Updated: Guinness Open Gate Brewery and Barrel House Open to Public Today

The Open Gate Brewery & Barrel House, set to produce arguably the most innovative Guinness in the world, opens today. On Fridays they’ll be open 3-8 PM, Saturdays from 11 AM to 8 PM, and Sundays from 11 AM to 5 PM.

The beer list as of Wednesday featured seven Guinness beers comprised of one bottle and six drafts. On draft is Guinness Draught and the classic dark beer, Foreign Extra Stout, which has pleased beer nerds for centuries. Rounding out the “Imported from Dublin” list was Guinness 200th Anniversary Export Stout. This was a standout. The historical aspect is very appealing to American drinkers as it marks the 200th Anniversary of the first written record of Guinness beer imported into America (headed to John Heavy of South Carolina, on October 16, 1817).

Of interest to those who frequent Union, RAR, Burley Oak, Manor Hill, Hysteria, and the makers of cloudy/hazy/unfiltered IPA, the pale beers at Guinness are not to be missed. There is Guinness Golden Series #1, which tasted he