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Baltimore’s Guinness Open Gate Brewery Closing After Rising Costs

The company said rising costs and shifting demand made the Baltimore-area operation hard to sustain after serving more than 2 million visitors.

  • On Thursday, Diageo North America, Inc. announced that the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Halethorpe, Maryland, will close Nov. 1 after nearly 8 years of operations.
  • Rising operating costs and shifts in consumer demand made the Baltimore operation "increasingly difficult to sustain," according to the company's statement.
  • Since opening in 2018, the facility served more than 2 million visitors; it laid off more than 100 workers three years ago when manufacturing ended.
  • County Executive Kathy Klausmeier said she is "disappointed" by the closure and the resulting "uncertainty" for employees, while Diageo will establish a $250,000 community fund.
  • Following the Nov. 1 closure, the United States will have only one remaining Guinness brewery, located in Chicago, consolidating the brand's domestic operations.
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WBFF broke the news on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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