Guinness brewery that welcomed 2 million visitors closing its doors for good

The Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Halethorpe, Maryland, just outside Baltimore, will soon close, leaving the iconic Irish beer brand's Chicago brewery as its only U.S. location.

Nov. 1 will mark the brewery's final day open to the public, leaving 174 Aramark employees out of work, according to a notice filed with the Maryland Department of Labor Oct. 1.

The move comes amid a $1 billion restructuring plan at Diageo, Guinness' parent company.

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