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Paddy's Barbecue & Brewery

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Closed · 2023Ownership unknownMicrobrewery
Founded
2017
Closed
2023
Archive ID
TB-0XRSMH3F
Last checked
2026-09-17

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From the record

Summary

Status: CLOSED. Calgary brewpub at 3610 Burnsland Rd SE with onsite 5 hL brewhouse. Contemporary local reporting gives June 17, 2023 as the final day after the owners chose retirement when a sale did not materialize. [Canada Pass 44]

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Where it brewed

  1. 3610 Burnsland Rd SE2017-2023-06-17
    Calgary, Alberta

    HISTORICAL BREWPUB / 5 HL BREWHOUSE

    Operated by Paddy's Barbecue & Brewery

    Site detail

    Final operating day June 17, 2023; onsite brewing independently described.

Events

  1. Paddy's final operating day2023-06-17

    Closure

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The Museum

Timeline

  1. 2019
    Best New Brewery of the Year

    Won a gold medal for Best New Brewery of the Year in 2019 plus three silver medals; LiveWire says it has been a Barley Belt staple since the area sprang up in 2018. Source implies Barley Belt 2018; record founded says 2017. See the disputed founding-year claim. Source: "The business went on to win three silver medals for its beer and a gold medal for Best New Brewery of the Year in 2019."

  2. 2023-06-17
    Closes as owners retire

    Set to close June 17 2023 as owners retire. Source: "Paddy's is set to close on June 17, 2023 as the owners are retiring."

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The People

Behind the beer

Kerry Sorrenti
Owner / operator

LiveWire Calgary identifies Kerry and Jordan Sorrenti as the owners/operators retiring at closure.

Jordan Sorrenti
Owner / operator

LiveWire Calgary identifies Kerry and Jordan Sorrenti as the owners/operators retiring at closure.

founder Paddy Sorrenti
Founder

What the archive does not know yet

Open questions

  • UnknownownerOwner not established. Searched 2026-10-01 (LiveWire Calgary closure report). LiveWire Calgary (June 2023) says Kerry and Jordan Sorrenti 'are ready to retire for a second time, along with their business'. A possessive is not recorded as an ownership statement.
  • DisputedfoundedFounding year DISPUTED. This record gives 2017. LiveWire Calgary (5 June 2023) describes Paddy's as a Barley Belt staple since the area sprang up in 2018. Neither year is chosen.

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Show your working

Sources

  1. ownerUnknown

    Owner not established. Searched 2026-10-01 (LiveWire Calgary closure report). LiveWire Calgary (June 2023) says Kerry and Jordan Sorrenti 'are ready to retire for a second time, along with their business'. A possessive is not recorded as an ownership statement.

    LiveWire Calgary — Paddy's closure

    Tier 2 - Contemporary Local NewsMedium reliabilitySource accessed
    Claim last checked 2026-10-01
  2. foundedDisputed

    Founding year DISPUTED. This record gives 2017. LiveWire Calgary (5 June 2023) describes Paddy's as a Barley Belt staple since the area sprang up in 2018. Neither year is chosen.

    LiveWire Calgary — Paddy's closure

    Tier 2 - Contemporary Local NewsMedium reliabilitySource accessed
    Claim last checked 2026-10-02

Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.

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Straight answers

Common questions about Paddy's Barbecue & Brewery

Is Paddy's Barbecue & Brewery still open?
No. Paddy's Barbecue & Brewery has closed (2023).
When was Paddy's Barbecue & Brewery founded?
Paddy's Barbecue & Brewery was founded in 2017 in Calgary, Canada.

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