CHICAGO (WLS) -- The long-awaited Guinness brewery opens its doors in Chicago's West Loop Thursday.
The Guinness Open Gate Brewery at 901 West Kinzie Street features Dublin-brewed classics and exclusive Chicago-brewed beers, including an initial lineup of Corn Maize Cream Ale, Kinzie Street Pale Ale and a Mango Chile Ale.
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It's the second brewery the company has opened in the U.S., along with a location in Baltimore.
The 15,000 square-foot building will hold a brewery, taproom, restaurant and bakery. The bakery will be open every morning while the restaurant and taproom will be open Wednesdays through Sundays.
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Guinness adds that it plans to give back by working with the Greater Chicago Food Depository on ways to support the community with bread from their bakery.