Might Guinness close its St. James’s Gate brewery, where the famous stout was first brewed in 1759? The Sunday Independent (via Real Beer) reports owner Diageo could move the brewery to a new site to the north of the city and sell the existing property for as much as 3 billion euros ($4 billion).<br />
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The St. James’s Gate brewery exports Guinness extract, the "essence" of the drink, to more than 45 countries. The brewery also makes Guinness for Ireland and the U.K.<br />
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