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Scottish Sun
21-05-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
UK's only Guinness attraction to open in time for Christmas party season
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) LONDON'S Guinness microbrewery is a step closer to opening, as a launch date is announced. The new Guinness venue will be located in Covent Garden, next to the iconic Stanford's bookshop. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 The venue was first announced in 2022 Credit: DIAGEO/GUINNESS 3 It will be located close to Covent Garden Credit: DIAGEO/Guinness The venue is now expected to open in the run up to Christmas this year. The brewery was originally announced back in 2022 - however, since then it Guinness has spiked in demand, with some pubs in the capital having to hand out ration cards for the drink. Officially called The Open Gate Brewery, the build for the venue has cost £73million. It is located on a historic site that first produced beer over 300 years ago. In total, the venue spans 50,000-square-foot, across five buildings and will feature events spaces, a rooftop with panoramic views, a merch shop and a microbrewery serving up 14 limited edition brews. There will also be no and low alcohol options. Guinness itself however, will not be brewed on site as all the Guinness produced for Europe is brewed in Dublin. The venue will also boast three different food spots including a food truck, brasserie and grill and a seafood restaurant on the rooftop. Guinness hopes that the free-to-enter destination will attract half a million visitors in its first year. The destination will be open from 9:30am to 11:30pm each day, with paid tours available in the early evenings. Why Guinness tastes better in Ireland This will be the fourth site for the drink brand, with other locations in Dublin, Baltimore and Chicago. According to The Standard, the venue will also become the southern UK hub of Diageo's Learning for Life Bartending and Hospitality programme. The programme aims for over 100 London based students to graduate from the 'Guinness at Old Brewer's Yard' programme annually. Brewing originally took place at the site from 1722 to 1905. Beers originally produced at the brewery included the aged brown beers, which became knowns as 'Stout Porter' before the name was eventually shortened to 'stout'. Last year, another popular drink brand - Heineken - announced it would reopen 62 popular British pubs with £39million investment injection. Plus, the UK's highest pub with insane countryside views set to open new beer garden.
The Irish Sun
21-05-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
UK's only Guinness attraction to open in time for Christmas party season
LONDON'S Guinness microbrewery is a step closer to opening, as a launch date is announced. The new Guinness venue will be located in Covent Garden, next to the iconic Stanford's bookshop. Advertisement 3 The venue was first announced in 2022 Credit: DIAGEO/GUINNESS 3 It will be located close to Covent Garden Credit: DIAGEO/Guinness The venue is now expected to open in the run up to Christmas this year. The brewery was originally announced back in 2022 - however, since then it Guinness has spiked in demand, with some pubs in the capital having to hand out ration cards for the drink. Officially called The Open Gate Brewery, the build for the It is located on a historic site that first produced beer over 300 years ago. Advertisement Read more on breweries In total, the venue spans 50,000-square-foot, across five buildings and will feature events spaces, a There will also be no and low alcohol options. Guinness itself however, will not be brewed on site as all the Guinness produced for Europe is brewed in Dublin. The venue will also boast three different food spots including a food truck, brasserie and grill and a seafood restaurant on the rooftop. Advertisement Most read in News Travel Guinness hopes that the free-to-enter destination will attract half a million visitors in its first year. The destination will be open from 9:30am to 11:30pm each day, with paid tours available in the early evenings. Why Guinness tastes better in Ireland This will be the fourth site for the drink brand, with other locations in Dublin, Baltimore and Chicago. According to Advertisement The programme aims for over 100 London based students to graduate from the 'Guinness at Old Brewer's Yard' programme annually. Brewing originally took place at the site from 1722 to 1905. Beers originally produced at the brewery included the aged brown beers, which became knowns as 'Stout Porter' before the name was eventually shortened to 'stout'. Last year, another popular drink brand - Heineken - announced it would reopen 62 popular British pubs with £39million investment injection. Advertisement Plus, the 3 Tours will be available, as well as 14 limited edition brews Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Guinness hopes to attract half a million visitors a year to new Covent Garden brewery
Brewing is set to return to Covent Garden after more than a century with the opening of a huge beer making, restaurant, shopping, and cultural hub before the end of the year. Diageo, the drinks giant that owns Guinness, is spending £73 million on the project at Old Brewer's Yard near Neal Street in the heart of the West End. It was first announced in January 2022 with a planned launch in Autumn 2023. But the scheme was hit by delays including the collapse of the lead contractor and Diageo now hope for an opening date in the run up to Christmas. The Open Gate Brewery will be the fourth site of its kind in the world - after Dublin, Baltimore and Chicago - and become the Guinness brand's new home in London. It is hoped the free-to-enter destination over five buildings and a covered courtyard will attract half a million visitors in its first year. The new 54,000 sq ft venue between Long Acre and Shaftesbury Avenue will create up to 250 jobs and provide an space with a capacity for up to 350 people. The microbrewery will produce a range of up to 14 limited edition craft beers at any time, including a low alcohol option, under the direction of head brewer Hollie Stephenson. However, Guinness will not be brewed on site, although it will be possible to buy a pint of the 'black stuff' at its bars. All Guinness for the European market is brewed in Dublin. It is estimated that at least one in every ten pints pulled in London is now a Guinness and before Christmas, pubs were hit by a shortage of the stout as the company struggled to keep up with an unprecedented spike in demand . The brewery building will be open from 9.30am to 11.30pm during the week with paid for tours available in the early evening. As well as the brewery there will be two restaurants, including a brasserie and grill on the ground and first floor and a seafood outlet on the roof-top. There will also be a food truck in the courtyard. A shop will sell limited edition Guinness branded merchandise. The venue will also become the southern UK hub of Diageo's Learning for Life Bartending and Hospitality programme, with an ambition for over 100 London based students to graduate from the 'Guinness at Old Brewer's Yard' programme annually. Open Gate Brewery will occupy the five buildings around a covered courtyard on a site owned by the Mercers livery company. Brewing is recorded taking place there from 1722 until 1905 when Watney Combe Reid closed their Covent Garden premises to focus on production at its Mortlake Brewery. Beers originally produced at the brewery included the aged brown beers that was popular with the porters of Covent Garden, Smithfield and Billingsgate and became knowns as 'Stout Porter', before the name was shortened to just 'stout'.
