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Guinness to Open £73 Million Covent Garden Brewery and Visitor Venue on Thursday

Diageo positions the site as a catalyst for UK growth through sport partnerships plus its 0.0 non‑alcoholic range.

Overview

  • The 54,000sqft Open Gate Brewery in London opens on December 11 with guided tours, tastings and two restaurants.
  • The site will produce four permanent beers, while the iconic Guinness stout remains exclusively brewed in Dublin.
  • Diageo projects about 250 new jobs at the venue and targets more than 500,000 visitors in the first year.
  • The Covent Garden location becomes Guinness’s fifth brewery globally, following two in Dublin and two in the United States.
  • Executives say the launch follows at least six years of development and supports growth efforts tied to long‑season sport deals and the Guinness 0.0 range.