Guinness is closing Maryland production facility (but not its taproom and restaurant) – WTOP News

Guinness proprietor Diageo will shut the Guinness manufacturing facility in Halethorpe, Maryland, simply three years after its opening.

The closure won’t impression the Guinness Open Gate Brewery faucet room and restaurant, additionally in Halethorpe. It would proceed brewing beers to serve on the faucet room in its 10-barrel innovation brewery on the bottom flooring of the customer middle.

Diageo mentioned the $50 million Baltimore County facility is underutilized. Its closure will lead to about 100 layoffs. Guinness is offering severance, outplacement help and worker sources, the corporate mentioned in an announcement.

The Maryland facility brews Guinness Blonde, not its iconic stout. It was additionally meant to create dozens of experimental beers.

The Guinness Open Gate Brewery opened to robust curiosity, with greater than 100,000 individuals visiting it throughout its first three months of operation. Since opening, it has had greater than 1.3 million guests.

“After cautious consideration and evaluation of our provide footprint, we have now made the troublesome choice to completely shut our manufacturing facility,” Diageo mentioned in an announcement.

“We’ve got been a part of the Baltimore neighborhood for a few years and can proceed to be an energetic member by way of our work on the Guinness Open Gate Brewery, contributing to native tourism and the economic system, and supporting native charitable organizations.”

The manufacturing facility is predicted to shut by this June.

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