If you take a seat in the sprawling Guinness Open Gate Brewery in the West Loop, beneath the formidable, 7,700-pound metal harp sculpture that hangs over the main bar, and order a pint of Guinness ...

Guinness, like other Irish stouts, enjoys a seasonal popularity every St. Patrick's Day. It has also been touted as being "good for you," at least by its own advertising posters decades ago.

The building where Chicago’s new Guinness brewery stands is a repurposed rail depot built in 1910. One of the main design elements is a 7,700-pound metal harp that hangs over the main bar.

“We exist to remind people that Guinness is a brewery, not just the single beer,” said Ryan Wagner, head of marketing at Open Gate Brewery. That single beer is still not made in Chicago.

The brewery will be housed in a former railroad depot, with 15,000 square-feet of space. It will include a taproom and a full-service restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating.