Guinness Open Gate, WC2

First visit to the new(ish) Guinness theme park, apart from a quick walk through when Old Brewer's Yard was rammed shortly after it opened. Unless you want to pay for the various 'experiences' or use one of the upmarket restaurants, this open air seating area for the compact bar is the only place to go. Both usual versions of 'the black stuff' available of course, along with the Porter (£7.45), Pale Ale, IPA and Lager brewed on site.

Visited 17/12/25 Obviously, no cask. In addition to many taps offering the staple, they also had their own Porter, Pale Ale, IPA, Lager, Dark Lager, the AF version of the staple. They were also offering the Winter Warmer, Belgian Wit and Apricot Sour but I didn't spot any taps for those beers. The main bar seems to be quite a small affair in the yard (Old Brewer's Yard) behind the smaller of the two shops accessed off Neal St. You can also enter the yard directly off Shelton St or through the walkway (you can't miss it) from Langley St (where the much larger shop is located and the start point for brewery tours). OBY is a cobbled affair with a bunch of patio style metallic and padded chairs serving regular tables, only part of which is covered. There is very limited covered standing space by the bar counter. A food wagon was parked in OBY offering own branded food. Not surprisingly the venue was very busy on my pre-Xmas lunchtime visit ahead of a lunch nearby. Inside restaurants are the Porter's Table on the ground floor which seemed to have a bar counter but unclear whether you could just pop in for a drink (it was heaving on my visit, so I didn't try) and Gilroy's Loft on the 5th floor. The Guinness Vaults seem to be an events space.

Oh and by the way: if you want, you can get your selfie *printed* onto the head of your Guinness; I kid you not.