Brew City

Proper noun

Brew City or the Brew City

1. (US, colloquial) Nickname for Milwaukee: a city in Wisconsin, United States.
   • Last year, hot off that success, I looked at the new lefty hitter in Milwaukee, Christian Yelich. […] Also, don’t forget how, in 1982, I projected Cecil Cooper to smash over 30 rockets in Brew City and he ended up with 32. (Okay, I made that up and hat-tip to friend and podcast partner Scott...2019 March 8, Michael Salfino, “Can Mike Moustakas win a home run crown in Milwaukee?”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jul...
   • A forthcoming paper by Desmond and Kristin L. Perkins found that Section 8 households in Milwaukee are charged $51 to $68 more each month than renter households in comparable neighborhoods. That surcharge costs taxpayers an extra $3.8 million a year in the Brew City alone, money that could have...2016 July 1, Jake Blumgart, “What an Affordable Housing Moonshot Would Look Like”, in Slate, New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2018