Guinness Open Gate Brewery

As someone who doesn’t love the taste of beer, this place is awesome. Cool tour, cool atmosphere. And the food actually tastes really great. The wings were super moist and tasty. The fries were cut and seasoned uniquely and nicely. And they even have a house made ketchup. I was very pleasantly surprised

Is it as good as the real thing in Dublin? No, but it's a lot of fun. We were very confused when we sat at the bar and saw all the choices. Hefe, wait, what? Which of course I had to have and it was quite goof. Also had a traditional pint of course. The meat and cheese board was a good choice. Good variety of delicacies with gorging ourselves on a burger or something. It was fun talking tonour bartender who was quite knowledgeable. Lots of seating inside and the beer garden is HUGE. Plus plenty parking and close to the airport, which was one reason we were there. Hope to bring my Dad back someday!

As a Irish American. This is as close as I can get. To St James gate in Dublin Ireland. It was a great tasting tour! The staff was friendly and helpful. Afterwards you could bring your survey card. To the bar and get another sample of beer. That you answered the questions to. Don't forget to swing by and get some Guinness beer and merchandise. On the way out.

Beer was good (I had the tropical lager). Food was pretty expensive so we only got the chicken tenders and fries for our 3 year old who was famished and decided to just eat at home instead. Loved the open space outside to hang out! There was a live band when we went which was really nice. Lots of sun and shade- perfect for the summer time. Didn’t do the tour but from the little I walked around the building looking for the bathroom it looked like it probably would be interesting. Wish there were bathrooms on the first floor or at least signs on the first floor indicating where to find the bathroom. Overall a good experience.

I did a brunch in the taproom on a Sunday with the wife and kids. The Q/R code ordering at the table is very convenient unless something is wrong (or you need a water refill) and then you have to flag someone down as they walk. We had two instances during our visit where the food that arrived didn't match what we ordered (wrong side with a brunch burger, and wrong beverage with the milk n cookies dessert), so we had to wait until someone walked by to get it fixed because the food runners just drop-and-go. Overall the food was good but not great. The pretzel app is always a hit with my kids, but the one received was inconsistent. Half of the pretzel was big and thick and it was cooked perfectly, but the top half was much thinner and it was very dry/crunchy/inedible inside. A manager did stop by the table later and comped us a few bucks on the bill after I informed him of the 1/2-dry pretzel. The cheese and mustard dips that accompanied the pretzel were both good. I also ordered garlic rosemary fries and it arrived completely covered in scallions, which strangely aren't mentioned in its menu description at all. I dislike scallions and can usually pick around them, but it would've been impossible to get a non-scallion bite so I had to send it back for a scallion-free version. The fries I got were very crispy and hot, and covered in parmesean while I couldn't see or taste if garlic or rosemary was even on the plate. It comes with a house-made ketchup that has a little bit of a spicy kick to it. I didn't mind it but it's definitely not kid-friendly. If you don't drink beer, there are basic soda/tea options but be advised that there are no free refills. I've been to other Q/R code ordering restaurants that allow you to do refills on basic beverages like this and I'm not sure why Guiness can't figure it out (or is unwilling to forego raking in $3 for each cup of soda served). Overall, the service team that you could see were excellent, but my rating can't go higher than a 3 due to the issues with inaccurate order fulfillment, food consistency issues, and lack of refills on soda/tea.

Located about 4 miles from BWI airport but you might need Waze to find if you are not familiar with the area. Plenty of parking is available.

The building is huge and very cool looking. Once inside the gate (you will be carded at the gate), there is an outdoor sitting area with about 75 picnic tables and outdoor seating with tabled space heaters. Walk up the flight of stairs and then you are in the main bar area with a merchandise section.

Upstairs (3rd floor) is the restaurant, which was closed and on the 1st floor is the brewing area. The bar area was spacious with large windows and all orders are completed online (they do not accept cash). I thought the service would be slow because of ordering online but actually it was quite fast. Received the beers within 5 minutes or less. Both the Guinness IPA and Porter were excellent (expect to pay $8.00 - $8.50/beer). Food orders were delivered in less than 10 minutes. The beet salad ($18) was excellent and the pretzel ($15) was good (the mustard served had a nice ‘kick’ to it and the dipping beer cheese sauce was nice). There do give a 10% military discount.

Service was excellent and everyone was very friendly. Looking forward to returning!

Not in Dublin, but very darn close!

The spirit and culture of Guinness is felt here. The people, tours, server was very well planned. Customer experience was a 10, (5 stars is not enough)

Don’t miss out on seeing this place especially if your taste buds enjoy Dark beer from a can or bottle, this will make your taste buds go on vacation. The taste is exquisite!