Rhodell Brewery

Rhodell Brewery opened in Peoria, Illinois, in 1998. Its launch placed it among the businesses that helped introduce new commercial activity to Peoria's historic warehouse district, an industrial area southwest of downtown. The district had developed from the 1880s through the 1920s because of its access to the Illinois River and the city's extensive rail network. Its businesses reflected Peoria's industrial economy, including brewing and distilling, farm-implement manufacturing, and iron and steel production. Although the district was historically built around industrial and shipping activity, many of its older structures later became candidates for adaptive reuse. Rhodell Brewery's presence as a craft brewery and taproom made it part of the district's transition toward dining, drinking, retail, and small-business uses. The brewery is described as a harbinger of both warehouse-district revitalization and the broader American craft-beer boom. Rhodell originally operated on Water Street. In 2015, it moved several blocks to a larger facility in the Murray Building on Walnut Street. The move reflected the brewery's need for additional space and placed it in a historic building within the district. The surrounding area subsequently included other rehabilitated-building destinations, such as restaurants, coffee businesses, and additional craft breweries, although these businesses were separate from Rhodell Brewery. Rhodell's business model has included brewing beer for sale at its own premises, with cask-conditioned ale among the styles or serving formats identified in the reference material. It has also operated a brew-on-premise program. Through that program, amateur brewers could use Rhodell's equipment to produce their own beer, giving the brewery a community and educational function in addition to its role as a taproom. The available reference does not provide the brewery's founder, ownership, detailed beer catalog, distribution arrangements, current management, or official website. It also does not confirm whether the brewery remains open at present. Accordingly, its status is recorded as unknown rather than assumed to be active or defunct.

1. 2015Move to the Murray Building

   Rhodell moves from its original Water Street location to a larger site in the Murray Building on Walnut Street.

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2. 1998Rhodell Brewery opens

   Rhodell Brewery opens in Peoria as a craft brewery and taproom, becoming an early contributor to activity in the city's warehouse district.

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A local, community-oriented craft brewery and taproom rooted in Peoria's historic warehouse district, with an emphasis on on-site beer service and participation in the brewing process.

• Rhodell craft beerCraft beer1998

  Beer brewed by Rhodell Brewery and served through its own taproom. The available reference identifies the brewery as a craft producer but does not provide a complete list of beer names, recipes, styles, packaging formats, or distribution territories.

• Cask-conditioned aleAle

  A cask-conditioned ale was among the beers or serving formats associated with Rhodell's on-premise offering. Cask conditioning generally involves natural maturation and carbonation in the serving cask, but the available source does not identify a specific product name or recipe.

• Brew-on-premise programBrewing service

  A participatory brewing service that allowed amateur brewers to make their own beer using Rhodell Brewery's equipment. The reference identifies the program but does not provide its pricing, operating rules, schedule, or current availability.

• 2015Relocation to a larger brewery and taproomStrategy

  Rhodell's original premises were on Water Street, while the surrounding warehouse district was undergoing redevelopment and adaptive reuse.

  What changed. The brewery moved several blocks to a larger location in the Murray Building on Walnut Street.

  Aftermath. The relocation kept Rhodell within the warehouse district and aligned the brewery with the area's broader revitalization. No financial results or subsequent operating details are provided in the reference.

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• 2015Rhodell Brewery relocates to the Murray Building

  The brewery moved several blocks from its original Water Street premises to a larger location in Peoria's Murray Building on Walnut Street.

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• 1998Rhodell Brewery opens in Peoria

  Rhodell Brewery opened as a craft brewery and taproom in Peoria, Illinois, becoming an early business associated with the later revitalization of the city's warehouse district.

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1. Peoria Warehouse Historic District