Guinness Is Closing Its $90 Million Baltimore Brewery. It’s Not Because the Brand Is Shrinking

The Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Baltimore is shutting its doors after nearly eight years. Here’s why.

BY SARAH BREGEL, FREELANCE WRITER

Samples of beer at the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Baltimore. Photo: Getty Images

After more than 2 million visits and countless more sláinte’s, the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Baltimore County’s Halethorpe neighborhood is closing its doors. In operation since 2018, the Maryland brewery was the first U.S.-based Guinness brewery to open in more than 60 years.

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