046 ("Owners/founders"). Co-founded with wife Lolly in their own Calgary neighbourhood; opened 2018, labels honouring Marda Loop history.
- Owned by Mike de Jonge2018
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0046 ("Owners/founders"). Co-owner and co-founder.
- Founded by Lolly de Jonge2018
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0048 ("Owners/founders"). Co-founder with husband Mike.
- Owned by Lolly de Jonge2018
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0048 ("Owners/founders"). Co-owner.
- Owned by Mike de Jonge; Lolly de JongeDate unknown
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Official brewery history identifies Mike and Lolly de Jonge as the owners whose basement homebrewing became Marda Loop Brewing.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it is
51.02235, -114.10509
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
Open on a mapThe Museum
Timeline
- 2018-08-12Marda Loop Brewing opens for business
Source: "Mike de Jong serving his customers on the first weekend of business at the Marda Loop Brewing Company, Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Aug 12, 2018."
The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Sabrosa Caribbean Lager
ACTIVECaribbean Lager
Current first-party homepage.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Passchendaele Pale Ale
ACTIVEPale Ale
Current first-party homepage.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Jenkins Grapefruit Ale
ACTIVEGrapefruit Ale
Current first-party homepage.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
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On the record
Awards
- 2025
Gold — Light Bodied Ale — Casablanca Blonde Ale
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2024
Silver — Best in Show — High Tackle Golden Ale
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2024
Gold — All-Alberta Malt Beer — High Tackle Golden Ale
Alberta Beer Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26, which cited https://www.mardaloopbrewing.com/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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