Music initially announced plans to restore and reopen the Peerless Mill as a restaurant. But those plans stalled, and Music told the Dayton Daily News in August 2012 that the condition of the 14,000-square-foot building was worse than first thought.
The Peerless Mill served meals to generations of Miami Valley residents. It began in 1828 as a sawmill on the Miami & Erie Canal and became a restaurant in 1929. It was rebuilt following a devastating fire in 2003, but closed in 2008.
Katie Frank, downtown development coordinator for the city of Miamisburg, said the new brewery is a double win for the city. Star City will breathe new life into a property that is an important part of the city’s history, and will become a cornerstone in Miamisburg’s development efforts downtown, which are tied to the Great Miami River and its bike path.
All three of the brewery’s owners have been avid home-brewers for several years. They decided to look for a location to open a microbrewery and “fell in love with the Peerless Mill Inn” after touring it, Yavorsky said. The owners are incorporating a historical display about the building into their plans, which call for a microbrewery and tasting room.
Yavorsky called the projected autumn opening “aggressive” but said much of the interior renovation is complete.
Star City Brewing becomes the 11th brewery or brewpub in various stages of development in the Dayton area. Two microbreweries — the Dayton Beer Company in Kettering and the Yellow Springs Brewing Co. — have opened.
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